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Topology Optimization of Structural Systems
What is the best design for a structural system? Topology optimization is a computational method for finding such solutions. Shown above are maximum stiffness designs for beams with various manufacturing constraints. Learn more about Professor Guest's research:
Lindsey Smith
Graduate Student at IGERT
“Composite materials have been designed somewhat by trial and error. Designers have an intuitive sense of how to arrange fibers in a matrix to make the material as strong as possible. At the civil engineering department at JHU, Professor Guest's lab is coming up with computational algorithms for determining exactly where those fibers should be. These algorithms would determine the structure at the microscale to make a material mathematically optimal for a desired performance property, such as stiffness or conductivity.”