TOPTGLBSMETHOD

Description Type Default

Global stress constraint method for topology design optimization. There are three options:

1 - The maximum von Mises stress is approximated by P-norm of all stresses in a region. The global stress value can be different from the maximum von Mises stress.

2 - The maximum von Mises stress is approximated by an exponential function of all stresses in a region. The global stress value can be different from the maximum von Mises stress.

3 - Same as option 1, but the global stress is scaled to match with the maximum von Mises stress. The global stress value is identical to the maximum von Mises stress.

1 ≤ Integer ≤ 3

3