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Published July 13, 2021 | Submitted
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Concurrent goal-oriented materials-by-design

Abstract

The development of new materials and structures for extreme conditions including impact remains a continuing challenge despite steady advances. Design is currently accomplished using a sequential approach: an optimal material is first developed using the process-structure-properties paradigm, where performance is measured against a blended measure. Then, the structure is optimized while holding the material properties fixed. In this paper, we propose an alternative concurrent and goal-oriented optimization approach where both the material properties and the structure are optimized simultaneously against an overall system-wide performance measure. We develop a non-intrusive, high-performance computational framework based on DAKOTA and GMSH and use it to study the ballistic impact of a double-layer plate of strong AZ31B magnesium alloy and soft polyurea. We show that the proposed concurrent and goal-oriented optimization strategy can provide significant advantage over the traditional sequential optimization approach.

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This research was sponsored by the Army Research Laboratory and was accomplished under Cooperative Agreement Number W911NF-12-2-0022. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the Army Research Laboratory or the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for Government purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation herein.

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