Approximate calculation of changes in local and global quantities due to design modifications

Abstract

This contribution introduces a method for goal-oriented and global reanalysis. It allows the prediction of changes in selected quantities of interest by using the changes in the primal and dual so lutions resulting from structural modifications (e.g., changes in shape, topology, or material properties). Theapproach uses a goal-oriented method that includes both primal and dual problems. In particular, this method is easy to integrate into existing finite element programs because it does not require derivatives with respect to design variables

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