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Optimal Design of Spot-Weld and Adhesive Bond Pattern
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Patterns and locations of spot-welds and adhesive bonds strongly affect the structural performance of vehicle bodies. In this paper, a rigorous method for designing optimal patterns of spot-welds and adhesive bonds is presented. This method is based on concepts from topology optimization of structures. An adjoint method is used for determining gradients, and a convex approximation method is used for optimization. The method is simple to use and has been applied successfully to realistic automotive component design; it is furthermore robust and efficient to be applied to large-scale automotive structures.
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Chirehdast, M. and Jiang, T., "Optimal Design of Spot-Weld and Adhesive Bond Pattern," SAE Technical Paper 960812, 1996, https://doi.org/10.4271/960812.Also In
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