Abstract
Three-dimensional shape design optimization is demonstrated using the boundary integral equation method. Design sensitivities are obtained directly by differentiating the boundary integral equations with respect to normals to the surfaces at the design variable points. Coon's patches are employed in order to represent continuously changing design surfaces. The Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno (BFGS) method which requires first-order derivative information has been adopted for the optimization part of the problems. Two examples, a perforated plate under biaxial stresses and a cantilever beam with end shear loading, are demonstrated for the smoothing of stress peaks and stress levelling.
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