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<a name = "hj-top"> </a><table class = "table1" id = "table11"><tr><td><table class = "DocHeader"><tr><td class = "DocHeader1" colspan = "2"><h1>About the Temperature Loading Example</h1></td></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader4" colspan = "2"/></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader3" colspan = "2"><table class = "DocThemeIntro" id = "table12"><tr><td class = "Intro1Only"><p class = "shortdesc">The present example shows that the topology optimization by <span class = "ph">Tosca Structure</span> is also able to consider the temperature loading.
This example can be done using the CAE solvers <span class = "ph">Abaqus</span> and <span class = "ph">MSC Nastran®</span>.<p>This page discusses: </p><ul><li><a href = "#tso-c-example-topo-sensTopoTempLoad__cs-model" id = "toc_rg" title = "">About the Model</a></li><li><a href = "#tso-c-example-topo-sensTopoTempLoad__cs-summary" id = "toc_rg" title = "">Procedure Summary:</a></li></ul>
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    <p>The model has three <span class = "ph">load cases</span>:</p>
    <p>a) Load case 1 is combined of a static external force and a constant
temperature loading. b) Load case 2 consists strictly of
external static forces. c) Load case 3 consists strictly of a constant
temperature loading.
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    <table class = "table"><caption/><colgroup><col style = "width:13.071895424836603%"/><col style = "width:86.9281045751634%"/></colgroup><tbody class = "tbody"><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry">Model:</td><td class = "entry">temperature.ext
</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry">Design Area:</td><td class = "entry">All elements
</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry">Objective Approach 1:</td><td class = "entry">Maximize stiffness (minimize compliance)</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry">Objective Approach 2:</td><td class = "entry">Minimize the
absolute displacement in the y-axis direction of the load introduction
nodes</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry">Constraint:</td><td class = "entry">Relative volume of 40 % (less or equal constraint)
</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry">Settings Approach 1:</td><td class = "entry">AUTO_FROZEN is set to OFF</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry">Settings Approach 2:</td><td class = "entry">AUTO_FROZEN is set to LOAD</td></tr></tbody></table></p>
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