Table 4.
Equivalent stiffness of optimized plate designs considering bending loading conditions
Volume reduction % | Equivalent stiffness (N.m2) | ||
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Plate with 4 holes | Plate with 6 holes | Plate with 8 holes | |
Initial design | 19.27±0.41 | 18.68±0.96 | 16.22±0.39 |
25 | 16.32±0.34 | 15.41±0.79 | 13.38±0.3 |
45 | 13.23±0.28 | 11.34±0.58 | 4.81±0.11 |
75 | 9.26±0.19 | 4.14±0.21 | 2.34±0.05 |