Schwenke, JohannJohannSchwenkeOltmann, JanJanOltmannKrause, DieterDieterKrause2019-12-132019-12-132017-10DFX 2017: Proceedings of the 28th Symposium Design for X: 191-202 (2017-10)http://hdl.handle.net/11420/4104In fiber composite structures failure often occurs at the load introduction. Therefore, these points are reinforced by the addition of material, which how-ever increases component weight. The paper presents how detailed simula-Tion models as well as new design possibilities through additive manufacturing can be used for structural improvements of the load introduction into honey-comb sandwich structures. A structural optimization is performed. It is found that the initial and boundary conditions for the optimization have a strong influence on the product design. Therefore, different optimization approaches are compared. Numerical results are validated by experimental tests.deAdditive ManufacturingHoneycomb Sandwich StructuresInsertsTopology OptimizationConference PaperConference Paper