Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

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On shape sensitivities with heaviside-enriched XFEM

Ashesh Sharma, Hernan Villanueva, Kurt Maute

Pareto frontier exploration in multiobjective topology optimization using adaptive weighting and point selection schemes

Yuki Sato, Kazuhiro Izui, Takayuki Yamada, Shinji Nishiwaki

Error estimation of load identification based on linear sensitivity analysis and interval technique

Haiyang Song, Kaiping Yu, Xiangyang Li, Jingyong Han

Buckling load enhancement of damaged composite plates under hygrothermal environment using unified particle swarm optimization

V. M. Sreehari, D. K. Maiti

A minimal mass deployable structure for solar energy harvesting on water canals

Gerardo Carpentieri, Robert E. Skelton, Fernando Fraternali

Spatial orientation and topology optimization of modular trusses

Alexis Tugilimana, Ashley P. Thrall, Benoît Descamps, Rajan Filomeno Coelho

Multi-material topology optimization using ordered SIMP interpolation

Wenjie Zuo, Kazuhiro Saitou

Stability-ensured topology optimization of boom structures with volume and stress considerations

Wenjun Li, Qicai Zhou, Zhen Jiang, Jiadong Deng, Wei Chen

Reliability-based design optimization for problems with interval distribution parameters

Z. L. Huang, C. Jiang, Y. S. Zhou, J. Zheng, X. Y. Long

Taguchi optimization approach for the polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete strengthening with polymer after high temperature

Harun Tanyildizi, Murat Şahin

Laminate optimization of blended composite structures using a modified Shepard’s method and stacking sequence tables

Yasser M. Meddaikar, François-Xavier Irisarri, Mostafa M. Abdalla

Introducing a level-set based shape and topology optimization method for the wear of composite materials with geometric constraints

F. Feppon, G. Michailidis, M. A. Sidebottom, G. Allaire, B. A. Krick, N. Vermaak

Evolutionary topology optimization of elastoplastic structures

Liang Xia, Felix Fritzen, Piotr Breitkopf

Structural analysis and optimization of tall buildings connected with skybridges and atria

Amy J. McCall, Richard J. Balling

A new directional stability transformation method of chaos control for first order reliability analysis

Zeng Meng, Gang Li, Dixiong Yang, Lichao Zhan

The use of direct inverse maps to solve material identification problems: pitfalls and solutions

Erfan Asaadi, Daniel N. Wilke, P. Stephan Heyns, Schalk Kok

Stochastic optimization of nonlinear energy sinks

Ethan Boroson, Samy Missoum

Optimal sensor placement for structural parameter identification

Corrado Chisari, Lorenzo Macorini, Claudio Amadio, Bassam A. Izzuddin

A unified aggregation and relaxation approach for stress-constrained topology optimization

Alexander Verbart, Matthijs Langelaar, Fred van Keulen

Reliability-based design optimization of multidisciplinary system under aleatory and epistemic uncertainty

Kais Zaman, Sankaran Mahadevan

An adaptive surrogate model based on support vector regression and its application to the optimization of railway wind barriers

Huoyue Xiang, Yongle Li, Haili Liao, Cuijuan Li

Topology optimization of reflector antennas based on integrated thermal-structural-electromagnetic analysis

Naigang Hu, Hong Bao, Baoyan Duan, Guigeng Yang, Yali Zong, Meng Wang

Optimum core design to improve noise attenuation performance and stiffness of sandwich panels used for high-speed railway vehicles

Hong Geun Yoon, Jin Woo Lee

Shape optimization of energy storage flywheel rotor

L. Jiang, W. Zhang, G. J. Ma, C. W. Wu