Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Topology optimization is a widely used technique for deriving efficient structural layouts for components in many engineering fields. The optimization process deals with the definition of the optimal material distribution of single components …

Considering the coupling among aerodynamic, heat transfer and strength, a reliability based multidisciplinary design optimization method for cooling turbine blade is introduced. Multidisciplinary analysis of cooling turbine blade is carried out by …

This research presents a synthetic case study for multi-objective optimization for an active and passive design procedure based on dynamic programming using genetic algorithms (GAs) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Both active and passive …

Multi-objective design under uncertainty problems that adopt probabilistic quantities as performance objectives and consider their estimation through stochastic simulation are examined in this paper, focusing on development of a surrogate modeling …

In this work, a new thickness parameterization which allows for internal ply-drops without intermediate voids is introduced in the Discrete Material and Thickness Optimization (DMTO) method. With the original DMTO formulation, material had to be …