Topology optimization of multi-scale structures: a review

J Wu, O Sigmund, JP Groen - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2021 - Springer
Multi-scale structures, as found in nature (eg, bone and bamboo), hold the promise of
achieving superior performance while being intrinsically lightweight, robust, and multi …

Rational designs of mechanical metamaterials: Formulations, architectures, tessellations and prospects

J Gao, X Cao, M **ao, Z Yang, X Zhou, Y Li… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Mechanical Metamaterials (MMs) are artificially designed structures with
extraordinary properties that are dependent on micro architectures and spatial tessellations …

Deep generative modeling for mechanistic-based learning and design of metamaterial systems

L Wang, YC Chan, F Ahmed, Z Liu, P Zhu… - Computer Methods in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Metamaterials are emerging as a new paradigmatic material system to render
unprecedented and tailorable properties for a wide variety of engineering applications …

Evidence theory-based reliability optimization for cross-scale topological structures with global stress, local displacement, and micro-manufacturing constraints

L Wang, X Zhao, Z Wu, W Chen - Structural and Multidisciplinary …, 2022 - Springer
An uncertainty-oriented cross-scale topology optimization model with global stress reliability
constraint, local displacement constraint, and micro-manufacturing control based on …

Topology optimization for multiscale design of porous composites with multi-domain microstructures

J Gao, Z Luo, H Li, L Gao - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a new multiscale topology optimization method for the design of porous
composites composed of the multi-domain material microstructures considering three design …

Anisotropic design and optimization of conformal gradient lattice structures

D Li, W Liao, N Dai, YM **e - Computer-Aided Design, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, we present a novel anisotropic lattice structure design and multi-scale
optimization method that can generate conformal gradient lattice structures (CGLS). The …

Maximizing natural frequencies of inhomogeneous cellular structures by Kriging-assisted multiscale topology optimization

Y Zhang, L Gao, M **ao - Computers & Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a Kriging-assisted multiscale topology optimization method for
maximizing natural frequencies of inhomogeneous cellular structures, where spatially …

Multiscale topology optimization for minimizing frequency responses of cellular composites with connectable graded microstructures

Y Zhang, M **ao, L Gao, J Gao, H Li - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper develops an efficient multiscale topology optimization method for minimizing the
frequency response of cellular composites over a given frequency interval, which consist of …

An improved ordered SIMP approach for multiscale concurrent topology optimization with multiple microstructures

X Gu, S He, Y Dong, T Song - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Cellular structures are often used to improve the stiffness, fatigue strength, damage
tolerance, and other superior functioning properties of structures in engineering. This paper …

[HTML][HTML] Topology optimization of additive-manufactured metamaterial structures: A review focused on multi-material types

SM Esfarjani, A Dadashi, M Azadi - Forces in Mechanics, 2022 - Elsevier
Topology optimization is one common technique for structural optimization methods, in
which the optimal spatial distribution of structural materials or structural parts could be …