Topology optimization was developed as an advanced structural design methodology to
generate innovative lightweight and high-performance configurations that are difficult to …

Auxetic materials and structures have attracted increasing attention because of their
extraordinary mechanical properties. Various types of auxetic tubular structures have been …

As the application of additive manufacturing (AM) reaches an unprecedented scale in both
academia and industry, a reflection upon the state-of-the-art developments in the design for …

Abstract Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) have recently attracted exponentially
increasing attention in the field of computational mechanics. This paper proposes a novel …

Materials and structures with negative Poisson's ratio exhibit a counter-intuitive behaviour.
Under uniaxial compression (tension), these materials and structures contract (expand) …

Topology optimization (TO) is a method of deriving an optimal design that satisfies a given
load and boundary conditions within a design domain. This method enables effective design …

One of the critical issues in orthopaedic regenerative medicine is the design of bone
scaffolds and implants that replicate the biomechanical properties of the host bones. Porous …

Auxetic materials and structures have been attracting attention due to their extraordinary
mechanical properties that stand out due to their high capacity to absorb energy. Some …

The evolutionary structural optimization (ESO) method developed by **e and Steven
(Comput Struct 49 (5): 885–896, 162), an important branch of topology optimization, has …

Topology optimization is the process of determining the optimal layout of material and
connectivity inside a design domain. This paper surveys topology optimization of continuum …