Abstract Mechanical Metamaterials (MMs) are artificially designed structures with
extraordinary properties that are dependent on micro architectures and spatial tessellations …

Two-scale concurrent design of lattice material microstructures and their macroscale
distributions can effectively enlarge the design space, and thus achieve lightweight …

Thin-walled shell structures are widely used in aeronautical and aerospace engineering.
This paper develops an effective B-spline parameterization method for stiffener layout …

In this work, a novel concurrent optimization framework based on multiscale finite element
method is proposed to pursue superior-performance hierarchical structures with …

A concurrent multiscale topology optimization method which exploits a single type design
variable to characterize the material properties for any number of microstructures or …

Component sequence preservation is an intrinsic requirement in typical engineering
applications, such as deployable chain-like structures, 3D printing structures with contour …

Heat source devices embedded in a multi-component structural system are often used as
integrated load-bearing components to fulfill multi-functionality and lightweight …

Thermal management has garnered increased attention with the advancement of equipment
miniaturization. As an innovative structural design methodology, the multiscale concurrent …

The connectivity issue has always been a critical topic in multi-domain topology optimization
of lattice structures. In this work, a novel multi-domain topology optimization approach is …

Lightweight structures are ubiquitous in nature and extensively applied in high-end
industries for load-bearing purpose. Parametric design is superior for its rapid generation of …