Additively manufactured materials and structures: A state-of-the-art review on their mechanical characteristics and energy absorption

Y Wu, J Fang, C Wu, C Li, G Sun, Q Li - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lightweight materials and structures have been extensively studied for a wide range of
applications in design and manufacturing of more environment-friendly and more …

Bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization on advanced structures and materials: a comprehensive review

L **a, Q **a, X Huang, YM **e - Archives of Computational Methods in …, 2018 - Springer
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 …

A survey of structural and multidisciplinary continuum topology optimization: post 2000

JD Deaton, RV Grandhi - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2014 - Springer
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 …

Stress-based topology optimization using bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization method

L **a, L Zhang, Q **a, T Shi - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This work proposes an evolutionary topology optimization method for stress minimization
design using the bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization (BESO) method. The …

TONR: An exploration for a novel way combining neural network with topology optimization

Z Zhang, Y Li, W Zhou, X Chen, W Yao… - Computer Methods in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The rapid development of deep learning has opened a new door to the exploration of
topology optimization methods. The combination of deep learning and topology optimization …

Topology and shape optimization methods using evolutionary algorithms: a review

DJ Munk, GA Vio, GP Steven - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2015 - Springer
Topology optimization has evolved rapidly since the late 1980s. The optimization of the
geometry and topology of structures has a great impact on its performance, and the last two …

Recent advances on topology optimization of multiscale nonlinear structures

L **a, P Breitkopf - Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 2017 - Springer
Research on topology optimization mainly deals with the design of monoscale structures,
which are usually made of homogeneous materials. Recent advances of multiscale …

Evolutionary topology optimization of continuum structures with smooth boundary representation

D Da, L **a, G Li, X Huang - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2018 - Springer
This paper develops an extended bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization (BESO)
method for topology optimization of continuum structures with smoothed boundary …

Topology optimization of binary structures using integer linear programming

R Sivapuram, R Picelli - Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 2018 - Elsevier
This work proposes an improved method for gradient-based topology optimization in a
discrete setting of design variables. The method combines the features of BESO developed …

Topology optimization for braced frames: Combining continuum and beam/column elements

LL Stromberg, A Beghini, WF Baker, GH Paulino - Engineering Structures, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper describes an integrated topology optimization technique with concurrent use of
both continuum four-node quadrilateral finite elements and discrete two-node beam …