A level set driven concurrent reliability-based topology optimization (LS-CRBTO) strategy considering hybrid uncertainty inputs and damage defects updating

Z Li, L Wang, T Lv - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the diversification of engineering structure performance requirements and the
continuous development of structural design refinement, it puts forward higher requirements …

Topology optimization to fracture resistance: a review and recent developments

J Yvonnet, D Da - Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 2024 - Springer
Topology optimization (TO) methods for fracture resistance offer new possibilities for
designing stronger structures or materials with lower masses than conventional designs …

Topology optimization of 2D structures with nonlinearities using deep learning

DW Abueidda, S Koric, NA Sobh - Computers & Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
The field of optimal design of linear elastic structures has seen many exciting successes that
resulted in new architected materials and structural designs. With the availability of cloud …

Prediction and optimization of mechanical properties of composites using convolutional neural networks

DW Abueidda, M Almasri, R Ammourah, U Ravaioli… - Composite …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, we develop a convolutional neural network model to predict the mechanical
properties of a two-dimensional checkerboard composite quantitatively. The checkerboard …

Topology optimization for maximizing the fracture resistance of quasi-brittle composites

L Xia, D Da, J Yvonnet - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, we propose a numerical framework for optimizing the fracture resistance of
quasi-brittle composites through a modification of the topology of the inclusion phase. The …

A fatigue-resistance topology optimization formulation for continua subject to general loads using rainflow counting

Z Chen, K Long, C Zhang, X Yang, F Lu… - Structural and …, 2023 - Springer
Currently, fatigue-resistance topology optimization has received ever increasing attention, in
which most of the literature considers this issue as a simple extension of stress-based …

Stress-based bi-directional evolutionary structural topology optimization considering nonlinear continuum damage

Y Han, B Xu, Z Duan, X Huang - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a new methodology for structural topology optimization that is capable
of stress minimization design considering nonlinear continuum damage. A quasi-static non …

A novel elastoplastic topology optimization formulation for enhanced failure resistance via local ductile failure constraints and linear buckling analysis

JB Russ, H Waisman - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A new formulation is proposed for incorporating local ductile failure constraints and buckling
resistance into elastoplastic structural design in the context of extreme loading. Many strides …

Topology optimization of particle‐matrix composites for optimal fracture resistance taking into account interfacial damage

D Da, J Yvonnet, L Xia, G Li - International Journal for …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a topology optimization framework for optimizing the fracture resistance
of two‐phase composites considering interfacial damage interacting with crack propagation …

An efficient sequential strategy for non-probabilistic reliability-based topology optimization (NRBTO) of continuum structures with stress constraints

H Xia, Z Qiu - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2022 - Elsevier
In the study, the sequential strategy is proposed for non-probabilistic reliability-based
topology optimization (NRBTO) of continuum structures with stress constraints. Firstly, the qp …