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

L Xia, Q Xia, X Huang, YM Xie - Archives of Computational Methods in …, 2018 - Springer
The evolutionary structural optimization (ESO) method developed by Xie and Steven
(Comput Struct 49 (5): 885–896, 162), an important branch of topology optimization, has …

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 design-dependent hydrostatic pressure loading via the level-set method

R Picelli, A Neofytou, HA Kim - Structural and Multidisciplinary …, 2019 - Springer
A few level-set topology optimization (LSTO) methods have been proposed to address
complex fluid-structure interaction. Most of them did not explore benchmark fluid pressure …

Evolutionary black-box topology optimization: Challenges and promises

D Guirguis, N Aulig, R Picelli, B Zhu… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Black-box topology optimization (BBTO) uses evolutionary algorithms and other soft
computing techniques to generate near-optimal topologies of mechanical structures …

Topology optimization for stability problems of submerged structures using the TOBS method

E Mendes, R Sivapuram, R Rodriguez, M Sampaio… - Computers & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Structural optimization is increasingly used across academia and industry because of the
great design freedom it offers and due to the increasing availability of computational power …

Evolutionary topology optimization for structural compliance minimization considering design-dependent FSI loads

R Picelli, WM Vicente, R Pavanello - Finite Elements in Analysis and …, 2017 - Elsevier
This work presents an extended bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization (BESO)
method applied to static structural design problems considering the interaction between …

Stress-constrained level set topology optimization for design-dependent pressure load problems

H Emmendoerfer Jr, ECN Silva, EA Fancello - Computer Methods in …, 2019 - Elsevier
This work presents a level set framework to solve topology optimization problems subject to
local stress constraints considering design-dependent pressure loads. Two technical …

Topology design of binary structures subjected to design-dependent thermal expansion and fluid pressure loads

R Sivapuram, R Picelli - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2020 - Springer
The future perspective of using topology optimization to solve challenging design-
dependent physics problems motivates the creation of methods with clear structural …

Topology optimization under design-dependent loads with the parameterized level-set method based on radial-basis functions

Y Jiang, M Zhao - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Based on the parameterized level-set method using radial basis functions, a topology
optimization method is proposed that can account for design-dependent loads. First, a …

Topology optimization of structures under design-dependent pressure loads by a boundary identification-load evolution (BILE) model

O Ibhadode, Z Zhang, P Rahnama, A Bonakdar… - Structural and …, 2020 - Springer
When a structure under design-dependent pressure loads is being topologically optimized,
the magnitude and/or direction of these loads may change as the structure's topology is …