A review of the root causes and mechanisms of damage and failure to wind turbine blades is
presented in this paper. In particular, the mechanisms of leading edge erosion, adhesive …

Topology Optimization (TO) recently gained importance due to the development of Additive
Manufacturing (AM) processes that produce components with good mechanical properties …

With the development of additive manufacturing technology for fiber-reinforced composite
materials, topology optimization of fiber-reinforced composite laminates involving multiple …

Finite element method (FEM) is commonly used with topology optimization algorithms to
determine optimum topology of load-bearing structures. However, it may possess various …

Laminated composite structures have a distinct inherent potential for optimization due to
their tailorability and their associated complex failure mechanisms that makes intuitive …

This paper presents a new discrete parametrization method for simultaneous topology and
material optimization of composite laminate structures, referred to as Hyperbolic Function …

The design of large and lightweight wind turbines is a current challenge in the wind energy
industry. In this context, this work aims to present a novel methodology to reduce the mass of …

Abstract In this paper Discrete Material and Thickness Optimization (DMTO) is used to
optimize sandwich composite structures subject to both displacement and linear buckling …

In this paper, a new lamination parameter based method is proposed for the layup
optimization of built-up composite laminates with ply drop-offs. The optimization process is …

This work studies design optimization of laminated structures subjected to initial excitation
for minimum residual vibration. The Discrete Material Optimization (DMO) method with solid …