In this work, a novel design approach is developed to carry out shape and topology
optimization of shell structures simultaneously. This approach effectively integrates the …

This paper presents a displacement-based and a mixed isogeometric collocation
formulations for three-dimensional geometrically exact shear-deformable beams with …

This paper presents the structural upgrade of a public school building, which did not
guarantee safety against collapse under gravity loads and which had been designed …

This paper investigates the ultimate flexural strength of reinforced concrete beams when
affected by premature failure due to a rotational capacity of the first plastic hinge being …

A method for isogeometric structural shape optimization using a multilevel approach and
automated sensitivity analysis is presented in this work. The analysis mesh is obtained after …

In the offshore oil industry, FPSO (floating, production, storage and offloading) units play a
leading role for the production, processing and storage of oil. The hull girder strength of …

The study of new design methods targeted to minimize the use of materials is a theme of
great relevance nowadays; structural designers pursue structural solutions characterized by …

In current optimization methods for free-form shells, the shape and topology are usually
optimized separately. These methods are based on the assumption that the shape and …

Shells with a funicular shape with respect to a given load should be able to bear it without
introducing bending. Usually, this is not possible due to boundary conditions and bending …

The difficulty to construct mechanically optimal shells may limit the use of structural
optimisation in practice. The objective of this paper is to propose a new parametric …