Computational materials design is a rapidly evolving field of challenges and opportunities
aiming at development and application of multi-scale methods to simulate, predict and select …

This paper presents a design methodology based on a combination of isogeometric analysis
(IGA), level set and point wise density mapping techniques for topology optimization of …

This article presents original work combining a NURBS-based inverse analysis with both
kinematic and constitutive nonlinearities to recover the applied loads and deformations of …

The cracked chevron notched Brazilian disc (CCNBD) specimen is a suggested testing
method to measure Mode-I fracture toughness of rocks by ISRM, which is widely adopted in …

The paper deals with the multi-objective optimization problems of laminated composite
beam structures. The objective function is to minimize the weight of the whole laminated …

Structural optimization with frequency constraints is well known as a highly nonlinear and
complex optimization problem with many local optimum solutions. Therefore, to solve such …

Purpose The free vibration problem of a thin nanoplate with surface energy immersed in a
viscous fluid medium is investigated in this article to assess the influence of different fluids …

The paper presents an efficient multi-stage optimization approach for damage detection in
plate-like structures. In this approach, the damage identification process is achieved by …

This study presents a polytree-based adaptive methodology for multi-material topology
optimization (MMTOP). Polytree data structure is introduced as a general recursive multi …

We propose a new algorithm, named Asymmetric Genetic Algorithm (AGA), for solving
optimization problems of steel frames. The AGA consists of a developed penalty function …