Structural optimization within concrete construction has been increasingly taken up in
research within the last two decades. Possible drivers are the need for material-reduced and …

In this paper, we introduce a unified framework for explicit layout/topology optimization
applicable for designing various types of thin-walled structures such as plate, shell …

This paper will propose a more effective and efficient topology optimization method based
on isogeometric analysis, termed as isogeometric topology optimization (ITO), for continuum …

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 article firstly presents a novel numerical methodology to concurrently optimize material
distribution (size) and thickness variation (shape) of multidirectional functionally graded …

Rib-reinforced thin-walled structures are commonly used in various important industrial
fields. In this paper, an explicit layout optimization method is developed to design rib …

In this paper, the problem of optimizing tri-directional material distribution in functionally
graded (FG) plates under static loads to minimize the compliance is studied. Generalized …

Recently, the non-uniform rational B-splines (NURBS) have been considerably employed in
modeling plate and shell structures, or developing the related size, shape or topology …

In the present research, the isogeometric topology optimization of shell structures is
proposed. There have been lots of successful studies on the shape optimization using …

In this paper, a novel method is proposed for shape and the topology optimization of shell
structures. A gradient-based shape optimization method and a level set (LS)-based topology …