Knockdown factor of buckling load for axially compressed cylindrical shells: state of the art and new perspectives

B Wang, P Hao, X Ma, K Tian - Acta Mechanica Sinica, 2022 - Springer
Thin-walled structures are commonly utilized in aerospace and aircraft structures, which are
prone to buckling under axial compression and extremely sensitive to geometric …

Postbuckling optimisation of a variable angle tow composite wingbox using a multi-modal Koiter approach

FS Liguori, G Zucco, A Madeo, D Magisano… - Thin-Walled …, 2019 - Elsevier
The stiffness-tailoring capability of Variable Angle Tow (VAT) laminates gives enhanced
freedom to design thin-walled structures. One key advantage of tow steering is the ability to …

[HTML][HTML] A mixed integration point (MIP) formulation for hyperelastic Kirchhoff–Love shells for nonlinear static and dynamic analysis

L Leonetti, J Kiendl - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a mixed integration point (MIP) formulation for hyperelastic isogeometric
Kirchhoff–Love shells. While previous works have proposed mixed integration point …

[HTML][HTML] An isogeometric framework for the optimal design of variable stiffness shells undergoing large deformations

FS Liguori, G Zucco, A Madeo, G Garcea… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The optimal design of the postbuckling response of variable angle tow composite structures
is an important consideration for future lightweight, high-performing structures. Based on this …

A robust penalty coupling of non-matching isogeometric Kirchhoff–Love shell patches in large deformations

L Leonetti, FS Liguori, D Magisano, J Kiendl… - Computer Methods in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Isogeometric Kirchhoff–Love elements have been receiving increasing attention in
geometrically nonlinear analysis of thin shells because they make it possible to meet the C 1 …

A simplified Kirchhoff–Love large deformation model for elastic shells and its effective isogeometric formulation

L Leonetti, D Magisano, A Madeo, G Garcea… - Computer Methods in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Isogeometric Kirchhoff–Love elements have received an increasing attention in
geometrically nonlinear analysis of elastic shells. Nevertheless, some difficulties still remain …

Prediction of non-linear buckling load of imperfect reticulated shell using modified consistent imperfection and machine learning

S Zhu, M Ohsaki, X Guo - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
A modified method is proposed for the consistent imperfection method, which introduces the
shape of the first-order linear buckling mode of a spatial structure as the imperfection pattern …

A corotational mixed flat shell finite element for the efficient geometrically nonlinear analysis of laminated composite structures

FS Liguori, A Madeo - International Journal for Numerical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A corotational flat shell element for the geometrically nonlinear analysis of laminated
composite structures is presented. The element is obtained from the Hellinger–Reissner …

A large rotation finite element analysis of 3D beams by incremental rotation vector and exact strain measure with all the desirable features

D Magisano, L Leonetti, A Madeo, G Garcea - Computer Methods in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Different strategies based on rotation vector and exact strain measure have been proposed
over the years for analyzing flexible bodies undergoing arbitrary large rotations. To avoid the …

[HTML][HTML] Reliability-based topology optimization of imperfect structures considering uncertainty of load position

M Habashneh, R Cucuzza, P Aela, MM Rad - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel optimization technique is implemented to explore the effects of
considering uncertain load positions. Therefore, the integration of reliability-based design …