Mastering the art of designing mechanical metamaterials with quasi-zero stiffness for passive vibration isolation: a review

R Hamzehei, M Bodaghi, N Wu - Smart Materials and Structures, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
This review serves as a comprehensive design strategy for designing quasi-zero stiffness
(QZS) mechanical metamaterials (MMs). It discusses their underlying deformation …

Topology optimization for metamaterials with negative thermal expansion coefficients using energy-based homogenization

Y Guo, H Wang, W Wang, C Chen, Y Wang - Advances in Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Since the existing topology designs of negative thermal expansion metamaterials are
primarily based on the asymptotic homogenization theory, this paper conducts a topology …

Multi-material topology optimization based on enhanced alternating active-phase algorithm

C Yan, H Guo, E Kang, J Li, C Wang, H Liu - Structural and …, 2024 - Springer
The alternating active-phase algorithm (AAPA) is widely recognized as being efficient for
multi-material topology optimization. It has the advantages of easy implementation and …

Evolutionary topology optimization approach to design multiphase soundproof systems with poroelastic media

RL Pereira, LM Anaya‐Jaimes… - International Journal for …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
With the constant development of cities, noise sources have become increasingly present
inside and outside living environments. Consequently, soundproof systems comprised of …

Topology optimization of anisotropic multi-material structures considering negative Poisson's ratio and high thermal conductivity based on IGA approach

J Zhang, Y Qiu, C Xu, H Zhang, J Peng… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
A multi-objective topological optimization model is proposed for anisotropic multi-material
microstructures with negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) and high thermal conductivity using …

Multi-material topology optimization with a direct meshless local Petrov–Galerkin method applied to a two-dimensional boundary value problem

SMF de Oliveira, LLC Sousa, CA Vidal… - Engineering …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This work presents a novel approach for the solution of multi-material topology optimization
problems of elastic structures coupling the Direct Meshless Local Petrov–Galerkin (DMLPG) …

Multiscale Structural Optimization for Applications in Thermal Stability and Actuation

I Snyder - 2024 - search.proquest.com
This thesis outlines a novel multiscale optimization framework for designing multifunctional
structures that must withstand mechanical and thermal loads. The objective is to exploit the …