In the last few decades, complex light-weight designs have been successfully produced via
additive manufacturing (AM), launching a new era in the thinking–design process. In …

The finite-volume theory is an equilibrium-based approach characterized by the equilibrium
equations' local satisfaction and the imposition of continuity conditions in a surface …

Topology optimization is a well-suited method to establish the best material distribution
inside an analysis domain. It is common to observe some numerical instabilities in its …

Lumped Damage Mechanics (LDM) is a theory proposed in the late eighties, which assumes
that structural collapse may be analyzed as a two-phase phenomenon. In the first (pre …

Topology optimization is a technique used in engineering to determine the optimal
distribution of material within a defined design domain. This technique has been applied to …

Three modified proportional topology optimization (MPTO) algorithms are presented in this
paper, which are named MPTOc, MPTOs and MPTOm, respectively. MPTOc aims to address …

In this study, the numerical manifold method (NMM), coupled with material interpolation, is
applied to the topology optimization of continuum structures. Quadrilateral element (Q4) …

Electromechanical laminated composites with piezoelectric phases are increasingly being
explored as multifunctional materials providing energy conversion between electric and …

The finite-volume theory has shown to be numerically efficient and stable for topology
optimization of continuum elastic structures. The significant features of this numerical …

In this article, we propose an optimisation framework that can contribute to the prevention of
premature failure or damage to building structures and can thereby strengthen their …