The aim of this paper is to present topology optimization as a method to obtain conceptual
designs for crashworthiness. The topology optimization formulation uses rigorously …

The present work deals with topology optimization for obtaining a desired energy absorption
history of a crushed structure. The optimized energy absorbing structures are used to …

The structural design for dynamic loads is still a challenge, particularly in the case of impact
loads, which demand a very quick dynamic analysis to model the structural response. There …

The concept of design of adaptive materials composed of elements with controllable yield
stresses is presented and the corresponding, gradient-based numerical design tools are …

The paper demonstrates a rational design of an isotropic heterogeneous beam lattice that is
fault-tolerant and energy-absorbing. Combining triangular and hexagonal structures, we …

This is a review paper describing the evolution of the subject of topology optimisation of
continuum structures since 1988. The basic idea of posing the optimisation problem as a …

A practical approach for impact structure and crashworthiness optimization is introduced.
This approach takes advantage of the global-searching ability of GA, yet also considers the …

The present work deals with topology design of 2D-frames with respect to crashworthiness.
The objective of the optimization is to control the energy dissipation history of a structure …

A new approach to design the topology for structures under crash events is presented. The
approach is heuristic in essence, but numerical experiments have shown its uses in real …

The paper (written in two parts) is devoted to the presentation of numerical tools, based on
the so-called virtual distortion method (VDM) for fast structural reanalysis and to the …