Rational designs of mechanical metamaterials: Formulations, architectures, tessellations and prospects
Abstract Mechanical Metamaterials (MMs) are artificially designed structures with
extraordinary properties that are dependent on micro architectures and spatial tessellations …
extraordinary properties that are dependent on micro architectures and spatial tessellations …
Topology optimization of finite strain elastoplastic materials using continuous adjoint method: Formulation, implementation, and applications
This study presents a unified formulation of topology optimization for finite strain
elastoplastic materials. As the primal problem to describe the elastoplastic behavior, we …
elastoplastic materials. As the primal problem to describe the elastoplastic behavior, we …
Stress-constrained topology optimization using the velocity field level set method
This paper proposes a stress-constrained structural topology optimization method in the
velocity field level set framework. To avoid the strength failure in structures, the stress should …
velocity field level set framework. To avoid the strength failure in structures, the stress should …
Optimal design of electro-thermo-mechanical microactuators considering minimum length scale constraints
To ensure the manufacturability of compliant mechanisms, this paper presents a new
approach for optimal design of electro-thermo-mechanical microactuators by employing …
approach for optimal design of electro-thermo-mechanical microactuators by employing …
Evolutionary topology optimization for elastoplastic structures via isogeometric analysis
H Fan, J Liu, H Zhang, T Nie, J Yu, J Yang… - Engineering …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, an evolutionary isogeometric topology optimization method for elastoplastic
materials while minimizing compliance is proposed. The material and constitutive models …
materials while minimizing compliance is proposed. The material and constitutive models …