Introduction to the Special Issue on Novel Methods of Topology Optimization and Engineering Applications

Kai Long, Xiaodong Huang, Zunyi Duan, Xuan Wang, Quhao Li
2022 CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences  
Topology optimization, aiming to allocate the available material to maximize system performance while satisfying multiple constraints, has experienced tremendous progress. This special issue focuses on the new progress of topology optimization methods and their applications, especially theoretical development, numerical implementation and potential applications. A total of 12 manuscripts have been passed by a robust peer-reviewed process. All articles are authored by researchers from world-wide
more » ... universities, and reflect state of the research progress. The first paper "Robust topology optimization of periodic multi-Material functionally graded structures under loading uncertainties" by Li et al. [1] provided a more robust and effective multimaterial design method for functionally graded structures considering periodic constraint with load uncertainties. The authors also presented a comparison of proposed model with deterministic method under different numbers of sub-regions.
doi:10.32604/cmes.2022.020822 fatcat:jz6chwklrzfahk4ul57kep4sha