Abstract: Optimal layouts for structural design have been generated using topology optimization approach with a wide variety of objectives and constraints. Minimization of compliance is the most common objective but the resultant ...

Abstract: Mesh generation for traditional finite element analysis has proven to be very difficult to fully automate especially using hexahedral elements for complex 3D geometry. Several modifications to the finite element method ...

Abstract: Explicit dynamic analysis has proven to be advantageous when simulating shock and impact loading, and very small time-scale events. In this article, the feasibility of using a background mesh of B-spline elements for ...