A.Oba¹, Y.Fujii², M.Okuma³

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.7, No.1, pp. 51-56, 2008, DOI:10.3970/icces.2008.007.051

Abstract In this paper, the authors present a new evolutionary structural optimization method based on FE modeling using identical cubic elements for optimizing strength and dynamics characteristics of structures. The method is developed from the previous ones([1\hbox {}]-[3\hbox {}]), and carries out the size and topological shape optimization to satify the strength against external force and inertia force of itself and to control the natural frequencies of the structure. The method gives us the lightest structure satisfying the requirement about the strength and dynamic characteristics. The outline of the method is presented first, and a basic More >

Hossein M. Shodja^1,2,3, Alireza Hashemian^1,4

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.32, No.1, pp. 17-34, 2008, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2008.032.017

Abstract Gradient reproducing kernel particle method (GRKPM) is a meshless technique which incorporates the first gradients of the function into the reproducing equation of RKPM. Therefore, in two-dimensional space GRKPM introduces three types of shape functions rather than one. The robustness of GRKPM's shape functions is established by reconstruction of a third-order polynomial. To enforce the essential boundary conditions (EBCs), GRKPM's shape functions are modified by transformation technique. By utilizing the modified shape functions, the weak form of the nonlinear evolutionary Buckley-Leverett (BL) equation is discretized in space, rendering a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations More >

P. Fedelinski¹, R. Gorski¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.15, No.1, pp. 31-40, 2006, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2006.015.031

Abstract The aim of the present work is to analyze and optimize plates in plane strain or stress with stiffeners subjected to dynamic loads. The reinforced structures are analyzed using the coupled boundary and finite element method. The plates are modeled using the dual reciprocity boundary element method (DR-BEM) and the stiffeners using the finite element method (FEM). The matrix equations of motion are formulated for the plate and stiffeners. The equations are coupled using conditions of compatibility of displacements and equilibrium of tractions along the interfaces between the plate and stiffeners. The final set of… More >

Y.S. Lian¹, M.S. Liou²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.8, No.1, pp. 61-72, 2005, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2005.008.061

Abstract This paper focuses on integration of computational methods for design optimization based on data mining and knowledge discovery. We propose to use radial basis function neural networks to analyze the large database generated from evolutionary algorithms and to extract the cause-effect relationship, between the objective functions and the input design variables. The aim is to improve the optimization process by either reducing the computation cost or improving the optimal. Also, it is hoped to provide designers with the salient design pattern about the problem under consideration, from the physics-based simulations. The proposed technique is applied More >