Topological Design of Mechanical Meta-Structures

Project Member(s): Luo, Z.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Australian Research Council (ARC Discovery Projects)
Australian Research Council (ARC Discovery Projects)

Start year: 2021

Summary: This project aims to establish a new design methodology for creating ultralight ultra-high-performance mechanical meta-structures, by utilising latest technologies in topology optimization and its correlated techniques.

Publications:

Gao, J, Wang, L, Luo, Z & Gao, L 2021, 'IgaTop: an implementation of topology optimization for structures using IGA in MATLAB', Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 1669-1700.
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Gharleghi, R, Wright, H, Luvio, V, Jepson, N, Luo, Z, Senthurnathan, A, Babaei, B, Prusty, BG, Ray, T & Beier, S 2021, 'A multi-objective optimization of stent geometries', Journal of Biomechanics, vol. 125, pp. 110575-110575.
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Man, X, Xia, B, Luo, Z, Liu, J, Li, K & Nie, Y 2021, 'Engineering three-dimensional labyrinthine fractal acoustic metamaterials with low-frequency multi-band sound suppression', The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 149, no. 1, pp. 308-319.
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Xue, H, Saha, SC, Beier, S, Jepson, N & Luo, Z 2021, 'Topological Optimization of Auxetic Coronary Stents Considering Hemodynamics', Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, vol. 9.
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Zhang, X, Ye, H, Wei, N, Tao, R & Luo, Z 2021, 'Design optimization of multifunctional metamaterials with tunable thermal expansion and phononic bandgap', Materials & Design, vol. 209, pp. 109990-109990.
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Zheng, Y, Wang, Y, Luo, Z, Lu, X & Qu, J 2021, 'Concurrent design for structures and material microstructures under hybrid uncertainties', Materials & Design, vol. 205, pp. 109728-109728.
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Xue, H & Luo, Z 2020, 'Design of Auxetic Coronary Stents by Topology Optimization' in Computational Biomechanics for Medicine, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, pp. 17-31.
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FOR Codes: Structural engineering , Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation, Solid mechanics, Structural Engineering, Expanding Knowledge in Engineering

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.