Isogeometric shape optimization of nonlinear, curved 3D beams and beam structures - Weeger, Oliver; Narayanan, Bharath; Dunn, Martin L. (Computer methods in applied mechanics and engineering, 2019)
Keywords: 3D beams; Algorithms; Beams (structural); Collocation method; Collocation methods; Curved beams; Curves; Deformation; Formability; Freeform fabrication; Geometrically exact beam theory; Isogeometric analysis; Lattices (mathematics); Mathematical analysis; Mathematical models; Mechanical engineering; Mechanical properties; Metamaterials; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optimization; Numerical methods; Sensitivity analysis; Shape optimization; Three dimensional models; Trusses; Isogeometric analysis; Collocation method; Geometrically exact beam theory; 3D beams; Shape optimization; Nonlinear optimization