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This paper presents an adaptive discretization strategy for level set topology optimization of structures based on hierarchical B-splines. This work focuses on the influence of the discretization approach and the adaptation strategy on the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-09-25 L. Noel , M. Schmidt , C. Messe , J. A. Evans , K. Maute

In traditional topology optimization, the computing time required to iteratively update the material distribution within a design domain strongly depends on the complexity or size of the problem, limiting its application in real engineering…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2024-05-14 Gabriel Garayalde , Matteo Torzoni , Matteo Bruggi , Alberto Corigliano

In the context of micro-circulation, the coexistence of two distinct length scales - the vascular radius and the tissue/organ scale - with a substantial difference in magnitude, poses significant challenges. To handle slender inclusions and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-07-18 Nunzio Dimola , Miroslav Kuchta , Kent-Andre Mardal , Paolo Zunino

In this work, we propose multicontinuum splitting schemes for the wave equation with a high-contrast coefficient, extending our previous research on multiscale flow problems. The proposed approach consists of two main parts: decomposing the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-03 Mohsen Alshahrani , Buzheng Shan

In this paper, we present a finite element method (FEM) framework enhanced by an operator-adapted wavelet decomposition algorithm designed for the efficient analysis of multiscale electromagnetic problems. Usual adaptive FEM approaches,…

Computational Physics · Physics 2026-02-18 F. Şık , F. L. Teixeira , B. Shanker

In density-based topology optimization, design variables associated to the boundaries of the design domain require unique treatment to negate boundary effects arising from the filtering technique. An effective approach to deal with…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-01-27 Prabhat Kumar , Eduardo Fernández

In this work, we present an efficiently computational approach for designing material micro-structures by means of topology optimization. The central idea relies on using the isogeometric analysis integrated with the parameterized level set…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2023-07-19 Chuong Nguyen , Xiaoying Zhuang , Ludovic Chamoin , Hung Nguyen-Xuan , Xianzhong Zhao , Timon Rabczuk

In this work, we propose a generalized multiscale inversion algorithm for heterogeneous problems that aims at solving an inverse problem on a computational coarse grid. Previous inversion techniques for multiscale problems seek a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-07-27 Eric T. Chung , Yalchin Efendiev , Bangti Jin , Wing Tat Leung , Maria Vasilyeva

A recently developed upscaling technique, the multicontinuum homogenization method, has gained significant attention for its effectiveness in modeling complex multiscale systems. This method defines multiple continua based on distinct…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-24 Wei Xie , Viet Ha Hoang , Yin Yang , Yunqing Huang

In this work, we present a novel nonlocal nonlinear coarse grid approximation using a machine learning algorithm. We consider unsaturated and two-phase flow problems in heterogeneous and fractured porous media, where mathematical models are…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-22 Maria Vasilyeva , Wing T. Leung , Eric T. Chung , Yalchin Efendiev , Mary Wheeler

De-homogenization is becoming an effective method to significantly expedite the design of high-resolution multiscale structures, but existing methods have thus far been confined to simple static compliance minimization. There are two…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2021-12-21 Liwei Wang , Zhao Liu , Daicong Da , Yu-Chin Chan , Wei Chen , Ping Zhu

Forced response curves (FRCs) of nonlinear systems can exhibit complex behaviors, including hardening/softening behavior and bifurcations. Although topology optimization holds great potential for tuning these nonlinear dynamic responses,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-17 Hongming Liang , Matteo Pozzi , Jacopo Marconi , Shobhit Jain , Mingwu Li

We study multilevel techniques, commonly used in PDE multigrid literature, to solve structured optimization problems. For a given hierarchy of levels, we formulate a coarse model that approximates the problem at each level and provides a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-19 Ferdinand Vanmaele , Yara Elshiaty , Stefania Petra

Gradient porous structured materials possess significant potential of being applied in many engineering fields. To accelerate the design process of infill graded microstructures, a novel asymptotic homogenisation topology optimisation…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2019-12-18 Dingchuan Xue , Yichao Zhu , Shaoshuai Li , Chang Liu , Weisheng Zhang , Xu Guo

In the present work, a highly efficient Moving Morphable Component (MMC) based approach for multi-resolution topology optimization is proposed. In this approach, high-resolution optimization results can be obtained with much less number of…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2018-12-10 Chang Liu , Yichao Zhu , Zhi Sun , Dingding Li , Zongliang Du , Weisheng Zhang , Xu Guo

We develop a new spatial semidiscrete multiscale method based upon the edge multiscale methods to solve semilinear parabolic problems with heterogeneous coefficients and smooth initial data. This method allows for a cheap spatial…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-16 Leonardo A. Poveda , Shubin Fu , Guanglian Li , Eric Chung

A common problem in the optimization of structures is the handling of uncertainties in the parameters. If the parameters appear in the constraints, the uncertainties can lead to an infinite number of constraints. Usually the constraints…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-05-01 Daniel P. Mohr , Ina Stein , Thomas Matzies , Christina A. Knapek

Presently, topology optimization requires multiple iterations to create an optimized structure for given conditions. Among the conditions for topology optimization,the design area is one of the most important for structural design. In this…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2020-04-21 Keigo Nakamura , Yoshiro Suzuki

The focus of this article is on shape and topology optimization of transient vibroacoustic problems. The main contribution is a transient problem formulation that enables optimization over wide ranges of frequencies with complex signals,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-06-28 Cetin B. Dilgen , Niels Aage

The paper is devoted to the spectral analysis of effective preconditioners for linear systems obtained via a Finite Element approximation to diffusion-dominated convection-diffusion equations. We consider a model setting in which the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-09-12 Alessandro Russo , Stefano Serra Capizzano , Cristina Tablino Possio