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In the present work, a novel class of hybrid elements is proposed to alleviate the locking anomaly in non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS)-based isogeometric analysis (IGA) using a two-field Hellinger-Reissner variational principle. The…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-03-18 Dhiraj S. Bombarde , Sachin S. Gautam , Arup Nandy

In this chapter, we investigate recently proposed nonlinear conjugate gradient (NCG) methods for shape optimization problems. We briefly introduce the methods as well as the corresponding theoretical background and investigate their…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-14 Sebastian Blauth

To exploit the advantageous properties of isogeometric analysis (IGA) in a scan-based setting, it is important to extract a smooth geometric domain from the scan data (e.g., voxel data). IGA-suitable domains can be constructed by…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-02-23 S. C. Divi , C. V. Verhoosel , F. Auricchio , A. Reali , E. H. van Brummelen

This work deals with shape optimization for contact mechanics. More specifically, the linear elasticity model is considered under the small deformations hypothesis, and the elastic body is assumed to be in contact (sliding or with Tresca…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-08-30 Bastien Chaudet-Dumas

Full waveform inversion (FWI) is an iterative identification process that serves to minimize the misfit of model-based simulated and experimentally measured wave field data, with the goal of identifying a field of parameters for a given…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2023-12-05 Tim Bürchner , Philipp Kopp , Stefan Kollmannsberger , Ernst Rank

This paper puts forth a new formulation and algorithm for the elastic matching problem on unparametrized curves and surfaces. Our approach combines the frameworks of square root normal fields and varifold fidelity metrics into a novel…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2019-03-05 Martin Bauer , Nicolas Charon , Philipp Harms

Isogeometric analysis was proposed to bridge the gap between computer-aided design and numerical discretization. However, standard multi-patch isogeometric analysis mandates conformal discretizations across patch interfaces, posing…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-04-09 Yusuf T. Elbadry , Giuliano Guarino , Pablo Antolín , Oliver Weeger

Although isogeometric analysis exploits smooth B-spline and NURBS basis functions for the definition of discrete function spaces as well as for the geometry representation, the global smoothness in so-called multipatch parametrizations is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-07-26 Jeremias Arf , Mathias Reichle , Sven Klinkel , Bernd Simeon

Isogeometrically enriched finite elements offer efficient localized isogeometric analysis (IGA) enrichment for numerical simulations involving large computational domains. This is achieved by employing surface enriched elements to interface…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2017-11-30 Raheel Rasool , Maximilian Harmel , Roger A. Sauer

Incremental methods for structure learning of pairwise Markov random fields (MRFs), such as grafting, improve scalability by avoiding inference over the entire feature space in each optimization step. Instead, inference is performed over an…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2018-05-22 Walid Chaabene , Bert Huang

We examine the interaction of multigrid methods and shape optimization in appropriate shape spaces. Our aim is a scalable algorithm for application on supercomputers, which can only be achieved by mesh-independent convergence. The impact of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-12 Martin Siebenborn , Kathrin Welker

Shape optimization approaches to inverse design offer low-dimensional, physically-guided parameterizations of structures by representing them as combinations of shape primitives. However, on discretized rectilinear simulation grids,…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2023-11-13 Sean Hooten , Peng Sun , Liron Gantz , Marco Fiorentino , Raymond G. Beausoleil , Thomas Van Vaerenbergh

A seamless integration of neural networks with Isogeometric Analysis (IGA) was first introduced in [1] under the name of Hierarchical Deep-learning Neural Network (HiDeNN) and has systematically evolved into Isogeometric Convolution HiDeNN…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-06-06 Lei Zhang , Chanwook Park , T. J. R. Hughes , Wing Kam Liu

Parametric shape optimization aims at minimizing an objective function f(x) where x are CAD parameters. This task is difficult when f is the output of an expensive-to-evaluate numerical simulator and the number of CAD parameters is large.…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2021-05-06 David Gaudrie , Rodolphe Le Riche , Victor Picheny , Benoit Enaux , Vincent Herbert

Unfitted mesh formulations for interface problems generally adopt two distinct methodologies: (i) penalty-based approaches and (ii) explicit enrichment space techniques. While Stable Generalized Finite Element Method (SGFEM) has been…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-21 Yin Song , Wenkai Hu , Xin Li

This paper presents a general theory and isogeometric finite element implementation for studying mass conserving phase transitions on deforming surfaces. The mathematical problem is governed by two coupled fourth-order nonlinear partial…

This paper presents a novel method for solving partial differential equations on three-dimensional CAD geometries by means of immersed isogeometric discretizations that do not require quadrature schemes. It relies on a new developed…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-07-20 Pablo Antolin , Thibaut Hirschler

Simulation techniques such as the finite element method are essential for designing electrical devices, but their computational cost can be prohibitive for repeated or real-time computations. Projection-based model order reduction…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-01-27 Matteo Zorzetto , Merle Backmeyer , Michael Wiesheu , Riccardo Torchio , Fabrizio Dughiero , Sebastian Schöps

For Kichhoff-Love shell problems a new mixed formulation solely based on standard $H^1$ spaces is presented. This allows for flexibility in the construction of discretization spaces, e.g., standard $C^0$-coupling of multi-patch isogeometric…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-01-30 Katharina Rafetseder , Walter Zulehner

We formulate a general shape and topology optimization problem in structural optimization by using a phase field approach. This problem is considered in view of well-posedness and we derive optimality conditions. We relate the diffuse…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-06 Luise Blank , Harald Garcke , Claudia Hecht , Christoph Rupprecht