BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk//
X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Multiresolution shape and topology optimisation of shells and soli
 ds - Dr Fehmi Cirak\, CUED
DTSTART:20141031T140000Z
DTEND:20141031T150000Z
UID:TALK54796@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Ms Helen Gardner
DESCRIPTION:The widespread availability of computational engineering softw
 are and recent advances in fabrication are enabling the design of optimise
 d structures with ever increasing geometric complexity. This talk will rev
 iew our recent work on structural optimisation that combines multiresoluti
 on shape editing and immersed finite element techniques with classical sha
 pe and topology derivatives. During the computations\, the geometry of the
  to be optimised structure is represented with a sequence of increasingly 
 finer surface meshes that can capture geometric details at various resolut
 ions. Using an immersed finite element technique the structure is analysed
  without the burden and cost of creating high-quality conforming meshes. R
 elative to traditional approaches\, the fine-grained geometry control prov
 ided by multiresolution optimisation results in finding much better perfor
 ming designs. Moreover\, the b-splines employed in multiresolution editing
  can readily be utilised in computer aided design software for downstream 
 applications.
LOCATION:Oatley Seminar Room\, Department of Engineering
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR