2024 · RESEARCH
Topography design on complex shells
Embedded spline components describe surface topography, while conformal parameterization extends the design approach to complex shell geometries.
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Research
Connecting geometric representation, mechanical analysis, and structural optimization.
2023 · RESEARCH
Embedded solid components for thin-walled structures
A solid-component formulation connects geometric design and finite-element analysis for topology, rib layouts, and sandwich structures.
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2023 · RESEARCH
Rib layout optimization on curved surfaces
Computational conformal mapping and explicit components produce interpretable reinforcing-rib layouts on complex surfaces.
View study →Recent publication
2026 · THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES
Fundamental frequency optimization of curved stiffened shells
Explicit stiffener layout design on complex surfaces, with a dual penalty mechanism to suppress artificial localized modes.
Liu C., Gao J., Huo W., & Guo X. · Corresponding authors: Wendong Huo and Xu Guo.
Publication & PDF →Foundations
Topology optimization on complex surfaces
Moving morphable components and computational conformal mapping for explicit design on curved surfaces.
ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics · 2022
Isogeometric boundary element methods
Transient heat conduction with heat sources using an isogeometric dual reciprocity boundary element method.
Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics · 2021