This volume offers edited papers presented at the IUTAM-Symposium Topological design optimization of structures, machines and materials - status and perspective

The book covers new developments in structural topology optimization. Basic features and limitations of Michell’s truss theory, its extension to a broader cla

This volume contains the proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Mechanical Behavior and Micro-mechanics of Nanostructured Materials, held in Beijing on June 27-3

Computational methods within structural acoustics, vibration and fluid-structure interaction are powerful tools for investigating acoustic and structural-acoust

Actuating materials hold a promise for fast-spreading applications in smart structures and active control systems, and have attracted extensive attention from s