Adding a New Dimension to Glass Giants: Development of a Three-Dimensional Topology Optimization Algorithm for Mass-Optimized Cast Glass Components

This thesis is part of a larger ongoing research project at the TU Delft regarding structural glass as a novel construction material. Here, the focus is directed towards the casting of glass to create complex free-form geometries. Thus far, only smaller components have been created, but a multitude of previous student work explored how the...

Minimum Mass Cast Glass Structures Under Performance and Manufacturability Constraints

This work develops a computational method that produces algorithmically generated design forms, able to overcome inherent challenges related to the use of cast glass for the creation of monolithic structural components with light permeability. Structural Topology Optimization (TO) has a novel applicability potential, as decreased mass is...

Just Glass: Development of a Topology Optimization Algorithm for a Mass-Optimized Cast Glass Component.

This thesis continues the investigation in the direction of exploring the potential regarding the use of Topology Optimization techniques for the design of cast glass structures. Previous theses in TU Delft have underlined the large potential for the design of these megaliths, but at the same time they have also underlined the strong limitations...

Lightweight design of variable-angle filament-wound cylinders combining Kriging-based metamodels with particle swarm optimization

Variable-angle filament-wound (VAFW) cylinders are herein optimized for minimum mass under manufacturing constraints, and for various design loads. A design parameterization based on a second-order polynomial variation of the tow winding angle along the axial direction of the cylinders is utilized to explore the nonlinear steering-thickness...