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Smart structural optimisation

Introduction

This area of research is motivated by the deisre to take advantage of the group's multidisciplinarity and develop new optimisation methods and algorithms that can be applied in a range of different fields. Being based in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, the group is at the frontier between biomechanics and more traditional structural mechanics, and can therefore interact with both fields to make state-of-the-art contributions.

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slab

Sustainable optimisation of structural form

This projects aims at developing optimisation tools to minimise cost and increase sustainability in the construction phase of buildings.

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unitcell

Modelling of auxetic materials

This project is aimed at characterising the mechanical behavior of auxetic materials. Different lattice structures and shapes are investigated using finite element analyses.

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Scaffold3d

Multi-objective optimisation of scaffold design

This project focuses on developing smart digital design tools for biocompatible 3D-printed scaffolds, providing fine control over new tissue volume formation, three-dimensional arrangement, and effective mechanical properties.

Find out more about this project

Projects

  • Musculoskeletal modelling
    • Lower Limb
    • Amputated Lower Limb
    • Lumbar Spine
  • Structural finite element modelling of the musculoskeletal system
    • Lower Limb
    • Pelvis
    • Lumbar Spine
    • Amputated Lower Limb
    • Frangible surrogate models
  • Orthotropic finite element modelling of the skeletal system
  • Fetal biomechanics
  • Free boundary condition modelling
    • Femur
    • Pelvis
  • Smart structural optimisation
    • Sustainable optimisation of structural form
    • Modelling of auxetic materials
    • Multi-objective optimisation of scaffold design

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Dr Andrew Phillips

Imperial College London
Structural Biomechanics
Skempton Building
South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2AZ, UK

andrew.phillips@imperial.ac.uk

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