A new method for fabricating carbon fiber composite pyramidal truss cores was developed based on the molding hot-press technique. In this method, all the continuous fibers of composite are aligned in the direction of struts and thus, the truss structure can fully exploit the intrinsic strength of the fiber reinforced composite. The microstructure and organizations of fibers of fabricated compos...

Kagome truss plates have properties that suggest they should be uniquely effective as an actuation plane for sandwich plates: a Kagome truss plate has in-plane isotropy, optimal stiffness and strength, and its truss members can be actuated with minimal internal resistance. In this paper, sandwich plates are studied that are comprised of one solid face sheet and one actuated Kagome face sheet jo...

Rapid Myc protein turnover is critical for maintaining basal levels of Myc activity in normal cells and a prompt response to changing growth signals. We characterize a new Myc-interacting factor, TRPC4AP (transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily C, member 4-associated protein)/TRUSS (tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated ubiquitous scaffolding and signaling protein), which is ...

This paper investigates the search performances of various meta-heuristics (MHs) for solving truss mass minimisation with dynamic constraints. Several established MHs were used to solve five truss optimisation problems. The results obtained from using the various MHs were statistically compared based upon convergence rate and consistency. It was found that the best optimisers for this design ta...

This thesis explores novel parameterization concepts for large scale topology optimization that enables the use of evolutionary algorithms in large-scale structural design. Specifically, two novel parameterization concepts based on generative algorithms and Boolean random networks are proposed that facilitate systematic exploration of the design space while limiting the number of design variabl...

This paper presents a formulation of robust topology optimization of trusses subjected to the stress constraints under the load uncertainty. A design-dependent uncertainty model of external loads is proposed for considering the variation of truss topology in the course of optimization. For a truss with the discrete member cross-sectional areas, it is shown that the robust topology optimization ...

Strauss, R. E., and F. L. Bookstein (Museum of Zoology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109) 1982. The truss: body form reconstruction in morphometrics. Syst. Zool., 31:113-135.-In principle, any measured distances between landmarks of a form may serve as characters for morphometric analyses. Systematic studies typically are based on a highly biased and repetitious sample of t...