From CAD and digital imaging to fully automatic adaptive 3D analysis

本项目旨在直接从计算机辅助设计模型或数字图像中开发一种三维工程结构安全评估的自动数值模拟方法。这种新方法的基础是提出使用缩放边界多面体元素和一种互补的八叉树算法进行网格生成。复杂载荷旨在通过开发的自适应安定分析有效地解决，该分析导致工程师熟悉的安全因素，并直接用于设计。预期的主要成果是一种创新的数值模拟技术，并为工程结构的有效安全评估提供了宝贵的数值工具。

This project aims to develop, directly from computer-aided design models or digital images, an automatic numerical simulation approach for the safety assessment of engineering structures in three dimensions. Underpinning this novel approach is the proposed use of scaled boundary polytope elements and a complementary octree algorithm for mesh generation. Complex loadings are intended to be addressed effectively by the developed adaptive shakedown analysis leading to factors of safety familiar to engineers and directly usable in design. The expected primary outcome is an innovative technology for numerical simulation and the development of an invaluable numerical tool for the effective safety assessment of engineering structures.