id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt q237hq4135z Ryan Alberdi Computational Methods for Multiscale Analysis and Design of Nonlinear Multifunctional Materials and Structures for Energy Management 2019 .txt text/plain 318 11 3 This development concerns two areas: (a) A rational design framework for energy dissipating structures based on topology optimization and accounting for the complex interplay between physical phenomena such as inelastic mechanisms, material rate effects, large deformations, and inertia effects. The focus of this dissertation is on development of numerical methods for the analysis and design of materials and structures which can be used to better manage different energy transfer mechanisms. cache/q237hq4135z.txt txt/q237hq4135z.txt