Diagnostic Options for Pipeline Rehabilitation
The various diagnostic options utilized for solving pipeline problems/failures continue to increase at a very rapid pace. Field reconnaisance and/or man-entry of pipelines is becoming...
Parallel Real-Time Dynamic Simulation of Robots
To achieve real-time dynamic simulation of a robot manipulator on a vector/parallel machine, two types of parallelism are investigated. Techniques to enhance the vectorization of the dynamics...
Application of Artificial Neural Networks to Composite Ply Micromechanics
Artificial neural networks can provide improved computational efficiency relative to existing methods when algorithmic description of functional relationships is either totally unavailable...
Finite Element Evaluation of Thermoviscoplastic Responses of Geomechanical Media Under Finite Deformation
Finite deformation responses of fluid-saturated geological media with thermoviscoplastic solid constituent are evaluated using finite element methods. The coupled nonlinear governing equations...
A New Finite Element Formulation of the Generalized Laminated Plate Theory
The Generalized Laminate Plate Theory (GLPT) predicts stress distributions in laminated composite plates with accuracy comparable to a full three-dimensional analysis. The original implementation...
Prediction of Transverse Shear Stresses for Various Isoparametric Thick and Thin Shell Elements
Utilizing three-dimensional equilibrium equations (often referred to as an Equilibrium Method (EM)), an estimation of transverse stresses for fiber-reinforced laminated doubly curved shells...
hpVersion of the Finite Element Method in Boundary Layer Problems
The performance of hp-version of the finite element method in the case of boundary layer problems of convection-diffusion type is presented. The method is also considered in the case of...
Nonlinear Probabilistic FEM for Composite Shells
A probabilistic finite element analysis procedure for laminated composite shells has been developed. A total Lagrangian finite element formulation employing a degenerated 3-D laminated...
The Weighted Integral Method for Calculating the Stochastic Stiffness Matrix of Stochastic Systems
This paper introduces the 'weighted integral method' for calculating an exact expression of the stochastic stiffness matrix of a stochastic structure. Using this...
Nonlinearities and Imperfections in Creep Stability
The effects of material and geometric nonlinearities and imperfections on the 'safe-load-limit' and the 'safe-service-period' of structures...
Perplexing Issues in Concrete Softening
We explore some of the proposed techniques for modeling 'softening' via the constitutive model. We seek a framework which is both theoretically sound and physically...
On Isotropic and Anisotropic Damage Variables in Continuum Damage Mechanics
The present work analyzes the implication and limitation of some 'scalar damage' models. In particular, the elastic-damage thermodynamic potential and the 'effective...
A Kinematic Hardening and Softening Model of Concrete
In the present paper, a new loading surface calibrated by several typical uni- and multi-axial test curves is proposed. Following the associated flow rule, a relatively simple constitutive...
Inelastic Mechanisms in Dynamically Loaded Ceramics
The dynamic response of ceramic materials has been the subject of intense research in the past decade. In this paper, we succinctly describe a plate impact experiment of a star-shaped...
Healing or Negative Damage in Concrete
The deformation of concrete may be attributed to damage or the evolution of microcracks and to mechanical healing or the closing of microcracks. For damage, dissipation is positive but...
One Surface Model for Concrete with Non-Associated Damage Rule
The general formulation of a continuum theory for the inelasticity of concrete is derived. The internal theory of thermodynamics is used and the dissipation inequality is established....
Cooperative Fracture?Statistical Models
The brittle failure of certain engineering materials represents but an ultimate phase in a process characterized by an evolving system of microdefects distributed over a large part of...
Large Deformation Analysis of Cardiac Structures
The finite element technique can be used to simulate the response of the cardiac structures that have complex shape and geometry and nonlinear material properties. This paper enumerates...
Non-Linear Passive Elastic Properties of the Left Ventricular Myocardium: Application of Finite Element Analysis to 3-D Geometry Obtained from Ultrasound Images
A finite element (FE) analysis and an optimization algorithm were employed to assess the nonlinear passive elastic properties of left ventricular myocardium in a canine mode. The three-dimensional...
Effect of Stenotic Geometry on Blood Flow Behavior
The dynamic characteristics of the blood flow is affected by the area reduction of stenosis. To estimate the severity of stenosis, the information about the geometry should also be accounted....
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