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p-Version of FEM and Shape Optimal Design
This paper presents some research results obtained recently in using the p-version of the finite element method (FEM) for shape optimal design. It is shown that the p-version 2-D elastic...

Stress Computations for Nearly Incompressible Materials
Computation of stresses by the finite element method (FEM) in the case of nearly incompressible isotropic elastic materials is discussed. It is shown that for moderately high Poisson's...

Buckling of Tapered Columns by P-Version of F.E.M.
The local, distortional, overall, and interactive buckling of tapered, thin-walled members under axial compression and flexure are considered by using three-dimensional models based on...

Computers in Civil Engineering Education at Clemson University
This paper describes the current use of computers in the civil engineering undergraduate education of students at Clemson Univrsity, the land-grant university of the State of South Carolina....

CADD for the Structural Engineer
There is a need for educating structural engineers on Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) programs. Many structural engineering firms use a combination of in-house and commercially...

Early Integration of Computational Methods in the Engineering Curriculum
Practicing civil engineers are continuing to take greater advantage of computers to solve structural problems of increasing complexity. To prepare for practice, engineering students must...

A Knowledge Based System for Deriving Qualitative Seismic Behavior
The analysis and design of complex or critical facilities, such as tall buildings, nuclear power plants, offshore structures, or cable stayed bridges requires that these facilities be...

Some Interactive Graphics and Parallel Processing for Earthquake Engineering
Ongoing research at Cornell University on computer-aided earthquake engineering of building structures is exploiting innovations in computing in several areas. Although some of the approaches...

Superquadric Object Representation for Dynamics of Multi-Body Structures
While the finite element representation of an object in terms of nodal coordinates and shape functions is ideal for representing the stress and energy state, it is not well suited to the...

Optimizing the Design of High-Rise Steel Buildings
The approximate stiffness method is utilized for a proposed procedure to evaluate the stiffness of the various frames and the stiffness of the members within the frames to provide a drift-controlled...

Optimal Design of Tall RC Tube Buildings
The analysis and design of reinforced concrete framed tube buildings is formulated as a nonlinear optimization problem and solved using modern design optimization software. The influence...

Vector Optimization of Structural Systems
In this paper the basic ideas of vector optimization are presented, and both the weighting and constraint methods are applied to vector optimization of truss systems by minimizing the...

Methodology in ODSEWS-2D-II for Optimum Design of Structures to Seismic and Wind Forces
This paper presents the theoretical derivations and numerical procedures used in the computer program called ODSEWS-2D-II for the analysis and optimum design of 2-dimensional regular and...

Optimization for Exact Stability of 2-Bar Trusses
This paper is concerned with the structural optimization problem of minimizing the weight of a 2-bar truss subject to nonlinear stability constraints. Optimization problems for stability...

High Strength Concrete: Proportioning, Behavior and Applications
Generally, concrete with a cylinder compressive strength higher than 6000 psi (41.4 MPa) is designated as high strength concrete. High strengths are achieved using stronger coarse aggregates,...

Review of Composite Analysis Methods for High Temperature Applications
This paper addresses a number of unique problems encountered in the stress analysis of high temperature composite materials. The materials used as structures subjected to temperatures...

A Method of Computing Impact and Fatigue Life in the Railway Steel Girder Bridge
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the dynamic interactions between an steel girder bridge and a moving freight train. A non-linear, 100-ton, freight car vehicle model and a 70-ft...

Numerical Evaluation of Energy Release Rates
Numerical studies are described that evaluate the total energy release rate, G_T, for quasi-static, Mode I cracks using two-dimensional finite-element...

Water Transport in Limestone by X-Ray CAT Scanning
The transport of water through the interior of Salem limestone test briquettes can be dynamically monitored by computer aided tomography (commonly called CAT scanning in medical diagnostics)....

NDE for Performance of Wood Structures
Significant economic losses result annually due to deterioration and failure of structural wood components. A high percentage of these losses result from our current inability to assess...

 

 

 

 

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