An Efficient Algorithm for Second-Order Finite Element Reliability Analysis
A new, efficient algorithm for computing the principal curvatures of the limit-state surface at the design point, which are employed in second-order reliability analysis, is described....
An Adaptive Importance Sampling Strategy
An adaptive importance sampling scheme is presented. The scheme updates both the estimate of system failure probability and the importance sampling density. The sampling density used is...
Two Dimensional Analysis of Strain Localization with Nonlocal Continuous Damage
This paper addresses the problem of damage localization from a theoretical stand point with a nonlocal model. Conditions for non uniqueness of the rate equations of equilibrium are derived...
Tensile Failure in Concrete by Spallation
Plate impact experiments were performed on concrete specimens to study tensile failure at high strain rates. For tensile stress pulse durations of 1.5 and 2.2 ms the threshold stress for...
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...
Computational Damage Modeling for Timber Reliability Analysis
Damage models for creep-rupture are used in conjunction with stochastic load models to evaluate lifetime failure probabilities of timber members and systems. This paper examines damage...
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...
Numerical Simulation of Dam-Breaking Waves
Recently, as a high-resolution numerical technique, the Total Variation Diminishing (TVD) method is applied to Aerodynamic shock problems successfully. In this paper, a Total Variation...
Parametric Excitation of Collapsible Latex Tubes
In 1985, Liu and Ding (1989) made an experiment of collapsible tubes containing a pulsatile flow. A latex tube is sealed up in a plexiglass chamber. If the transmural pressure (TP) of...
Structural Aspects of Femoral Head Osteonecrosis
Orthopaedic management of early stage osteonecrosis (ON) of the femoral head is aimed at delaying or preventing collapse of structurally weakened regions of repairing dead bone. The advent...
Buckling Loads of Columns Made of Viscoelastic Materials
This is about the developing of relationships for predicting the change of buckling loads of columns made of viscoelastic materials under different loads. When a columnlike structural...
Using a Linearized Yield Surface in Dynamic Analysis
This paper describes an application of the finite element method to dynamic analysis of systems which exhibit material nonlinearity. A time history approach is used with a central difference...
A Comparison of Modeling Techniques for the Buckling of Stiffened Shells
Different techniques are used to compute the collapse loads of a family of stiffened shells. Large differences are observed between the various predictions. Detailed numerical studies...
Localized Collapse of Shells of Revolution
A local-global methodology is presented to treat the problems of localized collapse of shells of revolution. The strategy consists of employing two dimensional general shell elements in...
Methodology for Developing an Engineering Solution for Web Crippling
This paper describes the methodology used to develop an engineering solution for web crippling of aluminum trapezoidal sections. The development has two steps. The functional form for...
Computational Failure Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Plate Structures
The paper summarizes our recent effort in developing a suitable finite element code for the failure prediction of reinforced concrete structures. The basis of the development is a plasticity...
Analysis of Delamination Onset and Growth in Curved Laminates
This paper details an analysis to characterize delamination onset and growth from a matrix crack in a curved composite laminate. Finite element analysis was used to determine values of...
Analysis of a CMC Compact Tension Specimen
A cohesive force model is applied to study the stability of fiber failure in a ceramic matrix composite compact tension specimen. By controlling the length of the bridged crack results...
Design Considerations for Large-Scale Filament-Wound Composite Structures
An experimental investigation was conducted to quantify scaling effects in filament-wound composite structures. These preliminary results support the notion that an increase in thickness...
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