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Cheng-Hung Huang1, Chi-An Chen1
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.36, No.1, pp. 1-22, 2008, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2008.036.001
Abstract A three-dimensional shape identification problem (or inverse geometry problem) in estimating the unknown irregular shape of internal cavity by using the steepest descent method (SDM) and a general purpose commercial code CFD-RC is examined in this study based on the simulated measured temperature distributions on the outer surface by infrared thermography. The advantage of calling CFD-RC as a subroutine in the present shape identification problem lies in its characteristics of easily-handling the problem considered here since the auto mesh function of CFD-RC enables the handling of this moving boundary problem. \newline Three test cases are performed to test the validity… More >
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A. Alaimo1, A. Milazzo2, C. Orlando3
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.36, No.1, pp. 23-42, 2008, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2008.036.023
Abstract In this paper a Hierarchical approach for the analysis of advanced aerospace structures is presented. The proposed Global/Local model uses two kind of numerical methods. The first step of the Hierarchical procedure is performed by the Finite Element code Patran/Nastran\texttrademark , using a coarse mesh to study the global structure, then the local region is analyzed by using a Boundary Element code based on the multidomain anisotropic technique. This code accurately predicts stress concentrations at crack tips with a reduction of the modeling efforts and of the computational time. The Global/Local interface code implemented allows an intuitive extraction of the… More >
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Giorgio Pini1, Annamaria Mazzia1, Flavio Sartoretto2,
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.36, No.1, pp. 43-64, 2008, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2008.036.043
Abstract Meshless methods have been explored in many 2D problems and they have been shown to be as accurate as Finite Element Methods (FEM). Compared to the extensive literature on 2D applications, papers on solving 3D problems by meshless methods are surprisingly few. Indeed, a main drawback of these methods is the requirement for accurate cubature rules. This paper focuses on the so called Meshless Local Petrov Galerkin (MLPG) methods. We show that accurate solutions of 3D potential problems can be attained, provided suitable cubature rules are identified, sparse data structures are efficiently stored, and strategies are devised in order to… More >
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H. Nguyen-Van1, N.Mai-Duy1, T. Tran-Cong1
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.36, No.1, pp. 65-96, 2008, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2008.036.065
Abstract A novel node-based smoothing element for triangular and quadrilateral meshes is presented for static analysis of planar piezoelectric structures. In contrast to the smoothed finite element formulation that was based on sub-cells within an original quadrilateral element, this new method transforms a general original finite element mesh into a mesh of new smoothing cells individually associated with a single node which is termed as node-based elements. The displacement fields of the element are approximated by the linear interpolation functions of the original mesh while the approximations of mechanical strains and electric potential fields are normalized using the stabilized conforming nodal… More >
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