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    Friction and Wear Modelling in Fiber-Reinforced Composites

    L. Rodríguez-Tembleque1, M.H. Aliabadi2
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.102, No.3, pp. 183-210, 2014, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2014.102.183
    Abstract This work presents new contact constitutive laws for friction and wear modelling in fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP). These laws are incorporated to a numerical methodology which allows us to solve the contact problem taking into account the anisotropic tribological properties on the interfaces. This formulation uses the Boundary Element Method for computing the elastic influence coefficients. Furthermore, the formulation considers micromechanical models for FRP that also makes it possible to take into account the fiber orientation relative to the sliding direction, the fiber volume fraction, the aspect ratio of fibers, or the fiber arrangement. The proposed contact and wear laws, as… More >

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    Solving Embedded Crack Problems Using the Numerical Green’s Function and a meshless Coupling Procedure: Improved Numerical Integration

    E.F. Fontes Jr1, J.A.F. Santiago1, J.C.F. Telles1
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.102, No.3, pp. 211-228, 2014, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2014.102.211
    Abstract An iterative coupling procedure using different meshless methods is presented to solve linear elastic fracture mechanic (LEFM) problems. The domain of the problem is decomposed into two sub-domains, where each one is addressed using an appropriate meshless method. The method of fundamental solutions (MFS) based on the numerical Green’s function (NGF) procedure to generate the fundamental solution has been chosen for modeling embedded cracks in the elastic medium and the meshless local Petrov-Galerkin (MLPG) method has been chosen for modeling the remaining sub-domain. Each meshless method runs independently, coupled with an iterative update of interface variables to achieve the final… More >

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    A Boundary Element - Response Matrix Method for 3D Neutron Diffusion and Transport Problems

    V. Giusti 1, B. Montagnini 1
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.102, No.3, pp. 229-255, 2014, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2014.102.229
    Abstract An application of a 3D Boundary Element Method (BEM), coupled with the Response Matrix (RM) technique, to solve the neutron diffusion and transport equations for multi-region domains is presented. The discussion is here limited to steady state problems, in which the neutrons have a wide energy spectrum, which leads to systems of several diffusion or transport equations. Moreover, the number of regions with different physical constants can be very large. The boundary integral equations concerning each region are solved via a polynomial moment expansion and, taking advantage of suitable recurrence formulas, the multi-fold integrals there involved are reduced to single… More >

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