M. X. Xie¹, H. L. Chen¹, J. H. Wu¹, F. G. Sun¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.61, No.1, pp. 1-22, 2010, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2010.061.001

Abstract Energy finite element method (EFEM) is a new method to solve high-frequency structural-acoustic coupling problems, but its use has been limited to solving simple structures such as rods, beams, plates and combined structures. In this paper, the high-frequency structural-acoustic coupling characteristics of an aircraft cabin are simulated by regarding the shell as a number of flat shell elements connected with a certain angle in EFEM. Two tests validated the method employed in this paper. First, the structural response analysis of a cylinder was calculated in two ways: dividing the shell by axis-symmetric shells after deriving… More >

A. Frangi¹, M. Bonnet²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.58, No.3, pp. 271-296, 2010, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2010.058.271

Abstract This paper presents an empirical study of the accuracy of multipole expansions of Helmholtz-like kernels with complex wavenumbers of the form k = (α + iβ)ϑ, with α = 0,±1 and β > 0, which, the paucity of available studies notwithstanding, arise for a wealth of different physical problems. It is suggested that a simple point-wise error indicator can provide an a-priori indication on the number N of terms to be employed in the Gegenbauer addition formula in order to achieve a prescribed accuracy when integrating single layer potentials over surfaces. For β ≥ 1 it More >

L. Távara¹, V. Manticˇ ¹, E. Graciani¹, J. Cañas¹, F. París¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.58, No.3, pp. 247-270, 2010, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2010.058.247

Abstract The problem of a crack in a thin adhesive layer is considered. The adherents may have orthotropic elastic behavior which allows composite laminates to be modeled. In the present work a linear elastic-brittle constitutive law of the thin adhesive layer, called weak interface model, is adopted, allowing an easy modeling of crack propagation along it. In this law, the normal and tangential stresses across the undamaged interface are proportional to the relative normal and tangential displacements, respectively. Interface crack propagation is modeled by successive breaking of the springs used to discretize the weak interface. An… More >

Y.C. Chen¹, Chyanbin Hwu²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.57, No.1, pp. 31-50, 2010, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2010.057.031

Abstract The Green's function for anisotropic bimaterials has been investigated around three decades ago. Since the mathematical formulation of piezoelectric elasticity can be organized into the same form as that of anisotropic elasticity by just expanding the dimension of the corresponding matrix to include the piezoelectric effects, the extension of the Green's function to piezoelectric bimaterials can be obtained immediately through the associated anisotropic bimaterials. In this paper, the Green's function for the bimaterials bonded together with one anisotropic material and one piezoelectric material is derived by applying Stroh's complex variable formalism with the aid of… More >

Ying Liu¹, Yufeng Nie², Weiwei Zhang², Lei Wang²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.55, No.1, pp. 89-110, 2010, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2010.055.089

Abstract In the light of the ideas and treatment technologies about molecular dynamics simulation and bubble meshing, a new approach of node placement for the meshless method called node placement method by bubble simulation (NPBS method), is proposed. Nodes are seen as the centers of the bubbles which can be moved by their interacting forces. Through dynamic simulation, bubbles are placed into a near-optimal configuration, and the centers of bubbles will form a good-quality node distribution in the domain. This process doesn't need updating the mesh connection constantly, i.e., is totally meshfree. Some example results show… More >

ShadiaJ. Ikhmayies¹, Naseem M. Abu El-Haija¹, Riyad N. Ahmad-Bitar¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.6, No.2, pp. 165-178, 2010, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2010.006.165

Abstract Undoped polycrystalline ZnO thin films were produced on glass substrates at a substrate temperature Ts= 450 C by the spray pyrolysis (SP) technique. The films were characterized by analyzing their I-V curves, transmittance, X-ray diffractograms (XRD) and their scanning electron microscope (SEM) images. The I-V plots are all linear and the resistivity was found to be about 200W.cm. The transmittance in the visible and near infrared regions is as high as 85% which is suitable for solar cell applications. The absorption coefficient which is deduced from the transmittance measurements is continuously increasing with the photon's… More >

Veturia Chiroiu¹, Ligia Munteanu² and Antonio S. Gliozzi³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.19, No.1, pp. 1-16, 2010, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2010.019.001

Abstract This paper develops a mechanical model for multifunctional reinforced carbon nanotube (CNT) beams. The model is obtained by introducing the couple stresses into the constitutive equations of linear viscoelastic theory. The material functions are determined using the homogenization method. More >

I. Benedetti¹, A. Milazzo¹, M.H. Aliabadi²

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.5, No.3, pp. 251-274, 2009, DOI:10.3970/sdhm.2009.005.251

Abstract In this work a three-dimensional BEM model is used for the analysis of structures with cracks and surface bonded piezoelectric PZT patches used as strain sensors. The cracked structure is modelled by the dual boundary element method, which allows for accurate and reliable crack analysis, while the piezoelectric patch is analyzed by a finite element state-space approach, that embodies both the full electro-mechanical coupling and the suitable sensor's boundary conditions. The model is used to investigate the strain-transfer mechanism from an host elastic structure to the piezoelectric layer, taking into account the effect of the More >

Nucu Antohi¹, Eugen Merticaru², Emil Budescu²

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.12, No.4, pp. 145-146, 2009, DOI:10.3970/icces.2009.012.145

Abstract In the theory of coaching an important role belongs to the factorial management. The art of planning, controlling and evaluating the main factors (physical, technical, tactical, psychological and theoretical) gives to the coach the real value of his work. The individualization of these factors turn the process of coaching into a complex activity which in nowadays has teamwork finality: to achieve the performance. At the same time, the manager of the whole process of coaching has the whole responsibility of the task.
All the sports have specialists who make decisions to improve the process of coaching,… More >

Bohou Xu¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.11, No.4, pp. 97-98, 2009, DOI:10.3970/icces.2009.011.097

Abstract Stochastic resonance is a mechanical concept and may be used to image processing. This paper aims to develop an elementary theory of two-dimensional parameter-induced stochastic resonance (PSR) in order to contribute a new approach to nonlinear image processing. For tackling applications of stochastic resonance (SR) in image processing where adding noise may not be an easy task, we propose to generalize the concept of parameter-induced stochastic resonance from the one-dimensional case to the two-dimensional case. Specially, a novel two-dimensional system which demonstrates the feature of parameter-induced stochastic resonance is proposed for nonlinear image processing. An… More >