S. M. Beden¹, S. Abdullah¹, A. K. Ariffin¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.10, No.2, pp. 41-50, 2009, DOI:10.3970/icces.2009.010.041

Abstract Fatigue crack growth as consequence of service loads depends on many different contributing factors. This paper describes the fatigue crack growth behavior of metallic materials under cyclic loading towards standardizing the fatigue crack studies on metallic materials. For the simulation purpose, three points bend (TPB) with span to width ratio 8:1 and compact tension (CT) specimens geometry were used. There are many factors affecting the fatigue crack growth in structures, such as fatigue crack growth model, stress ratio, aspect ratio and type of geometry. The behavior of such cases is shown using different fatigue crack models (Paris, Forman and Austen).… More >

G.M. Kulikov¹, S.V. Plotnikova¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.10, No.1, pp. 25-26, 2009, DOI:10.3970/icces.2009.010.025

Abstract This paper presents the robust non-linear geometrically exact four-node solid-shell elements based on the first-order seven-parameter equivalent single-layer theory, which permits us to utilize the 3D constitutive equations. The term "geometrically exact" reflects the fact that geometry of the reference surface is described by analytically given functions and displacement vectors are resolved in the reference surface frame. As fundamental shell unknowns six displacements of the outer surfaces and a transverse displacement of the midsurface are chosen. Such choice of displacements gives the possibility to derive strain-displacement relationships, which are invariant under arbitrarily large rigid-body shell motions in a convected curvilinear… More >

Wei Xia^1,2,*, Kun Wang¹, Haitao Yang¹, Shengping Shen¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.21, No.2, pp. 27-27, 2019, DOI:10.32604/icces.2019.05197

Abstract Panel flutter arises from the aeroelastic instability of the skin structures on the high-speed vehicles, usually in supersonic regime and combined with thermal environment. Unlike the catastrophic flutter of the wings, panel flutter tends to be treated as non-catastrophic one. The nonlinear panel flutter response is of great interest to find the fatigue loading spectra. Present work introduces an aeroelastic model for a thermal isolating panel made from functionally graded materials (FGMs). The Mindlin plate theory is employed to establish the structural equations, the first-order piston theory is adopted for the supersonic aerodynamic loads, and the von-Karman strain-displacement relation is… More >

Qianxin Wang^1,*, Allison Kealy², Shengjie Zhai³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.119, No.2, pp. 245-247, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2019.06589

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Yaqiang Gong^1,2, Guangli Guo^1,2,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.119, No.2, pp. 395-408, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2019.03686

Abstract Although big data are widely used in various fields, its application is still rare in the study of mining subsidence prediction (MSP) caused by underground mining. Traditional research in MSP has the problem of oversimplifying geological mining conditions, ignoring the fluctuation of rock layers with space. In the context of geospatial big data, a data-intensive FLAC^3D (Fast Lagrangian Analysis of a Continua in 3 Dimensions) model is proposed in this paper based on borehole logs. In the modeling process, we developed a method to handle geospatial big data and were able to make full use of borehole logs. The effectiveness… More >

C. K. Au¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.8, No.1, pp. 1-14, 2005, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2005.008.001

Abstract Solving the Eikonal equation is popular due to its potential applications in various areas. Numerical method is the most common approach to solve the equation. This paper presents a geometric approach to solve the equation. Each point in a two dimensional domain with a given velocity field is characterized by the least time from the source. The path of least time is obtained by the Euler equations characterizing the extrema of the variation problem. A geometric representation of the space time function for the source is constructed. The solution to the eikonal equation is obtained based on space time geometry. More >

C. K. Au¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.6, No.5, pp. 409-420, 2004, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2004.006.409

Abstract Tracking the flow fronts arising from a primary source in a bounded space with obstacles is a problem which often requires intensive computation. As the flow propagates through the obstacles, the flow pattern is complicated. This phenomenon is mainly due to the existence of the secondary sources which can be identified in the flow field by visibility. Comparing the flow fronts propagation and the wave equation reveals that the complexity is caused by the propagation phenomena: reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference. This paper investigates a geometric technique to combine these phenomena for computing flow fronts. More >

Liu Yang¹, Jie Han, M. P. Anantram, Richard L. Jaffe

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.3, No.5, pp. 675-686, 2002, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2002.003.675

Abstract Bonding geometry and bandgap of carbon nantotubes under uniaxial and torsional deformation are studied computationally for nanotubes of various chiralities and diameters. Bonding geometries are obtained with Tersoff-Brenner potential from molecular mechanics simulations. Bandgaps as function of strain are calculated from the molecular mechanics structures using one (p) and four (2s and 2p_x, 2p_y, 2p_z) orbital tight-binding models. For small strains, the bandgap results are qualitatively consistent with those predicted by the one orbital analytical model. Response of the electronic properties of nanotubes to large strains is characterized by a change in sign of d(bandgap)/d(strain). These originate from either quantum… More >

Fengchang Xue^{1, 2, *}

Journal of Quantum Computing, Vol.1, No.1, pp. 9-20, 2019, DOI:10.32604/jqc.2019.05954

Abstract In spatial analysis, two problems of the scale effect and the spatial dependence have been plagued scholars, the first law of geography presented to solve the spatial dependence has played a good role in the guidelines, forming the Geographical Weighted Regression (GWR). Based on classic statistical techniques, GWR model has ascertain significance in solving spatial dependence and spatial non-uniform problems, but it has no impact on the integration of the scale effect. It does not consider the interaction between the various factors of the sampling scale observations and the numerous factors of possible scale effects, so there is a loss… More >

Angran Li¹, Xiaoqi Chai², Ge Yang^2,3, Yongjie Jessica Zhang^1,2,*

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.16, No.2, pp. 123-140, 2019, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2019.06479

Abstract Neurons exhibit remarkably complex geometry in their neurite networks. So far, how materials are transported in the complex geometry for survival and function of neurons remains an unanswered question. Answering this question is fundamental to understanding the physiology and disease of neurons. Here, we have developed an isogeometric analysis (IGA) based platform for material transport simulation in neurite networks. We modeled the transport process by reaction-diffusion-transport equations and represented geometry of the networks using truncated hierarchical tricubic B-splines (THB-spline3D). We solved the Navier-Stokes equations to obtain the velocity field of material transport in the networks. We then solved the transport… More >