S,erson L. Gonzaga de Oliveira¹, Jéssica Renata Nogueira¹, João Manuel R. S. Tavares²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.100, No.1, pp. 31-57, 2014, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2014.100.031

Abstract Triangulations and tetrahedrizations are important geometrical discretization procedures applied to several areas, such as the reconstruction of surfaces and data visualization. Delaunay and Voronoi tessellations are discretization structures of domains with desirable geometrical properties. In this work, a systematic review of algorithms with linear-time behaviour to generate 2D/3D Delaunay and/or Voronoi tessellations is presented. More >

Keunhan Park^a,∗, Zhuomin Zhang^b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.4, No.1, pp. 1-26, 2013, DOI:10.5098/hmt.v4.1.3001

Abstract This article reviews the recent advances in near-field radiative energy transfer, particularly in its fundamentals and applications. When the geometrical features of radiating objects or their separating distances fall into the sub-wavelength range, near-field phenomena such as photon tunneling and surface polaritons begin to play a key role in energy transfer. The resulting heat transfer rate can greatly exceed the blackbody radiation limit by several orders magnitude. This astonishing feature cannot be conveyed by the conventional theory of thermal radiation, generating strong demands in fundamental research that can address thermal radiation in the near field. More >

S.M.O. Tavares¹, S.M. Häusler², P.M. Baiz³, P.M.S.T. de Castro¹, P. Horst² , M.H. Aliabadi³

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.7, No.3, pp. 191-210, 2011, DOI:10.3970/sdhm.2011.007.191

Abstract This article is the second part of a two parts paper which presents, compares and discusses the different crack growth simulation models which were introduced for fatigue crack growth assessment during the DaToN project. In the first part, different simulation approaches were applied to determine a calibration of the stress intensity factors as a function of the crack length for a two stiffeners panel with a central crack. Due to the residual stress field promoted by the different manufacturing processes, its influence was included in the numerical models to determine the stress intensity factors. In… More >

S.M. Häusler¹, P.M. Baiz², S.M.O. Tavares³, A. Brot⁴, P. Horst¹, M.H. Aliabadi², P.M.S.T. de Castro³, Y. Peleg-Wolfin⁴

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.7, No.3, pp. 163-190, 2011, DOI:10.3970/sdhm.2011.007.163

Abstract This article represents the first part of a two-part article which presents, compares and discusses the different crack growth simulation models which were introduced for fatigue crack growth assessment during the DaToN project. The project was funded by the EC within the 6th framework program and was specifically devoted to investigate innovative manufacturing techniques for metallic structures with special focus on the effects of residual stresses on the fatigue crack growth and residual strength behaviour. Within this first part the different simulation approaches, including the residual stress modelling approaches will be introduced and stress intensity… More >

Yong-bin Park¹, Jin-Hwe Kweon¹, Jin-Ho Choi¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.12, No.2, pp. 39-40, 2009, DOI:10.3970/icces.2009.012.039

Abstract This paper addresses experimental results on the strength of single-lap composite bonded joints with different manufacturing methods and configurations. The joints were fabricated with 4 different methods; Co-curing with additional adhesive (CCA) and without additional adhesive (CCN) between composite adherends, Co-bonding (COB) and secondary bonding (SEB). Joints have 5 different overlap lengths(l), 3 different lay-up patterns and 4 different thicknesses(t), respectively. Width of the joints(w) is constant at 25.4 mm. A total of 389 single-lap specimens were tested in tension. In the test to examine the effect of manufacturing methods and overlap lengths, the joint… More >