M.D. de Tullio¹, P. De Palma¹, G. Pascazio¹, M. Napolitano¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.3, No.3, pp. 151-156, 2007, DOI:10.3970/icces.2007.003.151

Abstract This paper provides a numerical method based on the immersed boundary approach for computing compressible viscous flows. The efficency of the method is enhanced by using a flexible local grid refinement technique which is obtained by coarsening a uniformly fine mesh far from high-gradient flow regions, such as boundary layers and shocks. More >

S.S. Chen¹, Y.H. Liu¹, Z.Z. Cen¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.3, No.3, pp. 145-150, 2007, DOI:10.3970/icces.2007.003.145

Abstract A solution procedure for lower bound limit analysis is presented making use of the element free Galerkin (EFG) method rather than of the traditional numerical methods such as finite element method and boundary element method. A reduced basis technique is adopted to solve the mathematical programming iteratively in a sequence of reduced self-equilibrium stress subspaces with very low dimensions. Numerical example in this paper shows that it is feasible and efficient to solve the problems of limit analysis by using the EFG method. More >

Yanan Liu¹, Yinghua liu¹, Zhangzhi Cen¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.3, No.3, pp. 139-144, 2007, DOI:10.3970/icces.2007.003.139

Abstract In this paper, a Daubechies(DB) wavelet-based meshless method is proposed to analyze 2-D elastoplasticity problems. Using DB wavelet scaling functions and wavelet functions as basis functions to approximate the unknown field functions, there is no need to construct the shape functions costly as done in FEM and conventional meshless methods. Incremental formulations are established for solution of 2-D elastoplasticity problems. In addition, the property of DB wavelet is used to make the method concise in formulations, flexible in applications and easy to realize. Due to the lack of Kroneker delta properties in scaling functions and wavelet functions, the penalty method… More >

Zhenhan Yao¹,Zhangfei Zhang¹, Xi Zhang¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.3, No.3, pp. 133-138, 2007, DOI:10.3970/icces.2007.003.133

Abstract The Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin (MLPG) Method is applied to solve large deformation problems of elasto-plastic materials. In order to avoid re-computation of the shape functions, the supports of MLS approximation functions cover the same sets of nodes during the deformation; fundamental variables are represented in spatial configuration, while the numerical quadrature is conducted in the material configuration; the derivation of shape function to spatial coordinate is pushed back to material coordinate by tensor transformation. For simulating both large strain and large rotation, the multiplicative hyperelasto-plastic constitutive model is adopted for path-dependent material. Numerical results indicate that the MLPG method can… More >

N. Mai-Duy¹, T. Tran-Cong¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.3, No.3, pp. 127-132, 2007, DOI:10.3970/icces.2007.003.127

Abstract This lecture presents an overview of the Integral Collocation formulation for numerically solving partial differential equations (PDEs). However, due to space limitation, the paper only describes the latest development, namely schemes based only on one-dimensional (1D) integrated interpolation even in multi-dimensional problems. The proposed technique is examined with Chebyshev polynomials and radial basis functions (RBFs). The latter can be used in both regular and irregular domains. For both basis functions, the accuracy and convergence rates of the new technique are better than those of the differential formulation. More >

Darrell W. Pepper¹, Xiuling Wang²

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.3, No.3, pp. 121-126, 2007, DOI:10.3970/icces.2007.003.121

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S.T. Jenq^1,2, Y.S. Chiu², Y.C. Ting²

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.9, No.4, pp. 263-264, 2009, DOI:10.3970/icces.2009.009.263

Abstract The purpose of this work is to study the transient hydroplaning behavior of inflated pneumatic 195/65R15 radial tires with various tread patterns and the tires were loaded with a quarter car weight. The tires were analyzed numerically to roll over a water film with a thickness of 5 mm, 10 mm and 15 mm on top of a flat-road pavement. Current tire structure contains the outer rubber tread and the inner advanced reinforcing composite layers. The Mooney-Rivlin constitutive law and the classical laminated theory (CLT) were used to describe the behavior of the large-deformable rubber tread material and reinforcing composite… More >

Tei-Chen Chen^1,2, Heng-Chieh Wang¹, Shu-Fan Wu¹, Yen-Hung Lin¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.9, No.4, pp. 247-262, 2009, DOI:10.3970/icces.2009.009.247

Abstract Mechanical properties of materials in the micro- and nano-meter scale have been successfully obtained by using the indentation technique. Up to now, large-scale atomistic models to simulate the experimental condition, however, still remain computationally demanding. In this article, a simple and accurate method is proposed to derive the intermolecular potential functions of coarse-grained molecular dynamics (CGMD) suitable for various single crystalline materials. This CGMD technique is then provided to simulate nano-indentation process to verify its accuracy and reliability. Simulation results evaluated by CGMD approach are obtained and compared to those predicted by MD. It is found that the results predicted… More >

En-Cheng Liu¹, Syh-Tsang Jenq^1,2, Shih-Wei Kung³, Chie Gau¹, Hsin-Luen Tsai⁴, Cheng-Ching Lee⁵, Yu-Der Chen⁵

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.9, No.4, pp. 245-246, 2009, DOI:10.3970/icces.2009.009.245

Abstract The purpose of the present work is to study the disc brake squeal problem for passenger cars in order to reduce the instable high frequency squeal modes. The ABAQUS/Standard implicit method was used to perform dynamic contact vibration analysis of the current disc brake finite element model. The disc brake system studied here contains the caliper, bracket, brake disc, and brake pad. Notice that brake pad in general contains both brake lining and brake shoe. The brake pad with a specific chamfer pattern and the brake disc with a series of cooling ribs for ventilation were numerically constructed in the… More >

P. Kolarkar¹, M. Mahendran, S. Gunalan

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.9, No.4, pp. 243-244, 2009, DOI:10.3970/icces.2009.009.243

Abstract Fire safety of light gauge cold-formed steel frame (LSF) stud wall systems is critical to the building design as their use has become increasingly popular in commercial, industrial and residential construction throughout Australia. These walls are made of a cold-formed steel frame lined with multiple plasterboards (up to 4 on each side) and are often used as load-bearing walls. Currently there is limited design information on LSF load bearing walls for use by Australian engineers and designers. Hence LSF wall manufacturers depend on full scale fire tests using the standard fire curve based on ISO834 and AS1530.4 to determine the… More >