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    Prediction of the behavior of RC Beams Strengthened with FRP Plates

    Ricardo Perera1

    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.1, No.2, pp. 153-172, 2004, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2004.001.153

    Abstract Epoxy-bonding a composite plate to the tension face is an effective technique to repair reinforced concrete beams since it increases their strength and rigidity. In this paper, the structural behavior of reinforced concrete beams with fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) plates is studied numerically. For it, a numerical damage model is used in order to predict their strength, stiffness and failure modes observed in experimental tests taking into account the influence of different variables such as the amount of steel reinforcement, the type and amount of external reinforcement, the plate length, etc. The consideration of concrete More >

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    An Assumed Strain Triangular Solid Element for Efficient Analysis of Plates and Shells with Finite Rotation

    J. H. Kim1, Y. H. Kim 1, S. W. Lee2

    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.1, No.2, pp. 141-152, 2004, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2004.001.141

    Abstract A simple triangular solid shell element formulation is developed for efficient analysis of plates and shells undergoing finite rotations. The kinematics of the present solid shell element formulation is purely vectorial with only three translational degrees of freedom per node. Accordingly, the kinematics of deformation is free of the limitation of small angle increments, and thus the formulation allows large load increments in the analysis of finite rotation. An assumed strain field is carefully selected to alleviate the locking effect without triggering undesirable spurious kinematic modes. In addition, the curved surface of shell structures is More >

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    ARTICLE

    A Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin (MLPG) Approach for 3-Dimensional Elasto-dynamics

    Z. D. Han1, S. N. Atluri2

    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.1, No.2, pp. 129-140, 2004, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2004.001.129

    Abstract A Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin (MLPG) method has been developed for solving 3D elasto-dynamic problems. It is derived from the local weak form of the equilibrium equations by using the general MLPG concept. By incorporating the moving least squares (MLS) approximations for trial and test functions, the local weak form is discretized, and is integrated over the local sub-domain for the transient structural analysis. The present numerical technique imposes a correction to the accelerations, to enforce the kinematic boundary conditions in the MLS approximation, while using an explicit time-integration algorithm. Numerical examples for solving the transient More >

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    ARTICLE

    Radial Basis Function and Genetic Algorithms for Parameter Identification to Some Groundwater Flow Problems

    B. Amaziane1, A. Naji2, D. Ouazar3

    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.1, No.2, pp. 117-128, 2004, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2004.001.117

    Abstract In this paper, a meshless method based on Radial Basis Functions (RBF) is coupled with genetic algorithms for parameter identification to some selected groundwater flow applications. The treated examples are generated by the diffusion equation with some specific boundary conditions describing the groundwater fluctuation in a leaky confined aquifer system near open tidal water. To select the best radial function interpolation and show the powerful of the method in comparison to domain based discretization methods, Multiquadric (MQ), Thin-Plate Spline (TPS) and Conical type functions are investigated and compared to finite difference results or analytical one. More >

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    Dielectric Breakdown Model For An Electrically Impermeable Crack In A Piezoelectric Material

    Tong-Yi Zhang1

    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.1, No.1, pp. 107-116, 2004, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2004.001.107

    Abstract The present work presents a strip Dielectric Breakdown (DB) model for an electrically impermeable crack in a piezoelectric material. In the DB model, the dielectric breakdown region is assumed to be a strip along the crack's front line. Along the DB strip, the electric field strength is equal to the dielectric breakdown strength. The DB model is exactly in analogy with the mechanical Dugdale model. Two energy release rates emerge from the analysis. An applied energy release rate appears when evaluating J-integral along a contour surrounding both the dielectric breakdown strip and the crack tip, whereas More >

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    ARTICLE

    Elasto-plastic Analysis of Two-dimensional Orthotropic Bodies with the Boundary Element Method

    X.S. Sun1, L.X. Huang1, Y.H. Liu1, Z.Z. Cen1,2

    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.1, No.1, pp. 91-106, 2004, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2004.001.091

    Abstract The Boundary Element Method (BEM) is introduced to analyze the elasto-plastic problems of 2-D orthotropic bodies. With the help of known boundary integral equations and fundamental solutions, a numerical scheme for elasto-plastic analysis of 2-D orthotropic problems with the BEM is developed. The Hill orthotropic yield criterion is adopted in the plastic analysis. The initial stress method and tangent predictor-radial return algorithm are used to determine the stress state in solving the nonlinear equation with the incremental iteration method. Finally, numerical examples show that the BEM is effective and reliable in analyzing elasto-plastic problems of More >

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    REVIEW

    Computational Nano-mechanics and Multi-scale Simulation

    gping Shen1, S. N. Atluri1

    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.1, No.1, pp. 59-90, 2004, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2004.001.059

    Abstract This article provides a review of the computational nanomechanics, from the ab initio methods to classical molecular dynamics simulations, and multi- temporal and spatial scale simulations. The recent improvements and developments are briefly discussed. Their applications in nanomechanics and nanotubes are also summarized. More >

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    The Effect of the Reynolds Number on Lateral Migration of Nonneutrally-Buoyant Spherical Particles in Poiseuille Flow

    S.-C. Hsiao1, M.S. Ingber2

    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.1, No.1, pp. 51-58, 2004, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2004.001.051

    Abstract The lateral migration of nonneutrally-buoyant spherical particles in Poiseuille flow is investigated numerically using the boundary element method. In particular, the steady, Navier-Stokes equations are solved using a classical domain integration method treating the nonlinear terms as pseudo-body forces. The numerical results for the lateral migration velocity are compared with experimental data. The numerical results indicate that the lateral migration velocity does not scale linearly with the Reynolds number. The methodology is extended to include non-Newtonian power-law fluids. The migration velocity is significantly affected for particles suspended in this class of fluids and can actually More >

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    Transient Response in Cross-Ply Laminated Cylinders and Its Application to Reconstruction of Elastic Constants

    X. Han1,2,3, G. R. Liu1,2, G. Y. Li 1

    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.1, No.1, pp. 39-50, 2004, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2004.001.039

    Abstract An efficient hybrid numerical method is presented for investigating transient response of cross-ply laminated axisymmetric cylinders subjected to an impact load. In this hybrid numerical method, the laminated cylinder is divided into layered cylindrical elements in the thickness direction. The Hamilton principle is used to develop governing equations of the structure. The displacement response is determined by employing the Fourier transformations and the modal analysis. Numerical examples for analyzing transient waves have been provided in axisymmetric laminated cylindrical structures, both for thin cylindrical shells and thick cylinders.
    A computational inverse technique is also presented for More >

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    Trefftz Methods for Time Dependent Partial Differential Equations

    Hokwon A. Cho1, M. A. Golberg2, A. S. Muleshkov1, Xin Li1

    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.1, No.1, pp. 1-38, 2004, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2004.001.001

    Abstract In this paper we present a mesh-free approach to numerically solving a class of second order time dependent partial differential equations which include equations of parabolic, hyperbolic and parabolic-hyperbolic types. For numerical purposes, a variety of transformations is used to convert these equations to standard reaction-diffusion and wave equation forms. To solve initial boundary value problems for these equations, the time dependence is removed by either the Laplace or the Laguerre transform or time differencing, which converts the problem into one of solving a sequence of boundary value problems for inhomogeneous modified Helmholtz equations. These… More >

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