Engineering Computations: Volume 13 Issue 2/3/4
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International journal for computer-aided engineering and softwareTable of contents
Development of a new curved beam element with shear effect
Seok‐Soon Lee, Jeong Seo Koo, Jin Min ChoiTwo‐noded curved beam elements, CMLC and IMLC, are developed on the basis of Timoshenko’s beam theory and curvilinear co‐ordinates. These elements are developed by the separation…
Non‐linear finite element analysis of a reinforced concrete cooling tower shell
Takashi Hara, Shiro Kato, Hiroshi NakamuraReinforced concrete (R/C) hyperbolic cooling towers are the largest thin‐shell structures ever constructed. These towers stand more than 150m tall and have wall thicknesses of…
Alternative lower bounds analysis of elastic thin shells of revolution
Itaru Mutoh, Shiro Kato, Y. ChibaPresents an alternative lower bound to the elastic buckling collapse of thin shells of revolution, in comparison with results from geometrically non‐linear elastic analysis. The…
Optimization of geometrically non‐linear structures based on a multi‐point approximation method and adaptivity
A.A. Polynkine, F. Van Keulen, V.V. ToropovPresents an approach for optimal design of geometrically non‐linear structures, using adaptive mesh refinement (AMR). The optimization technique adopted is based on the…
Some experiences of shape‐forming process: experiments and numerical simulations
Shiro Yoshida, Shigefumi KiharaProposes the particle model as an improved finite element method for the analysis of metal forming, particularly highlighting the forging process. Analyses the forged material in…
Simplified three‐dimensional simulation of non‐isothermal filling in metal injection moulding by the finite element method
Ken‐ichiro Mori, Kozo Osakada, Shinji TakaokaThe non‐isothermal filling of a powder/binder mixture in metal injection moulding is simulated by the viscoplastic and the heat conduction finite element methods. Proposes a…
Finite elastoplastic deformation of membrane shells
Adnan IbrahimbegovićUnder restriction of an isotropic elastic response of deformed lattice, develops a covariant theory of finite elastoplasticity in principal axes of a pair of deformation tensors…
Finite element modelling of the stamping of anisotropic sheet metals
M.L. Boubakar, L. Boulmane, J.C. GelinAddresses the computational aspects involved in the numerical simulation of sheet stamping processes. Focuses on some numerical aspects of the intrinsic complexity of these…
Solution of quasi‐static, force‐driven problems by means of a dynamic‐explicit approach and an adaptive loading procedure
Kjell Mattiasson, Lars Bernspång, Alf SamuelssonArgues that the dynamic‐explicit approach has in recent years been successfully applied to the solution of various quasi‐static, elastic‐plastic problems, especially in the metal…
Inverse problems in finite element simulation of metal forming processes
Jean‐Loup Chenot, E. Massoni, JL. FourmentFocuses on the inverse problems arising from the simulation of forming processes. Considers two sets of problems: parameter identification and shape optimization. Both are solved…
Vibration analysis of curved panels with variable thickness
Mitao Ohga, Hideki Takao, Tsunemi ShigematsuPresents the natural frequencies and vibration mode shapes of curved panels with variable thickness by using the transfer matrix method. The transfer matrix is derived from the…
A B‐spline finite element for the dynamic analysis of sandwich shells of revolution
Ayech Benjeddou, Mohamed Ali HamdiPresents a new B‐spline finite element for the dynamic analysis of unsymmetrical sandwich shells of revolution. The formulation takes account of the membrane and bending effects…
Layout optimization of doubly‐curved laminated composite shells of revolution
Aleksander MucPresents a finite element formulation of the layout optimization and design sensitivity applied to doubly‐curved shells of revolution. The objectives of the optimization are to…
Static‐explicit elastic plastic finite element simulation and virtual manufacturing of sheet metal forming
Eiji NakamachiDescribes the development of a static‐explicit type finite‐element formulation based on non‐linear elastic plastic shells, non‐linear contact friction and Barlat anisotropic…
Elastic/crystalline‐viscoplastic finite element analysis of dynamic deformation of sheet metal
Eiji Nakamachi, Xianghuai DongDescribes the development of a dynamic‐explicit type finite‐element formulation based on elastic/crystalline‐viscoplastic theory to predict the dynamic forming limits of sheet…
Dynamic‐explicit elastic plastic finite‐element simulation of hemispherical punch‐drawing of sheet metal
Eiji Nakamachi, Tongru HuoDescribes the development of a dynamic‐explicit finite‐element simulation code based on anisotropic elastic‐plastic theory and non‐linear contact friction theory. Points out that…
Simulation model for hot and cold forging by mixed methods including adaptive mesh refinement
J. César de Sá, Luisa Costa Sousa, Maria Luisa MadureiraUses a rigid viscoplastic formulation to simulate hot and cold forging processes. The finite element solution uses mixed methods in which the independent variables can be…
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- Prof. Chenfeng Li