Engineering Computations: Volume 38 Issue 3

Guest editorial

Francisco M. Andrade Pires, Chenfeng Li

A two-stage homogenization for modelling of elastic-plastic functionally graded composites

Witold Ogierman

The purpose of this study is to develop a homogenization approach that ensures both high accuracy and time-efficient solution for elastic-plastic functionally graded composites.

A novel forecast model based on CF-PSO-SVM approach for predicting the roll gap in acceleration and deceleration process

Yunjian Hu, Jie Sun, Wen Peng, Dianhua Zhang

In the cold rolling process, friction coefficient, oil film thickness and other factors vary dramatically with the change in the rolling speed, which seriously affects the strip…

Investigation and multi-scale optimization design of woven composite cut-out structures

Duc Hai Nguyen, Hu Wang, Fan Ye, Wei Hu

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mechanical properties’ behaviors of woven composite cut-out structures with specific parameters. Because of the complexity of…

A three-phase interpenetrating continua approach for wave and porous structure interaction

Liang Yang, Andrew Buchan, Dimitrios Pavlidis, Alan Jones, Paul Smith, Mikio Sakai, Christopher Pain

This paper aims to propose a three-phase interpenetrating continua model for the numerical simulation of water waves and porous structure interaction.

In-plane dynamic response of a hydraulic pipe subjected to random vibration

Wei Qu, Huailiang Zhang, Wei Li, Ling Peng, Wenqian Sun

To improve the transmission efficiency and reduce the damage to pipes in the hydraulic systems of tunnel boring machine subjected to random vibration, this paper aims to propose a…

Multi-scale, multi-physics challenges for future aircraft and hierarchical zonal modelling

Paul G. Tucker

The purpose of this paper is to outline the extensive multi-scale and multi-physics challenges when simulating future aircraft and offer strategies to help deal with some of these…

Atomic-scale simulation of hugoniot relations and energy dissipation of polyurea under high-speed shock

Kaili Yao, Dongyang Chu, Ting Li, Zhanli Liu, Bao-Hua Guo, Jun Xu, Zhuo Zhuang

The purpose of this paper is to calculate the Hugoniot relations of polyurea; also to investigate the atomic-scale energy change, the related chain conformation evolution and the…

Direct energy deposition metamodeling using a meshless method

Boussad Abbes, Tahar Anedaf, Fazilay Abbes, Yuming Li

Direct energy deposition (DED) is an additive manufacturing process that allows to produce metal parts with complex shapes. DED process depends on several parameters, including…

Multi-scale reliability-based design optimisation framework for fibre-reinforced composite laminates

Sadik Lafta Omairey, Peter Donald Dunning, Srinivas Sriramula

The purpose of this study is to enable performing reliability-based design optimisation (RBDO) for a composite component while accounting for several multi-scale uncertainties…

A global sensitivity analysis approach for multiple failure modes based on convex-probability hybrid uncertainty

Yidu Zhang, Yongshou Liu, Qing Guo

This paper aims to develop a method for evaluating the failure probability and global sensitivity of multiple failure modes based on convex-probability hybrid uncertainty.

Transfer relations: useful basis for computer-aided engineering of circular arch structures

Jiao-Long Zhang, Xian Liu, Yong Yuan, Herbert A. Mang, Bernhard L.A. Pichler

Transfer relations represent analytical solutions of the linear theory of circular arches, relating each one of the kinematic and static variables at an arbitrary cross-section to…

Numerical investigation of agglomeration phenomenon in fluidized beds by a combined CFD-DEM/PBM technique

Saeed Hasanpoor, Zahra Mansourpour, Navid Mostoufi

The purpose of this paper is to fundamentally develop a mathematical model for predicting the particle size distribution (PSD) in fluidized beds because their hydrodynamics depend…

Development of multiscale multiphysics-based modelling and simulations with the application to precision machining of aerofoil structures

Yizhi Shao, Oluwamayokun Bamidele Adetoro, Kai Cheng

This study aims to optimize the manufacturing process to improve the manufacturing quality, costs and delivering time with the help of multiscale multiphysics modelling and…

Scaling procedure for designing accidental gas release experiment

Alberto Moscatello, Anna Chiara Uggenti, Gaetano Iuso, Domenic D'Ambrosio, Gioacchino Cafiero, Raffaella Gerboni, Andrea Carpignano

The purpose of this paper is to present a procedure to design an experimental setup meant to validate an innovative approach for simulating, via computational fluid dynamics, a…

Fundamental parameters for a minimal mass design of prismatic tensegrity cylinder subjected to a compressive force

Angelo Vumiliya, Ani Luo, Heping Liu, Andrés González

This paper aims to propose a study on the static behavior of prismatic tensegrity structures and an innovative form for determining the effect of mechanical properties and…

Bayesian experimental design for CO2 sequestration with leakage risk assessment

Ben Mansour Dia

The author examine the sequestration of CO₂ in abandoned geological formations where leakages are permitted up to only a certain threshold to meet the international CO₂ emissions…

A new response surface method based on the adaptive bivariate cut-HDMR

Wenliang Fan, Wei Shen, Qingbin Zhang, Alfredo H.-S. Ang

The purpose of this study is to improve the efficiency and accuracy of response surface method (RSM), as well as its robustness.

Dynamical shakedown analysis of high-rise tower structure

Guichen Zhang, Hongtao Zhang, Heng Peng, Yinghua Liu

High-rise tower structures supported by side frame structure and viscous damper in chemical industry can produce plasticity under dynamic loads, such as wind and earthquake, which…