Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures: Volume 4 Issue 4

Application of Topology, Size and Shape Optimization Methods in Polymer Metal Hybrid Structural Lightweight Engineering

M. Grujicic, G. Arakere, P. Pisu, B. Ayalew, Norbert Seyr, Marc Erdmann, Jochen Holzleitner

Application of the engineering design optimization methods and tools to the design of automotive body‐in‐white (BIW) structural components made of polymer metal hybrid (PMH…

Aspects of Impact of Planar Deformable Bodies as Linear Complementarity Problems

S. Ebrahimi, P. Eberhard

This paper extends the linear complementarity problem formulation of [7] and [8] for normal impact of planar deformable bodies in multibody systems. In the kinematics of impact we…

Modeling of Machining Parameters to Predict Surface Roughness in Machining Al/SiC Particulate Composites by Carbide Insert

K. Palanikumar, R. Karthikeyan

Aluminium silicon carbide reinforced metal matrix composite (Al/SiC‐MMC) materials are rapidly replacing conventional materials in various automotive, aerospace and other…

Subject‐Specific Finite Element Simulation of Bone Grafting Procedure for Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head

Zhi‐Qiang Lian, Yuan‐Xian Gu, Hong‐Wu Zhang

Based on the unilateral CT images of a patient in stage III for osteonecrosis of the femoral head, three subject‐specific three‐dimensional finite element models of proximal femur…

Circular Crested Lamb Waves in a Fluid Saturated Incompreesible Porous Plate

Rajneesh Kumar, B.S. Hundal

The propagation of circular crested waves in a fluid saturated incompressible porous plate is analyzed. The frequency equations, for symmetric and anti‐symmetric waves, connecting…

Aerodynamic Optimization Based on Approximation Method for Turbine Blade

GAO Hangshan, HAN Yongzhi, ZHANG Juan, YUE Zhufeng

Based on aerodynamic analysis, an optimization method for the profiles of turbine blade is studied in this paper. This method is capable of addressing multiple objectives and…

Stick Slip Motion in Grain Grain Friction in a Humid Atmosphere

O. Pozo, B. Soulestin, N. Olivi‐Tran

We set up an original apparatus to measure the grain grain friction stress inside a granular medium composed of sodo‐silicate‐glass beads surrounded by a water vapor atmosphere.We…