Engineering Computations: Volume 12 Issue 7

Automated structural design based on knowledge engineering and fuzzy control

S. Yoshimura, Y. Mochizuki, G. Yagawa

This paper describes an automated design system for nuclear structuralcomponents under complicated loading conditions. As a basic strategy ofdesigning structures considering…

Dynamic stability of a moving column subject to axial acceleration and force perturbations

H.P. Lee

The equation of motion of a free‐free moving column with aprescribed axial acceleration is formulated based on Hamilton’s principle andthe assumed mode method. The slender column…

Modelling of damaged RC beams strengthened by fibre composite plates

Y.N. Ziraba, M.H. Baluch, A.M. Sharif, G.J. Al—Sulaimani, A.K. Azad, I.A. Basunbul

This paper presents a finite element model for analysis of damaged RCbeams strengthened or repaired by externally bonding glass fibre reinforcedplastics (GFRP) on the tension side…

Numerical modelling and simulation of frictional contact using a generalised coulomb law

Andreas Heege, Pierre Alart, Eugenio Oñate

A consistent formulation for unilateral contact problems includingfrictional work hardening or softening is proposed. The approach is based onan augmented Lagrangian approach…

Two—grid method for regularized frictional elastostatics problems

F. Lebon

This paper is the description of a new two‐grid algorithm tosolve frictional contact problems. A regularized formulation is introducedand the discretized problem is solved using…

Elastic—plastic analysis of crack propagation with branching

K.S. Kim

A numerical procedure is described for the elastic—plastic finiteelement analysis of crack propagation with branching. Constraint equationsare used to model crack closing and…