Engineering Computations: Volume 23 Issue 4

A methodology for the shape optimization of flexible wings

M. Vázquez, A. Dervieux, B. Koobus

To propose an integrated algorithm for aerodynamic shape optimization of aircraft wings under the effect of aeroelastic deformations at supersonic regime.

Order adaptive integration rule with equivalently weighted internal nodes

Minvydas Ragulskis, Liutauras Ragulskis

To develop order adaptive integration rule without limitation requiring that the number of equally spaced nodes must be a divisible numeral. Such integration technique could be of…

Masonry compression: a numerical investigation at the meso‐level

J. Pina‐Henriques, Paulo B. Lourenço

To contribute for a reliable estimation of the compressive strength of unreinforced masonry from the properties of the constituents (units and mortar).

Finite element solution of transient heat conduction using iterative solvers

Mile R. Vujičić

To provide an analysis of transient heat conduction, which is solved using different iterative solvers for graduate and postgraduate students (researchers) which can help them…

Homogenization and inverse homogenization for 3D composites of complex architecture

Grant Steven

To describe the mathematics, mechanics and computer code that are involved in deriving the mechanical properties of a 3D composite material with a complicated internal…

The bio‐heat transfer equation and its applications in hyperthermia treatments

Murat Tunç, Ünal Çamdali, Cem Parmaksizoğlu, Sermet Çikrikçi

Cancer is the foremost disease that causes death. The objective of hyperthermia in cancer therapy is to raise the temperature of cancerous tissue above a therapeutic value while…

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