Engineering Computations: Volume 26 Issue 4

An element‐free Galerkin method for metal forming simulations

Rodrigo Rossi, Marcelo Krajnc Alves, Hazim Ali Al‐Qureshi

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the application of the element‐free Galerkin (EFG) method to the simulation of metal forming processes and to propose a strategy to…

Heuristic design procedure for structures with displacement‐dependent damping devices

Wenshen Pong, Zu‐Hsu Lee, Chong‐Shein Tsai, Bo‐Jen Chen

The use of supplemental damping to dissipate energy is one of the most economical and effective ways to mitigate the effects of earthquake on structures. For practicing engineers…

The pressure angle effects of spur gears on stress concentration factor

Fuad M. Khoshnaw, Namam M. Ahmed

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of pressure angle, and module of spur gear teeth on stress concentration factor, using photoelasticity method, and numerical…

A study on flow characteristics of electrorheological fluid in a damper model

Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Xin‐Rong Zhang, Daisuke Inoue

The purpose of this paper is to investigate flow behavior of electrorheological (ER) fluid in a closed piston–cylinder system.

Modeling creep in a rotating disc with linear and quadratic composition gradients

V.K. Gupta, Vijay Kumar, S. Ray

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of imposing linear and quadratic composition gradients on the steady state creep behavior of a rotating functionally graded…

Comparative analysis on a redundant repairable system with different configurations

Hsin‐I Huang, Jau‐Chuan Ke

The purpose of this paper is to examine the cost/benefit (C/B) analysis of four configurations for a repairable system with two primary components/units and one standby.

Natural neighbor Galerkin method for deflection analysis of inflatable structures

Narges Dialami, Farhang Daneshmand

The purpose of this paper is to extend the application of natural neighbor Galerkin Method (NNGM) to deflection analysis of inflatable structures such as new and modern textile…