Engineering Computations: Volume 27 Issue 4

Analytical trial function method for development of new 8‐node plane element based on the variational principle containing Airy stress function

Xiang‐Rong Fu, Song Cen, C.F. Li, Xiao‐Ming Chen

Purpose − The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel and simple strategy for construction of hybrid‐“stress function” plane element. Design/methodology/approach − First, a…

Applying of genetic algorithm for optimizing methane combustion reactions

Vahid Labbaf Khaniki, Nasser Seraj Mehdizadeh

The aim of this paper is to find the optimal values of the reaction rates coefficients for the combustion of a methane/air mixture for a given reduced reaction mechanism which has…

Suboptimal cycle bases of graphs using ant colony system algorithm

A. Kaveh, M. Daei

Cycle bases of graphs have many applications in science and engineering. For an efficient force method of structural analysis, a special cycle basis corresponding to sparse cycle…

Computational kinematics for robotic manipulators: instantaneous motion pattern

Oscar Salgado, Oscar Altuzarra, Fernando Viadero, Alfonso Hernández

The purpose of this paper is to provide a general approach to compute, determine, and characterize the connectivity of the end‐effector of a robotic manipulator of arbitrary…

Three‐dimensional ellipsoidal discrete element modeling of granular materials and its coupling with finite element facets

Beichuan Yan, Richard A. Regueiro, Stein Sture

The purpose of this paper is to develop a discrete element (DE) and multiscale modeling methodology to represent granular media at their particle scale as they interface solid…

Remarks on symmetry conditions in computational homogenisation problems

E.I. Saavedra Flores, E.A. de Souza Neto

The purpose of this paper is to use symmetry conditions for the reduction of computing times in problems involving finite element‐based multi‐scale constitutive models of…