Engineering Computations: Volume 30 Issue 7

Numerical simulation of two dimensional quasilinear hyperbolic equations by polynomial differential quadrature method

Vikas Kumar, Ram Jiwari, Rajesh Kumar Gupta

The purpose of this paper is to propose a numerical technique based on polynomial differential quadrature method (PDQM) to find the numerical solutions of two-space-dimensional…

Modification of iterative methods for solving linear complementarity problems

H. Saberi Najafi, S.A. Edalatpanah

– The purpose of this paper is to present the efficient iterative methods for solving linear complementarity problems (LCP), using a class of pre-conditioners.

Geometric modelling of metallic foams

Alessio Carofalo, Marta De Giorgi, Anna Morabito

The aim of this work is the development of a procedure able to model the highly irregular cellular structure of metallic foams on the basis of information obtained by X-ray…

Particle swarm optimization and identification of inelastic material parameters

M. Vaz Jr, E.L. Cardoso, J. Stahlschmidt

Parameter identification is a technique which aims at determining material or other process parameters based on a combination of experimental and numerical techniques. In recent…

Electro-thermal compliant mechanisms design by an evolutionary topology optimization method

Rubén Ansola, Estrella Veguería, Javier Canales, Cristina Alonso

– This paper aims to show an evolutionary topology optimization procedure for the design of compliant electro-thermal mechanisms.

A combined finite-discrete element model for RC structures under dynamic loading

Nikolina Zivaljic, Hrvoje Smoljanovic, Zeljana Nikolic

The purpose of this paper is to present a new numerical model based on a combined finite-discrete element method, capable of predicting the behaviour of reinforced concrete…

Computation of the general carrying capacity of slewing bearings

Ludwik Kania, Marek Krynke

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the calculation problem of the real carrying capacity of slewing bearings. The selection of slewing bearing to heavy-duty machine according…