Engineering Computations: Volume 5 Issue 4

Displacement control for the non‐linear analysis of reinforced concrete structures

I.M. May, J.H. Naji, T.H. Ganaba

This paper describes a comparison between displacement and load control for the non‐linear Finite element analysis of reinforced concrete structures. The analysis of three…

Numerical solutions for elastic‐plastic problems

G.P. Mitchell, D.R.J. Owen

Recent publications have highlighted the effectiveness of using a consistent tangent modulus when solving elastic‐plastic problems. The formulation of a consistent tangent modulus…

A mixed finite element method for the stationary semiconductor continuity equations

J.J.H. Miller, S. Wang, C.H. Wu

We discuss a finite element approximation of the semiconductor continuity equations based on quadrilateral and hexahedral space discretizations. This method can be regarded as an…

Consistent linearization in elasto‐plastic shell analysis

E. Ramm, A. Matzenmiller

The present paper is directed towards elasto‐plastic large deformation analysis of thin shells based on the concept of degenerated solids. The main aspect of the paper is the…

An unsymmetric FRC laminate C° finite element model with 12 degrees of freedom per node

Tarun Kant, B.S. Manjunatha

A C° finite element formulation for flexure‐membrane coupling behaviour of an unsymmetrically laminated plate based on a higher‐order displacement model and three‐dimensional…

A constitutive model for cracking of concrete based on the incremental theory of plasticity

E. Oñate, S. Oller, J. Oliver, J. Lubliner

A constitutive model based on classical plasticity theory for non‐linear analysis of concrete structures using finite elements is presented. The model uses the typical parameters…

Microcomputer prediction of temperatures in the cooling of chipped hot rolled asphalt wearing course during laying

Robert N. Hunter, George R. McGuire

Bituminous pavement materials have low viscosity at elevated temperatures. This allows effective compaction during the laying process. In laying unchipped materials compaction is…

An approach to sheet metal forming using discretization techniques

G. Belingardi, P.M. Calderale, G. Cozzari, F. Zingariello

The automotive industry is very interested in sheet metal forming simulation using numerical techniques such as the finite element method. A cooperative research program between…

TRIXEL: a simple, efficient algorithm for colour‐fill contouring

John S. Campbell, James Robinson

The TRIXEL algorithm and theory are presented for colour‐fill contouring. The algorithm is simple, efficient, easily implemented and it readily adapts to parallel processing…