Engineering Computations: Volume 23 Issue 5

Detailed formulation of the rotation‐free triangular element “S3” for general purpose shell analysis

Francis Sabourin, Michel Brunet

The aim of this paper is to present an enriched formulation of a rotation‐free (RF) triangular shell element in order to use it for shells of general shapes while, up to now, it…

A method for prediction and estimation of large‐amplitude optical flows via extended Kalman filtering approach

Oleg Michailovich, Allen Tannenbaum

This paper seeks to develop a reliable and computationally efficient method for estimating and predicting large‐amplitude optical flows via taking into consideration their…

Applicability of the FSEM for analyzing wire flat rolling process

M. Kazeminezhad, A. Karimi Taheri

The purpose of this paper is to present an assessment of the ability of combined finite and slab element method (FSEM) for analyzing the wire flat rolling process.

Elasto‐plastic analysis of plates by the element free Galerkin method

J. Belinha, L.M.J.S. Dinis

The aim of this paper is to extend the Element Free Galerkin method (EFGM) in order to perform the elasto‐plastic analysis of isotropic plates.

Computation of multiple bifurcation point

M. Rezaiee‐Pajand, H.R. Vejdani‐Noghreiyan

The aim of this paper is to develop a new method for finding multiple bifurcation points in structures.

Numerical modelling of spontaneous crack generation in brittle materials using the particle simulation method

Chongbin Zhao, T. Nishiyama, A. Murakami

The main purpose of this paper is to present and use the particle simulation method to explicitly simulate the spontaneous crack initiation phenomenon in brittle materials, and to…