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Civil-Comp Proceedings
ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 55
ADVANCES IN COMPUTATIONAL STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
Edited by: B.H.V. Topping

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Preliminaries
1ELEMENT TECHNOLOGY  
1.1 Application of the Finite Volume Method to Axisymmetric Problems in Elasticity
X. Pu and S.R. Robertson
1
2BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHODS  
2.1 Solving Rolling Contact Problems using BE and Mathematical Programming
R. Abascal and J.A. Gonzalez
9
2.2 A Review of Boundary Element Quadratic Formulations in Elastoplastic Stress Analysis Problems
H. Gun and A.A. Becker
19
2.3 The Scaled Boundary Finite-Element Method - A Primer: Derivations
J.P. Wolf and C. Song
29
2.4 The Scaled Boundary Finite-Element Method - A Primer: Solution Procedures
C. Song and J.P. Wolf
47
3MIXED FINITE ELEMENT APPROACHES  
3.1 On the Efficiency of the Primal-Mixed Finite Element Scheme
D. Mijuca and M. Berkovic
61
4NUMERICAL AND SOLUTION PROCEDURES  
4.1 Solution of Eigen Problems for Non-Proportional Damping Systems by Lanczos Method
I.W. Lee, M.-C. Kim and H.J. Jung
69
4.2 Element Ordering for Frontwidth Optimization
A. Kaveh and H. Rahimi Bondarabady
77
5BEAM-COLUMN ANALYSIS  
5.1 Three-Dimensional Beam-Columns of Varying Cross Section
R. Levy and E. Gal
85
5.2 Post Buckling Analysis of Schapery Columns
D. Touati and G. Cederbaum
93
6ANALYSIS OF PLATES  
6.1 Structural Response of Isotropic Plates Subject to Blast Loading
H.S. Turkmen
101
7MULTI-BODY SYSTEMS  
7.1 A Nonlinear Conserving Algorithm for the Dynamics of Rods
F.A. Rochinha and A.D. Campos
109
8STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS  
8.1 An Effective Computational Technique for Dynamic Reanalysis of Structures
H.C. Chan and J.K. Liu
117
8.2 An Improved Component Mode Method for Truss Vibration Analysis
E. Levy and M. Eisenberger
123
8.3 Inverse CMS Method for Damped Large Structural Systems
I. Takewaki and K. Uetani
131
8.4 Determination of Loss Factor using Resonant and Non-Resonant Methods
G. Birlik and S. Turgay
139
8.5 Vibration of Thin Walled Domes under External Hydrostatic Pressure
C.T.F. Ross
147
9COMPOSITES  
9.1 Damage Modelling at the Mesoscopic Scale for 4D Carbon-Carbon Composites
X. Aubard, C. Cluzel, L. Guitard and P. Ladeveze
155
9.2 Development of an Effective Numerical Tool for Predicting the Compressive Behaviour of Delaminated Composite Panels
A. Riccio, P. Perugini and F. Scaramuzzino
163
9.3 Dynamic Characteristics of Sandwich Composite Plates
S.M. Ghoneam and A.A. El-Hamid Hamada
175
9.4 Dynamic Analysis of Orthotropic Laminated Beams through a Time-Stepping Algorithm
A.D. Campos, A.E.A. Kurban and H.L. Soriano
181
9.5 Vibration of Laminated Composites using a Finite Element with Assumed Displacement Functions
K.J. Lee
191
9.6 Small Deflection Analysis of Fiber-Reinforced Laminated Sector Mindlin Plates
M. Salehi, M. Shakeri and A. Khorsandi
199
9.7 Finite Element-based Reliability Analysis of Composite Structures
A. Dey, S. Mahadevan, R. Tyron and Y. Wang
209
9.8 A Damage Identification Numerical Model based on the Sensitivity of Orthogonal Conditions
J.V.A. Santos, C.M. Mota Soares, C.A. Mota Soares and H.L.G. Pina
215
9.9 On the Nonlinear Buckling Analysis of Composite Shells and the Associated Numerical Difficulties
N. Akkas and R. Toroslu
223
10FRACTURE MECHANICS  
10.1 Accurate Computation of Stress and Strain of Rock with Discontinuities
R. Pusch and R.A. Adey
233
11CONTACT AND IMPACT PROBLEMS  
11.1 A Modular Approach to Three Dimensional Impact Computation with Frictional Contact
P.A. Boucard, P. Ladeveze and H. Lemoussu
237
11.2 The Solution of Contact Problems and Fitting Machine Parts with the Aid of the Contact Integral Equations
Z. Smetana
243
11.3 Modelling of Cone Indentation in Order to Obtain Material Characteristics of Fuel Pellets
I. Vautier and N. Tardieu
253
11.4 Comparison of Different Approximations of the Relative Tangential Slip in Contact Analyses with Velocity-Dependent Friction Models
W.N. Liu, G. Meschke and H.A. Mang
261
12FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION PROBLEMS  
12.1 Fluid-Structure Simulation of Hydraulic Ram Pressure in Fuel Tanks
E. Deletombe and B. Malherbe
271
12.2 Nonlinear Treatment of Liquid Filled Storage Tanks under Earthquake Excitation by a Quasistatic Approach
W. Wunderlich and C. Seiler
283
12.3 A Numerical Model for the Time Domain Analysis of Dams Including Fluid Structure Interaction
B. Tiliouine and A. Seghir
293
13BIO-MECHANICS PROBLEMS  
13.1 A New Anisotropic Bone Remodelling Model: Structural Behaviour of the 3D Femur
J.M. Garcia, M. Doblare, L. Gracia, B. Seral, F. Seral and D. Palanca
303
13.2 Structural Evaluation Criteria for External Tibial Fixators in Orthopaedic Biomechanics
K.B.M. Nambudiripad, D. Menon and S. Sreechand
317
14FORMING PROBLEMS  
14.1 New Trends in Finite Element Modelling of Metal Forming Processes
J.-L. Chenot
323
14.2 Some Recent Developments of the Simplified Inverse Approach for Sheet Metal Forming Analysis
Y.Q. Guo, J.L. Batoz, S. Bouabdallah, F. Mercier and H. Naceur
333
14.3 Elastic-Plastic Large Strain - Large Displacement Analysis of Sheet Metal Forming Processes
H. Darendeliler
343
15SENSITIVITY CALCULATIONS  
15.1 Sensitivity Analysis with Non-Locking Three Node Mindlin Plate Elements
S. Oral
349
15.2 Non Gaussian Stochastic Sensitivity Analysis Method for the Optimization of Secondary Structure
S. Benfratello, S. Caddemi and G. Muscolino
355
15.3 Sizing Design Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization Coupled with ABAQUS Code
H. Bassir, M. Domaszewski and W.H. Zhang
363
16STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION  
16.1 On the Reliability of Optimized Shells
S.J. Lee and E. Hinton
371
16.2 Self Designing Structures - A New Approach to Low Weight, Low Stress Structures
J.W. Bull, C.H. Woodford, C. Christie and M.N. James
383
16.3 Effective Implementation of Approximations in Structural Optimization
U. Kirsch
391
16.4 The Application of Groeber Basis to Structural Optimization
D.W. O'Dwyer
399
16.5 A Generalized Stress Criterion for Size and Topology Optimization
L. Wang and G. Thierauf
405
16.6 Fuzzy Multi Objective Topology Optimization
T.-Y. Chen and C.-C. Shieh
415
16.7 Shape Optimization of Heads of Cylindrical Pressure Vessels
K. Magnucki and J. Lewinski
421
16.8 Optimization of Modular Steel Structures - Pallet Racks
C. Ebenau and G. Thierauf
427
16.9 Optimum Shape Design of Three Dimensional Continuum Structures using Two Point Quadratic Approximation
E. Salajegheh and A. Rahmani
435
16.10 A New Hybrid FEM-BEM Approach to Structural Shape Optimization
J.S. Campbell and D. Kelliher
441
16.11 Optimum Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
C. Butenweg and G. Thierauf
447
16.12 Optimal Design of Pantograph Foldable Structures
A. Kaveh, A. Jafarvand and M.A. Barkhordari
459
16.13 Optimal Design of Reinforced Concrete Slabs
A. Jennings, J. Curry, D. Sloan and J. Mckeown
465

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