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SPECIAL SESSION: COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY ORGANISED BY: PROFESSOR J. POMBO AND DR V. MARKINE
1	Efficient Wear Models for the Analysis of Wheel and Rail Profile Wear on Complex Railway Lines A. Innocenti, L. Marini, E. Meli, G. Pallini and A. Rindi
2	Finite Element Methodology for Railway Switch Simulation H. Hemida, E. Stewart and C. Roberts
3	Experimental Analysis of the Dynamic Behaviour of a Railway Track in Transition Zones V.L. Markine, H. Wang and I.Y. Shevtsov
4	Dynamic Stability of Trains Moving over Bridges subjected to Seismic Excitations P.A. Montenegro, R. Calçada and N.V. Pouca
5	Assessment and Development of Railway Operations using Computer Applications M.A. ElSayed and M.A.M. Ali
6	Simulation and Validation of a Common Rail Diesel Injector B. Huber and H. Ulbrich
7	Comparison of Turbulent Models applied to the Aerodynamics of a High Speed Train C. Paz, C. Gil, E. Suárez and J. Porteiro
8	Dynamic Behaviour of Railway Vehicles using Perfect and Imperfect Mechanical Joints J. Pombo, H. Magalhães and J. Ambrósio
9	Optimisation of Railway Maintenance Scheduling by Parallel Computing D.E. Diaz Fuentes, F.G. Toro, M. Hudik and E. Schnieder
10	A Digital Pattern Methodology supporting Railway Industries in Portfolio Management A. Balsamo, G. Calvano, G. Di Gironimo, G. Frezza, A. Lanzotti, F. Peluso, S. Puzelli, C. Angelo Saviano, P. Siani, P. Verdosci and W. Tizzano
11	Structural Performance Analysis of the Lock Stretcher Bar in a Railway Switch E. Stewart, H. Hemida and C. Roberts
12	The Effect of Creep of a Pre-Stressed Viaduct Structure on the Ride Comfort of the High Speed Rail System W.L. Hsu, C.F. Hung and D. Lai
13	A Study on the Joint between a Sandwich Composite Roof and an Aluminum Extrusion Carbody for the High-Speed Maglev Train S.G. Kang, K.B. Shin, E.K. Lee, I.R. Yoon and J.H. Lee
14	A Study of a New Monitoring System for Railway Signal Equipment using Radio Communication M. Suzuki, T. Kato and M. Kobayashi
15	Aerodynamic Simulations of High-Speed Trains C. Paz, C. Gil, E. Suárez and M. Concheiro
16	Testing Automation based on Formalised Test Case Generation M. Meyer zu Hörste, L. Asbach, O. Röwer and S. Geraci
17	A Numerical Study on the Improvement of Track Transitions using Modifying Superstructure Elements R. Sañudo, V.L. Markine and L. Dell'Olio
18	Innovative Systems for Weighing in Motion of Railway Vehicles: Performance and Robustness Analysis A. Innocenti, L. Marini, E. Meli, L. Pugi and A. Rindi
19	Determination of the Natural Modes of a Ballast Layer A. Aikawa
20	An Investigation into Railway Railpad Modeling M. Oregui, Z. Li and R. Dollevoet
21	A Wheel-Rail Contact Model with Rough Surfaces W. Kubin, W. Daves and S. Scheriau
22	Finite Element Investigation of the Load Influence on Shear Crack Direction and Growth in Wheel-Rail Contact M. Krácalík, W. Daves and S. Scheriau
23	The Effect of Critical Speed on Different Ballast and Concrete Tracks E. Nsabimana, C.Y. Choi, T.H. Lee and Y.H. Jung
SPECIAL SESSION: PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTATIONS ORGANISED BY: PROFESSOR W. GENTZSCH AND DR J. KRUIS
24	OpenMP HEVC Parallel Version based on a GOP Approach H. Migallón, J.L. Hernández-Losada, G. Cebrián-Márquez, P. Piñol, J.L. Martínez, O. López-Granado and M.P. Malumbres
25	Computational Homogenization of Coupled Heat and Moisture Transport on Parallel Computers J. Kruis, T. Krejcí, J. Sýkora and M. Šejnoha
26	Parallel Methods for 3D+t Anisotropic Diffusion of Dynamic Positron Emission Tomography Images C. Tauber, M. Chau and P. Spiteri
27	A Parallel Agglomeration Multigrid Method for Incompressible Flow Simulations G.N. Lygidakis, S.S. Sarakinos and I.K. Nikolos
28	Numerical Simulation of the Gas Mixture Flows using Hybrid Computer Systems Yu. Karamzin, T. Kudryashova, V. Podryga and S. Polyakov
29	Parallel Computation of Pagerank using Extrapolation and Relaxation Techniques H. Migallón, V. Migallón, J.A. Palomino and J. Penadés
30	Block Alternating Two-Stage Methods for Singular Systems H. Migallón, V. Migallón and J. Penadés
SPECIAL SESSION: ITERATIVE METHODS FOR NON-LINEAR MODELS ORGANISED BY: PROFESSOR J.R. TORREGROSA AND DR A. CORDERO
31	Some Iterative Methods for Solving Nonlinear Matrix Equations A. Cordero, J.R. Torregrosa and M.P. Vassileva
32	Efficient Iterative Methods for Approximating Multiple Roots J.L. Hueso, E. Martínez and C. Teruel
33	Stability of a Fourth-Order Family of Iterative Methods for Solving Nonlinear Problems A. Cordero, L. Feng, A. Franqués and J.R. Torregrosa
34	On a Generalization of the Steffensen Method on Banach Spaces S. Amat, J.A. Ezquerro, M.A. Hernández-Verón and Á.A. Magreñán
35	Recursive Computation of Complex Frequencies of Vibrating Non-Viscous Damped Systems M. Lázaro, C.F. Casanova, P. Fajardo and P. Martín
36	On the Behavior of Chebyshev's Method applied to Cubic Polynomials Á.A. Magreñán, M. García-Olivo and J.M. Gutiérrez
37	A New 'With' Memory Method using Two Accelerators T. Lotfi and K. Mahdidni
SPECIAL SESSION: NUMERICAL APPROACHES FOR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT OF MECHANICAL COMPONENTS WITH ALLOWANCE FOR MANUFACTURING EFFECTS ORGANISED BY: DR R.G. CITARELLA AND DR M. STOSCHKA
38	Buckling Analysis of Aluminium Alloy Structures accounting for Friction Stir Welding Effects R.M.F. Paulo, P. Carlone, R.A.F. Valente, F. Teixeira-Dias and G.S. Palazzo
39	Integration of Phase-Dependent Work-Hardening into Transient Weld Simulation M. Stoschka, M.J. Ottersböck and M. Leitner
40	The Effect of Key Stiffness on Forces in a Scarf Joint P. Fajman and J. Maca
41	Local Fatigue Assessment of Welded and High Frequency Mechanical Impact-Treated Joints based on Manufacturing Process Simulation M. Leitner, D. Simunek and M. Stoschka
42	Vulnerability Assessment of Concrete Bridges using Different Methods of Visual Inspection M.L. Fadda, F. Mistretta and M.V. Piras
43	The Effects of Dimensional Tolerances and Processing Parameters on Riveting Joints F. Caputo, G. Lamanna, A. Soprano and A. De Luca
44	Multiple Crack Propagation in Friction Stir Welded Aluminium Joints R. Citarella, P. Carlone, R. Sepe and M. Lepore
SPECIAL SESSION: RECENT ADVANCES IN SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION ANALYSES ORGANISED BY: DR S. MOHASSEB
45	Modeling of Soil Structure Interaction during Tunnel Excavation considering Uncertainties T. Janda, J. Šejnoha, V. Srnec and M. Šejnoha
46	The Mach Stem Phenomenon for Shaped Obstacles Buried in Soils Y.S. Karinski, V.R. Feldgun, E. Racah and D.Z. Yankelevsky
47	Calibration and Application of a Hypoplastic Model for Clay T. Janda and M. Šejnoha
48	Seismic Retrofitting of a Twenty-Eight Storey Building including Soil-Structure Interaction Effects S. Mohasseb and S. Daviran
49	Rocking Response of Shallow Foundations in the Time Domain using Cone Model Theory S. Ghassemi, A.M. Halabian and S. Mohasseb
SPECIAL SESSION: MULTI-SCALE METHODS ORGANISED BY: PROFESSOR J. GEISER
50	Iterative Splitting using Cyclic Operator Decomposition for Harmonic Oscillator Problems: Algorithms and Applications J. Geiser
51	Additive via Iterative Splitting Schemes: Algorithms and Applications In Heat-Transfer Problems J. Geiser
52	Scale-Resolved Prediction of Pyrolysis in a Packed Bed using the Extended Discrete Element Method B. Peters, X. Besseron, A. Estupinan, F. Hoffmann, M. Michael, A. Mahmoudi and M. Mohseni
53	Adaptive Decomposition Methods for the Solution of Certain Highly Oscillatory Optical Wave Problems Q. Sheng
COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING
54	Design and Optimization of a Control Link of a Vehicle Suspension System C.G. Vossou, D.V. Koulocheris, C.G. Provatidis and Th.N. Costopoulos
55	An Approach for the Recognition of Interacting Manufacturing Features J. Pobozniak
56	Trajectory Planning for a Rotating Extensible Robotic Manipulator: Design for Collision Avoidance and Accurate Position Placement M. Dupac
COMPUTATIONAL ENGINEERING MODELLING
57	A Multi-Body Simulation Model for a Corona Electrostatic Separator Machine I. Critelli, A. Degiorgi, M. Colledani and A. Tasora
58	Development of an Equivalent Numerical Model of a Bolted Point based on an Analytical Solution O. Omran, V.-D. Nguyen, H. Jaffal, P. Marchand, A. Bezza and P. Coorevits
59	Large-Amplitude Vibrations of Geometrically-Imperfect Cylindrical Shells Containing Fluid M. Paak, M.P. Païdoussis and A.K. Misra
60	Thermal Conduction Analysis of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Aluminum Composite-Ceramic Functionally Graded Materials for High Technology Applications S. Daviran, S. Mohasseb and P. Bakhshaei
61	A Tessellated Continuum Method for the Analysis of Fractal-Like Cellular Heat Exchangers K. Davey, R. Prosser and C. Jiang
62	State of the Art Literature Review of the Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method B. Hamed Mirjafari, S. Mohasseb, E. Seyyedihoseininia and J. Boloori Bazzaz
MESH AND GRID GENERATION
63	Volume Conserving Smoothing of Triangular Meshes on Open Three-Dimensional Surfaces D. Rypl and J. Nerad
64	A Hybrid Grid System for a Spectral Wave Model N. O'Brien and E. Ragnoli
MATERIALS AND DAMAGE MODELLING
65	Modelling of Heat Flow through a Three-Dimensional Crack in Thermoelasticity J. Jaskowiec
66	The Influence of Thermo-Mechanical Effects on the Relaxed Shape Graphene S. Prabhakar, R. Melnik and A. Sebetci
67	A Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Cohesive Crack Model in Three-Dimensional Crack Growth Analysis J. Jaskowiec
68	Localization Analysis of an Anisotropic Damage Model M. Jirásek and F. Suárez
FLUID FLOW PROBLEMS
69	Application of Asymptotic Analysis to Derive a Time-Averaged Shallow Water Model J.M. Rodríguez and R. Taboada-Vázquez
70	Classification of Regimes of the Stratified Fluid Flows around a Square Cylinder P.V. Matyushin and V.A. Gushchin
71	Stabilized Galerkin-Characteristics Finite Element Schemes for Flow Problems H. Notsu and M. Tabata
72	Acceleration of Sampling Methods for Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Fluid Dynamics C.W.T. Thiem and M. Schäfer
73	An Experimental and Numerical Study of Gas Flow Laminar in a Thermal Reactor A. Bellil, K. Benhabib, P. Coorevits, C. Marie, M. Hazi and A. Ould-Dris
74	Optimization of the GDI Engine Operation with Stoichiometric Mixtures using Numerical Modeling S. Boccardi, F. Catapano, M. Costa, P. Sementa, U. Sorge and B.M. Vaglieco
75	Meshless Solution of Incompressible Flows in Complex Domains G. Kosec
76	Leak Before Break Analysis using a New Enriched Finite Element P.J. Gill and K. Davey
FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION
77	A Spectral-Element Simulator for Two-Dimensional Rigid-Body-Fluid Interaction Problems L.-C. Chen and M.-J. Huang
78	Simulation of Cavitating Nonlinear Acoustic Fluid and Flexible Structure Interaction F. Kalateh
COMPUTATIONAL ENGINEERING SIMULATION
79	Simulation and Optimization of a Constructed Solar Chimney using new Structural Mechanisms M. Ghalamchi, S. Mohasseb, A.B. Kasaeian, N. Fadaei and Y. Khanjari
80	Modeling of Premixed Combustion on Inert Porous Media R.C. Moro Filho
81	Temperature Waves in Rectangular, Cylindrical and Spherical Cavities as an Inexpensive Energy Source M.B. Atmanskikh and P.T. Zubkov
82	Closed-Circuit Simulation of a Thermoelectric-Power-Generator based Lamp Energy Harvest System M.-J. Huang and C.-C. Weng
TRANSPORT ENGINEERING
83	Vehicle Platoon Simulation Based on a Multi-Leader Vehicle Following Model E. Kita, K. Asahina and C. Ushida
METAHEURISTICS IN ENGINEERING
84	Tracking Targets in the Sea Surface using a Weightless Neural Network Approach R.S. Moreira and N.F.F. Ebecken
85	Metaheuristics for Engineering and Architectural Design of Hospitals M.K. Holst and P.H. Kirkegaard
86	Near-Optimum Carotid Disease Analysis using Ultrasound Image Data C.F. Castro, C.A. Conceição António, L.C. Sousa, R. Santos and E. Azevedo
87	Modeling Integrated Sustainable Waste Management Systems using Fuzzy Cognitive Maps and Systems of Systems Concepts A. Buruzs, M.F. Hatwágner and L.T. Kóczy
SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES
88	Prediction of Asphaltic Concrete Stability by using Support Vector Machines M.A. Saif and M.S. Al-Bisy
89	Support Vector Machine and Regression Analysis to Predict the Field Hydraulic Conductivity of Sandy Soil M.S. Elbisy
OPTIMIZATION IN ENGINEERING
90	Evaluation of Optimization Algorithms for the Design of Submarine Pipeline Routes J.S. Baioco, P. Stape, C.H. Albrecht, B.S.L.P. de Lima and B.P. Jacob
91	Optimization of Pump Efficiency in a Water Distribution System M. Koor, A. Vassiljev and T. Koppel
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING ENGINEERING
92	Preliminary Results of the Town Square Evaluation Method based on Digitized Plan Processing M. Zawidzki, T. Nagakura and B. Tunçer
93	Comparing the Performance of Flat Plate Collectors and Evacuated Tube Collectors for Buildings and Industrial Usage T. Sokhansefat, A. Kasaeian, K. Rahmani and S. Mohasseb
94	GIS-Based Automated Construction Project Cost Control M. Dawood, E. Elbeltagi and E. Elkassas
95	Fuzzy Signature Structure-Based Finite-State Machines in a Residential Building Renovation Procedure G.I. Molnárka and L.T. Kóczy
96	Sensitivity and Validity of the Fuzzy Signature Based Evaluation of Residential Building Conditions Á. Bukovics, I.Á. Harmati and L.T. Kóczy
97	Multi-Objective Resource-Constrained Scheduling in Construction Projects A.P. Chassiakos and S.P. Kaiafa
98	A Conflict Repairing Harmony Search Metaheuristic and its Application to Bi-Objective Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problems O. Eliezer
99	Influence of Grid Type on the Agents Behavior in Simulations Performed with Crowd-Z M. Zawidzki and T. Nagakura
GEOTECHNICAL, ROCK AND TUNNEL ENGINEERING
100	Probabilistic Instability Assessment of Tunnels Constructed in Rock Masses J.M. Mayoral and R. Rivas
101	Performance Evaluation of a Tunnel built in Cemented Fine-Grained Soils J.M. Mayoral
102	Simulation of Geological Fault Formation Mechanisms using the Discrete Element Method Y.A. Ferreira, L.C.L.M. Vieira , V.C.L. Ramos and D.L. Ramos
103	Modeling the Gravitational Deformation of a Slate Slope using Model Tests and the Discrete Element Method M.C. Weng, C.-M. Lo, C.H. Wu and T.F. Chuang

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