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Title: A MESHLESS METHOD WITH ENRICHED BASIS FUNCTIONS FOR SINGULARITY PROBLEMS
Author: Hong, Won-Tak
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Mathematics
Description: For the last several decades, the Finite Element Method (FEM) has been a powerful tool in solving challenging science and engineering problems, especially when solution domains have complex geometry. However the mesh refinements and construction o...

Title: An appreciation and discussion of Paul Germain's "The method of virtual power in the mechanics of continuous media I : Second-gradient theory"
Author: Smelser, Ronald, Epstein, Marcelo
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Continuum mechanics, Mechanics
Description: Paul Germain’s 1973 article on the method of virtual power in continuum mechanics has had an enormous impact on the modern development of the discipline. In this article we examine the historical context of the ideas it contains and discuss their ...

Title: Chaos in Non-Euclidean Geometries Arising in Mechanics
Author: BHATTACHARYA, TAPOBRATA
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Mathematics
Description: Chaotic systems are a class of nonlinear dynamical systems that have captured the attention of mathematicians and engineers for long. Even though chaotic systems are deterministic in nature, long term prediction of behavior of such systems is diff...

Title: Coupling of peridynamics and the finite element method and Study of the damping property of polymer composites
Author: Kulkarni, Shank
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Mechanics
Description: Part - I: Coupling of peridynamics and the finite element method and modeling of creepOne of the important modes of unpredicted failure for large complex structures such as power stations, turbines, processing plants, refineries is a failure due t...

Title: Development, Verification, and Validation of a Hybrid Testing Framework for Latticed Structures with Nonlinear Geometric Effects
Author: Tedeschi, Michael
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Mechanics, Engineering, Civil engineering
Description: Hybrid simulation is an increasingly popular experimental method for structural dynamics research, as it offers the realism and exploratory power of full-scale testing at a fraction of the cost and size by resolving a structural system into comple...

Title: FINITE ELEMENT STUDIES OF ORTHOGONAL MACHINING OF ALUMINUM ALLOY A2024-T351
Author: Patel, Jaimeen
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Mechanics
Description: In this work, a new machining model using the commercial finite element software ABAQUS is developed. The model regards material separation, chip serration and breakage as ductile fracture processes where energy is required to form new surfaces. T...

Title: FREE BODIES IN UNSTEADY VISCOUS FLOWS AND SIMPLE MECHANICAL ANALOGS: NONLINEAR DYNAMICS AND UNDERACTUATED CONTROL
Author: Abrajan Guerrero, Rodrigo
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Robotics
Description: In this dissertation we study the interactions between free bodies and unsteady viscous flows, with particular interest in locomotion and in particle transport in streaming flows.For self-propelling bodies, we present systems with two different me...

Title: Finite element modeling and simulation of occupant responses in highway crashes
Author: Li, Ning
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Mechanics
Description: Roadside barrier systems play an important role in reducing the number of fatalities and the severity of injuries in highway crashes. After decades of work by researchers and engineers, roadside barriers have been improved and are generally effect...

Title: Fracture properties of graphene-like two-dimensional materials and topology optimization through neural networks for coupled thermo-mechanical problems
Author: Shishir, Md Imrul Reza
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Materials science
Description: Part I: Study of fracture properties of graphene--like two--dimensional materials using molecular dynamics (MD) simulationsGraphene is a monoatomic thick sheet of sp2-hybridized carbon atoms tightly packed in a honeycomb lattice structure. It has ...

Title: HYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATIONS OF EJECTA PRODUCTION FROM SHOCKED METALLIC SURFACES
Author: Karkhanis, Varad
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Aerospace engineering
Description: The phenomenon of mass ejection into vacuum from a shocked metallic free surfaces can have a deleterious effect on the implosion phase of the Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) process. Often, the ejecta take the form of a cloud of particles that a...

Title: INVESTIGATION OF TURBULENCE IN GRANULAR FLOW
Author: Abdelrahman, Mohamed
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Engineering
Description: Granular flow poses interesting questions in terms of both theoretical and applied mechanics. The increased utilization of vibrational finishing processes in the manufacturing of high precision components has resulted in an increased need to under...

Title: Lower limb biomechanics after total knee arthroplasty
Author: Wang, Shangcheng
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Mechanics, Biomechanics, Kinesiology
Description: Knee osteoarthritis is a painful and disabling disease that is prevalent among elder adults. Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can effectively alleviate knee arthritic pain and improve patient quality of life. Unfortunately, there are evidences showin...

Title: MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR AND DEFORMATION MECHANISM IN LIGHT METALS AT DIFFERENT STRAIN RATES
Author: Shen, Jianghua
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Materials science
Description: ABSTRACTJIANGHUA SHEN. Mechanical behavior and deformation mechanism in light metals at different strain rates. (Under the direction of Dr. QIUMING WEI)Developing light metals that have desirable mechanical properties is always the object of the e...

Title: MULTI-SCALE FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF MULTI-PLY WOVEN FABRICS UNDER BALLISTIC IMPACTS
Author: Palta, Emre
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Engineering
Description: High-strength fiber reinforced woven fabrics are broadly utilized for their high strength-to-weight ratios and good flexibility to provide ballistic protection in security applications such as soft body armor equipment or protective layering of mi...

Title: The method of virtual power in the mechanics of continuous media I : Second-gradient theory
Author: Smelser, Ronald, Epstein, Marcelo, Germain, Paul
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Continuum mechanics, Mechanics
Description: The systematic application of the definition of internal forces, by means of the virtual power produced in a class of virtual motions, leads to a consistent mathematical representation of stresses and strains in any given mechanical model. It is t...

Title: Thermal analysis of filler reinforced polymeric composites
Author: Ghadge, Mahesh
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Mechanics, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology
Description: Improving heat dissipating property of composite materials is becoming increasinglyimportant in domains ranging from the automotive industry, electronic devices toaeronautical industry. Effective heat dissipation is required especially in aircraft...