Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of material heterogeneity on damage evolution and subsequent crack propagation in bimaterial systems. Strain gradient theory analysis reveals ...

Abstract: Recent developments of meshfree and particle methods and their applications in applied mechanics are surveyed. Three major methodologies have been reviewed. First, smoothed particle hydrodynamics ...

Abstract: Recent developments related to the analysis and design of liquid storage tanks are surveyed. Different aspects of the problem are examined. Background for finite element formulation is also outlined. A numerical tank model ...

Abstract: The reproducing kernel particle method (RKPM) has attractive properties in handling high gradients, concentrated forces, and large deformations where other widely implemented methodologies fail. In ...

Abstract: A multiscale design methodology is proposed for hierarchical material and product systems with random field uncertainty that propagates across multiple length scales. Using the generalized hierarchical ...

Abstract: A compliance operator is often utilized to evaluate the elastic displacement of surfaces in the simulation of transient and steady-state elastohydrodynamic lubrication of conformal-contact systems. ...

Abstract: A study on the prediction of springback angle is presented, with focus on the straight flanging operation. The objective of this work is to evaluate the reliability of different methods of ...

Abstract: An integrated design framework that employs multiscale analysis to facilitate concurrent product, material, and manufacturing process design is presented in this work. To account for uncertainties ...

Abstract: Soon after the discovery of carbon nanotubes, it was realized that the theoretically predicted mechanical properties of these interesting structures–including high strength, high stiffness, low ...