ComputationalMechanics f91Theory and Applications

Proceedings of the International Conference onComputational Engineering ScienceAugust 12-16, 1991, Melbourne, Australia

Editors: S.N. Atluri, D.E. Beskos,R. Jones and G. Yagawa

ICES PublicationsAtlanta, GA 30357, USA

Contents

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J.F.Abel,B.H.Aubert, S.H.Hsieh 1Towards Parallel Solutions of Nonlinear Structural Dynamics in a NetworkedWorkstation Environment

JJJ.Achenbach,Zl.U 7BEM Schemes for Elastic-Wave Scattering by Near-Surface Defects

T. Aizawa 13Finite Element Control on the Basis of Computational Geometry

T. Aizawa, M. Katayama 17Explosive Impact Forming Design: Coupling Problems of Detonation, Shock-WavePropagation and Materials Deformation

T. Aizawa, S. Tamura, J. Kihara 21Numerical Characterization of Powder/Granular Materials by Particle Model Simulation

Y. Akahoshi, G. Yagawa, S. Harada 25Non-Linear Eddy Current Analysis by Incremental Method

N. Akkas, T. Tokdemir 29Transient Diffusion from the Surface of a Spherical Cavity: A Novel Application of the ResidualVariable Method

H.Allik 33The Application of Finite and Infinite Elements to Problems in Structural Acoustics

S.A. Anagnostopoulot 40Accuracy of Modal Solutions for Different Types of Dynamic Loads

H. Antes, W. Cheng 44Vibrations of Reissner Plates by Boundary-Interior Elements

D. Astruc, C.Berger, J-L. Estivalezes, A. Rompteaux 50Numerical Simulations of Unsteady Compressible Turbulent Flows

MA. Austin, P.S. Krishnaprasad, L.S. Wang 54On Symplectic and Almost Poisson Integration of Rigid Body Systems

H. Azegami, A. Okitsu, A. Takami 60Shape Analysis for Stiffness Maximization by the Growth-Strain Method

I. Babuska 64Reliability of Finite Element Analysis

R.Bairrao,L.Sarkis,P.Sarki8 70Nonlinear Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Bonded External Reinforcement:A Numerical & Experimental Study

M. Balas 74Active Control of Large Aerospace Structures with Slow Actuator Dynamics: New Results

Y. Baiar, Y. Ding 81Displacement-based and Mixed Finite-Rotation Shell Elements for the Finite-Rotation Shell Analysis

ILJ. Bathe 88Advances in Finite Element Methods for Nonlinear Analysis of Solids and Structures

R.C. Batra, C.H. Kim 95Modeling of Shear Bands in a HY-100 Structural Steel

N.Baseos.D.E.Beskos 101Wind Forces on Complex Structures by the BEM

T. Belytschko, H-Y. Chiang 106Explicit Finite Element Implementation on Massively Parallel Computers

M. Bernadou 112Recent Advances on the Approximation of Thin Shell Problems by the Finite Element Methods

J.F. Besseling 121Pitfalls in teh Discretization of the Nonlinear Deformation Problem

S.R. Bishop, D. Capecchi, S. Foale 127Aspects of Generic Behavior in Parametrically Excited Nonlinear Systems

B A Boley 131Some Thoughts on the Analysis of Solids on the Basis of Atomic Lattice Models

M. Bonnet, H. Xiao 137Numerical Evaluation of G for 3D Cracks using Shape Differentiation of Regularized BIE

G. Borino.U. Perego 141Implicit Dynamic Elastoplastic Analysis by Mode Superposition

J. Broeze, E.F.G. van Daalen, PJ . Zandbergen 145A Stable Panel Method for Non-Linear Gravity Waves Simulation

G. Buchanan 152Time Dependent Thermoelasticity for Anisotropic Cylinders using Cylindrical Finite Elements

F.-G. Buchholz, P. Diekmann, H A Richard, H. Grebner 1563D-Finite Element Analysis of a Compact Tension Shear-Specimen Under In-Plane Mixed-ModeLoading

V. E. Bulgakov, M.V. Belyi 161On the Aggregation and Multi-Grid Techniques for 3-D Finite Element Analysis in StructuralMechanics

C.C. Celigoj 165A Strain Rate and Displacement Rate Principle and its Application to Materially and GeometricallyNonlinear Plates and Shells

S.L. Chan, A.K.W. So 169Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Three Dimensional Framed Structures using a Higher OrderElement

C-J. Chen, C-S. Chang, Y-C. Tang, F-P. Chiang 173A Hybrid Technique Combining Shadow Moire Method, B-Spline, and Finite Element Modelingfor Plate Bending Analysis

D. Chen, Z. Zhao 177A Natural Hybrid Formulation for C° Quadrilateral Hate Elements

H-P. Chen, H. Hakimian, J.C. Shu 183Transverse Shear Effect on Buckling Loads of Delaminated Plates

W-H. Chen, J-T. Yeh 187Finite Element Analysis of Three-Dimensional Dynamic Finite Deformation Contact Problems withFriction

X. Chen, C.Q. Zheng, H.G. Hahn 195Analysis to the 3-D Fracture Characteristics of CT Specimens in Elastic-Plastic State

Z-W. Chen, L. Sun 199Study on Cyclic Characteristics of Material 30CrMnSiNi2A

H.Y. Choi, F.K. Chang 204Finite Element Modeling of Low-Velocity Impact Damage in Laminated Composites

N. Chouw, R. Le, G. Schmid 210Procedure to Impede the Spreading of Soil Waves and Foundation Vibrations

L. Delia Croce, T. ScapoUa 214Numerical Solution of Reissner-Mindlin Plate with High Order Finite Elements

F A De Paula, J.CF.TeUes 219A Direct Boundary Element Formulation with Equilibrium Satisfaction

Z.F. Dong, M A Ebadian 225Computation of Heat Transfer in the Entrance Region of Rectangular Ducts with Two Indented Sides

D. Drikakis, S. Tsangaris 229Shock Capturing Method for Hypersonic Flows with Real Gas Effects

A.Elenas,A.Liolios,L.Va«liadi« 233A Numerical Approach for the Inelastic Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Walls

F.Erdogan,N.Akkas 237Acoustic Wave Propagation in Spherical Coordinates: A New Application of the Residual VariableMethod

M.R. Eslami, M. Shariyat 241Isoparametric Finite Element Shell of Revolution on Elastic Foundation

R £ . Ewing, H. Wang 245Eulerian-Lagrangian Localized Adjoint Methods for Linear Advection Equations

VXFabrikant 251Circular Annulus Punch Problem

CAFelippa 256Conjugate Dynamic Relaxation

M. Ferrari, N. Marxari, R. Porracin 262Symbolic Computing in the Residual Stress Analysis of Media a with Microstructural Gradient

M.Fujikubo,Y.Bai,Y.Ueda 268Application of the Plastic Node Method to Elastic-Plastic Analysis of Framed Structures underCyclic Loads

K.Fujimoto,T. Shioya 274Computational Analysis of Singular Integral Equations for Crack Problems

Y.Fujitani,LJ3.Xanthi. 278Analysis of Eigenvalue Problems in Elasticity by using the Finite Element Method of Lines andODE Solvers

N.Fukuchi,L.Qi 282On the Controlled Heat Transfer in Enclosed Spaces having Turbulent Flow with GravitationalEffects

&Fukuda 288New Shape Model and its Application to the Prediction of Mechanical Behavior

V. Ganesan, P. Srinivasa Rao, D. Mohankrishna, K. Rajagopal 294In-Cylinder Fluid Flow Analysis During Compression Process of a Four Stroke C.I. Engine -A Three Dimensional Approach

S. Gao.X. Wang, J.Li, S. Hong, Z. Liu 299On the Dynamical Characteristics of Contact Surfaces in Different Conditions

HX. GauL M. Schanz, C. Fiedler 304Viscoelastk Formulations of BEM in Time and Frequency Domain

M. Gennaretti, O. Macina, L. Morino 311A Boundary Integral Equation Method for the Aerodynamic Analysis of Rotors in ForwardFlight in Potential, Compressible Flows

G. Georgiou, R. Pataro, L. Olaon 318Singular Basis Functions for Finite Element and Boundary Element Methods

M. Ger 322Computer Assisted Optimization of Submerged Outfall Design

M. Guiggiani, F. Lombard! 326h-Hierarchical Adaptive BEM

E.G. Guynn, O.O. Ochoa, WX. Bradley 332The Effects of Matrix Nonlinearity and Fiber Waviness on Fiber Microbuckling Initiation

I. Hagiwara, Z-D. Ma 338Technical Development of Eigenvector and Frequency Response Sensitivity Analysis forCoupled Structural-Acoustic Systems

L.Han 342Analysis of 3D Magnetic Fields using Indirect Solution of Boundary Element Method

K. Hanahara, M. Tanaka, Y. Seguchi 346Statistical Motion Control of Truss-Type Mechanicsm with Large Number of Inaccurate Actuators

Y. Hangai,Y. Kanai 352Shape Analysis of Structures under Prescribed Displacement and/or Stress Modes

SJL Hannani, M. Aleyassin 358A Computational Method for Evaluating the Aerodynamic Coefficients of Finite Elastic Wingsin Subsonic and Supersonic Flow

T.K. Hellen 362Current Trends in Finite Element Usage for Fracture Mechanics

T.Hirano,T.Yamada,J.Teraki 368The Inverse Analysis Method Combining Knowledge Engineering with Mathematical Programming

G A Holzapfel 372Application of the Hermitian-Method to Thin Shell Structures Undergoing Finite Rotations

J.M.Housner.MA.Aminpour.S.L.McCleary 376Some Recent Developments in Computational Structural Mechanics

H-P. Hu, X. Lu, B-L. Feng 382Three Types of the Mode-II Fracture Specimens and the Mode-II Fracture of Bearing Steel

S.Ido,K.Aoki,M.I«hine,M.Kubota 386Personal Super/Parallel Computing by using Transputers and Intel 80860

H. Igarashi, T. Honma 390A Fundamental Solution to Laplace Equation in the Helically Symmetric SyBtems

M. Iura, SJ*. Atluri 393Geometrically Nonlinear Membrane Elements with Drilling Degrees of Freedom

VJf. Ivanov 399A Computer Modelling Strategy for Theoretical Construction of Engineering CompoundMaterials with Preassigned MDFB on their Architectural Control Principle

R. Iwatsu, J.M. Hyun, K. Kuwahara 403Numerical Simulation of the Three-Dimensional Flows in a Cavity with an Oscillating Lid

Y.Jaluria 407Numerical Simulation of Transport in the Extrusion of Non-Newtonian Materials

R. Jayachandran, R.C. Batra 414Computations of Boundary Tractions in Finite Element Solution of an AxisymmetricQuaainonlinear Problem

W. Ji, C-Y. Gu 418Convergence Acceleration of Euler Solver by using Potential Corrections

R.M. Jones 422Modeling Nonlinear Deformation Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced and Particulate Composite Materials

Y. Kagawa, T. Murai 428Shape Identification with Acoustic Scattered Waves of Long Wavelength-Two DimensionalNumerical Simulation

K.Kakuda,N.Tosaka 434Generalized Boundary Element Approach Based on the SMAC Method to Incompressible ViscousFluid Flow

A. Kambaya.hi, K. Sonoda 436Applicability of Explicit Finite-Difference Scheme with Rigid Body Spring Model to Impact Problems

K.Kamemoto,N.Nakahara,Y.KawaU,K.Imamura,T.Kaneko 440Numerical Simulation of Vortex Flow Around a Vibrating Underflow Gate

K.Kaminishi,T.Miyo.hi,M.Taned. 442A Consistent Explicit Scheme for Dynamic Plasticity Problems

N. Kamiya, K. Kawagnchi 448An Adaptive Boundary Element Method for Two-Dimensional Elastic Analysis

J. Kane, K.Guru Prasad 452Sparse Blocked Equation Solving Techniques in Boundary Element Analysis

Y. Kanto, H. Homma, Y. Kobayaehi 459Numerical Analysis of Crack Propagation in FRP Laminates under Monotonic Loading

E.Karaesmen,L.neri,N.Akkas 463Chaotic Dynamic Analysis of Spherical Membranes made of Nonlinear Materials

R. Kawamura, K. Onishi 4673-Dimensional Coupled Transient Groundwater Flow and Migration Approximation Analysis byBoundary Element Method

K. Kawashima, T. Ito 472A Numerical Analysis of In-Plane Elastic Plastic Bending of Curved Tubes

M.O. Kaya, C.R. Kaykayoglu, K.C. Bayar 478Computer Simulation of an Impinging Shear Layer with Discrete Vorticity Method

C.R. Kaykayoglu, K. Kaya 482The Combined Auxiliary Source Point and Discrete Vortex Method Applied to an Unsteady FlowAround an Airfoil with a Spoiler

S. Kent, S. Paker, B. Yazgan 486Electromagnetic Scattering by a 2-D Dielctric Object with Arbitrary Inhomogeneity

N.S.Khot 490Combined Optimum Design of Structural and Control Systems

M.Kikuchi,T.Tamura, S.N.Atluri 497Three Dimensional Crack Growth Analysis of CT Specimen

M. Kikuchi, S. Yoahimura, T. Watanabe, T. Nishioka, G. Yagawa 503Japanese Benchmark Study on Fracture Mechanics Specimen of Inhomogeneous Materials

C.S.Kim,SAAdvani ,J£.Lee,TJS.Lee 509Large Deformation Response of Porous Material Under Hygrothermolmechanical Loading

T.W. Kim, J.S. Jong, YJ. Kim, S. Im 515Delamination Cracks Originating from Transverse Cracking in Cross-Ply Laminates

Y. Kitajima, G. Yagawa, S. Yoshimura 521Nonlinear Fracture Analyses Based on Domain Decomposition Method using Supercomputer

H. Koguchi, H. Maruyama, T. Yada 525Nonlinear Finger Growth Analysis of Viscous Fluid Between Circular Parallel Plates

P.K. Koliopuloe, S.R. Bishop 529Sensitivity of Multiple Responses in Nonlinear Systems Subjected to Random Excitation

A.G. Kolpakov 533Problem of Design of Highmodulus Filamentary Composites

K. Kondo, S. Hondo 536Hybrid Stress Finite Element Formulation for Elastic-Plastic Large Deformations of Beams

K. Kondoh, M. Hanai 542Elasto-Plastic, Finite Deformation Analysis of Structures under Repeated Variable Loading

V.Konstantinou.I^S.Xanthis 546An Al-Supported Computational Environment for the Method of Arbitrary Lines

H. Kotera, H. Kita, H. Yohda 552FEM Analysis of Phenomenon at Interface between FlexibleTape and Video Head Fixed toCircular Cylinder

W.B. Krateig, K. Gruber, W. Zahlten, Y. Zhuang 556Numerical Collapse Simulation and Macroscopic Damage Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Shells

W.B.Kratzig,L-Y.Li,P.Nawrotzki 562Stability Conditions for Non-Conservative Dynamical Systems

G. Krishnaaamy, F J. Rizzo, TJ . Rudolphi 566Continuity Requirements for Density Functions in the Boundary Integral Equation Method

B.M. Kwak 572Linear Complimentary Formulation of Three-Dimensional Frictional Contact

E.B. Las Casas, AJW.G. Figueiredo 578A Global Multigrid Adaptive Process for Finite Elements

H.8.Lee,R3.Haber 582A Moving Grid Method for Ductile Fracture

J.K. Lee, R.H. Wagoner, E.Nakamachi 588Summary of a Benchmark Test for Sheet Forming Analysis

KJ.Lee 594A Boundary Element Method for Plane Isotropic Elastic Media using Complex Variable Technique

D.Lentini 600Algorithm for Simultaneous Pressure Solution in Turbulent Reacting Flows with Recdrculation

R-Levy 604Some Results on the Buckling of Optimized Plates

C.W. Li 608Simulation of Advective Transport by Weighted-Residual & Characteristic Methods

Z-K.Li,HAMang, G.Hofstetter 6123D-Transversely Isotropic BEM Including Body Force Boundary Integration

J. Lim, A. Chandra, CX Chan 618A BEM Approach for Transient Conduction-Convection in Machining Processes

J.Lin,J.Gao 624Elastic-Plastic Fracture Probability Analysis Based on the Re Methodology

J. Lin, Y. Lei 628Study on Importance Sampling and Stratified Sampling in Monte-Carlo Simulation

A.Uolios,G.Anagno»tides,L.Vasiliadi«,AElenas 632A Numerical Approach for a Hemivariational Inequality Arising in the EarthquakeInteraction Between Adjacent Structures with Different Story Levels

M-S. Liou, OJ. Steflen 636High-Order Polynomial Expansions (HOPE) for Flux-Vector Splitting

C.T. Liu, C.W. Smith 641Near Tip Behavior in a Particulate Composite Material - An Experimental & Analytical Investigation

S.Liu 649Extended Gin-tin's Variational Principle for Linear Elastodynamics

S.IJU 651Extended Variational Principle with Initial Conditions Explicitly Expressed for Linear Elastodynamics

T. Lodygowski 653Softening Zones by Finite Element Method in Structural Analysis Problems

X. Lu, Q. Du 657On a New Formulation for the Boundary Integration Equation Method of Elastostatics

SALurie,LObrazt»v 661The Stress-Strain Analysis of the Nonsymmetrical Stiffened Composite Panels with theGeneral Boundary Conditions

W. Ma, H. Su 665The Contact Problems Solved with Mixed Boundary Conditions by Boundary Element Method

G.Maier,&Miccoli,G.Novati, aSirtori 669Some Aspect! of the Symmetric Boundary Element Method in Elasticity and Plasticity

P. ManchaJL G. Schafer 675Estimation of the Hydraulic Disperaivity from Tracer Test Data by a Logarithmic Fourier Transform

K. Masuda, E. Kitamura, K. Miura, Y. Miyamoto 680Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis Considering Diaphragm Wall and Pile Group

D. Mateeecu, MJ>. PaidouMb, W-G. Sim 684A Spectral Method for Steady and Unsteady Internal Flows

K.Matsui,T.Kurita 691Error Sensitivity in Dynamic Structural Identification

M-MaUushima,K.Mat.ui 695Investigation on Dynamic Characteristics of Existing Circuit Breakers by StructuralIdentification Method

L. Meric, G. Cailletaud 699Anisotropic Constitutive Model for Single Crystals: Finite Element Implementation andStructural Calculations

S.Miyake,K.Yokayama,N.Tosaka 703An Integral Equation Method for Geometrically Nonlinear Bending Problem of ShallowSpherical Shell Described with Displacement Vector Components

N.Miyazaki, S.Hagihara,T.Munakata 706Bifurcation Creep Buckling Analysis of Circular Cylindrical Shell under Axial Compression

T. Miyazaki 710A Numerical Method for the Unsteady Three-Dimensional Compressible Navier-Stokes Solver by Pseudo-Analytic Functions: An Application to Cascade Flows

Y. Mochimaru 714Numerical Simulation of Heat Transfer from an Elliptic Cylinder at Moderate Reynolds Numbers

Y. Mochizuki, S. Yoshimura, G. Yagawa 718Automated Structural Design Based on Fuzzy Control

J. Nagabhushanam,CJ.8rinivas,S.N.Patnaik 722Automatic Generation of Sparse and Banded Compatibility Matrix for the Integrated Force Method

K. Nagabuchi, I. Hagiwara 726Shape Optimization using High Order Shape Sensitivity Coefficient

S. Nakagiri, K. Suzuki 730Generalized Inverse Matrix Formulation Applied to Structural Synthesis Under InequalityConstrain Conditions

A Namini 736Aerodynamic Flutter Elements for Long-Span Bridge Stability Analysis

K. Badari Narayana, B. Dattaguru, TS. Ramamurthy, K. Vijayakumr 740A General Procedure for Evaluation of Crack Closure Integral in Three Dimensional Problems

N. Nishikawa, T. Abe 746Water Entry Simulation with Graphic Monitoring with Super-Mini Computer

T. Nishioka, R. Murakami, 8. Matsuo 750Finite Element Simulation of Fast Curving Fracture Tests

AK.Noor.JA. Tanner, JJ*. Peters 756Sensitivity of Tire Response to Variations in Material and Geometric Parameters

O.O. Ochoa, T J. Walsh 766Stiffened Panels with Cutouts

P.E. ODonoghue, M.F. Kanninen, C.P. Leung 772A Methodology for the Analysis of Dynamic Fracture in Polyethylene Materials

S. Ohtaki 778Finite Element Plane Elastic Plastic Analysis using a Quadratic Programming Method

H. OhUubo, A Kubota, M. Kitamura 782Automatic Adaptive FEM Mesh Based on a Posterior Error Estimation

H. Ohtsubo, M. Kitamura 788Numerical Study of a Posteriori Error Estimation for Finite Element Solutions in a ThreeDimensional Elastic Field

T. Ohtsuka.T.Yoshino, M.Kamagata 7923-D FEM Analysis of Plain Woven Fabric Reinforced Plastic with an Arbitrary Loading Direction

E.Onate 796Possibilities of the Secant Stiffness Matrix for Finite Element Analysis of GeometricallyNonlinear Problems

J. Orki«z,AB.Perunan,M.Hok>winski,W. Ceoot,J. Magiera, 802M. Siwek, JJ5. Gordon, O. OrringerEstimation of Actual Residual Stresses and Strains

J. Padovan, D. Gute 813Parallelized Poly Tree Partitioned H- P- and HP-Finite Element Refinement Schemes

P. Papadopoulos, RX. Taylor 819Finite Element Simulation of Inelastic Reissner-Mindlin Plates

M. Papadrakakia, K. Hatzikonstantinoy, N. Bitoulas 823An Element-By-Element Preconditioner for Parallel Finite Element Computations

E. Papanicolaou, Y. Jaluria 827Conjugate Mixed Convection from Thermal Sources in a Rectangular Cavity

K.D.P. Papoulia, JJtf. Kelly 832Viscoelastic Analysis of Isolation Bearings

T £ H . Pian, C.C. Wu 836Survey of Incompatible Displacement Finite Elements

P.M.Pinsky,R.V.Jasti 842Numerical Dispersion in Finite Element Analysis of Fluid-Loaded Plates

C.Polizzotto,T.Panzeca,M.Zito 848A Consistent Boundary/Interior Element Method for Evolutive Elastic Plastic Structural Analysis

YY. Qian 854Nonlinear Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures with Modified Tension Crack Model

IS. Raju, T. Krishnamurthy 858A Boundary Element Alternating Method for Two-Dimensional Fracture Problems

V. Ramachandra Raju, N.V. Mahalakshmi, P. Srinivasa Rao, V. Ganesan 864Flow Predictions in Adverse Pressure Gradient Conditions with Low-Reynolds-NumberTurbulence Models-A Comparative Study

E.M.Remzi,T.K.Hellen 870A Numerical Comparison of Post-Yield Fracture Criteria

J.E. Rogan 874Propagation of Optimality Constraints

N. Saito, S. Sakata, T. Shimizu, H. Masuda 880Development of a Stress Simulation Program for Semiconductor Devices Considering theirFabricating Process

M.Sakagami,K.Umegaki,K.Miki 884A Numerical Method for Solving Three-Dimensional Incompressible Viscous Flow usingBoundary Fitted Curvilinear Coordinate Transformation and Domain Decomposition Technique

H. Sakamoto 888Strain Rate Dependence on Fatigue Crack Propagation in SM50A Steel

M. Salama, M. Milman, M. Wette 892Multiobjective Optimization in Control-Structure-Optics Design

N.K.Samria,R.Prasad,S. Sah,P.C.Agrawal 899Solidification/Melting Processes about a Sperical Surface

P. Sankar.MS. CaBale,S.Nage«waren, J.Kane 903Integration of Boundary Element Analysis with Computer Aided Design

A Satoh 910A New Technique for Metropolis Monte Carlo Simulation to Capture Aggregation Structuresof Fine Particles: Cluster-moving Monte Carlo Simulation

T. Sawada, M. Sakamoto 914Automatic Detection System of Scribed Circle in Punch Indentation

E. Schnack 918Recent Advances in the Combination of Finite Element and Boundary Element Methods in Elasticity

Y. Seguchi, 8. Wada, M. Tanaka, H. Togari 924Model, Simulation and Applications on Total Respiration in Terms of Computational Biomechanics

A.P.S. Selvadurai 930Influence of Fibre Continuity & Fibre Debonding on Fracture Mechanics of Composites

C-A Shao, C-C. Chen, H-J. King, F-P. Chiang 934Experimental and Finite-Element Hybrid Method with Constraint of Penalty Function

D. Shaw, CM. Wu 938A Knowledge Base System for Finite Element Mesh Generation

P-C.Shen,PX.He,YX.Le 942Analysis of Beams and Plates on an Elastic Foundation Using Spline Finite Element Method

P-C.Shen, H.B.Kan 947The Multivariable Spline Element Analysis for Plate Bending Problems

Y-P. Shen, Q. Xue 952Analysis of Viscoelastic Large Deformation Problem by Additional Decomposition Theoremof Deformation Gradient

G.Q. Shi, Y-J. Chen 956A Calculation Method of Dynamic Reliability of Deteriorated Structures

J. Shi, D. Hitchings 960Finite Element Analysis of an Airfoil Entering a Uniform Sharp Edge Gust

DJ.Shippy,P.S.Kondapalli,G.Fairweather 966Boundary Methods for Analysis of Elastic-Wave Propagation

S. Shirayama, K. Kuwahara 973A New Method for Numerical Simulations of Stratified Fluid Flows

E. Simiu, G.R. Cook 977Model Indentification for Single and Coupled Galloping Oscillators

L.M.C.Simoes,JAM.Lapa 981Shape Optimization of Gravity Dams Subject to Seismic Loading

LAJ>.Simoe.daSilva 985In-Plane Behaviour and Mode Interaction of Sandwich Beam-Columns

A.V. Singh, L.Zhu 989On Vibrations of Layered Orthotropic Shell Strctures

S.8irtori,S.Miccoli,E.Koraoh 995Implementation of a Symmetric Method for the Coupling of Finite Elemente and BoundaryElemente

AV. Srinivasan,G.K.Haritos,FX.Hedberg 1001Biomimetics: Naturally-evolved Systems as Paradigms for Advanced Aerospace Materialsand Systems

AA8tamoa,DJLBeakos 1017A Program for Dynamic Analysis of 3-D Underground Structures

T.Stathopouku,ABaskaran 1021Computer Simulation of 3D Turbulent Wind Effects on Buildings

E. Stein, T.Wedemeier 1025Modeling and Computation of Concrete-Deformations Including Damage

H X Stolarski 1032Some Concepts of the Assumed Strain Method

H. Su, W. Ma 1038Boundary Element Method for the Potential Problems in a General Domain

Y. Sum! 1042A Matched Asymptotic Second Order Perturbation Method for a Non-Collinear Crack in aFinite Body

D. Sun, X. Ma 1048An Application of Boundary Element Method to the Fatigue Crack Propagation inHeterogeneous Cracked Body

J. Sun, T-X. Zhou 1052A New Approach to Stability of Finite Elements under Divergence Constraints

T. Suzuki, T. Ogawa, T. Sueoka, T. Ogasawara 1056Large Displacement Analysis and Contact Problem of Thin Shells using Low-OrderTriangular Finite Element

E. Tachibana, Y. Inque, K. Fujisawa 1060Large Deformation Analysis of Base Isolator in Three Dimensions

Y. Tada, R. Matoumoto, K. Kusaka (NOT BEING PRESENTED) 1066Optimum Design of Structures Subjected to Random Load

& Takezono, K. Tao, K. Tani 1072Elasto/Visco-Plastic Deformation of Multi-Layered Moderately Thick Shells of Revolution

KJ£. Tamma 1078New Perspectives and Directions in Computational Structural Dynamics EmployingSelf Starling Methods

M. Tanabe 1084An Automatic Mesh Generation of General Plate Structures with Holes for Structural andThermal Analysis

J.Tani,T.Miyazaki,Y.Koiwa,H. Honda, H.Takagi 1088Identification of Left Ventricular Viscoelastic Properties by using a 3D Finite Element Method

R.I. Tanner 1094Numerical Methods for Viscoelastic Flow

KTao, S. Takezono, K. Ohtaubo 1100Elasto/Visco-Plastic Dynamic Response of Thin Shells of Revolution by Means of Overlay Model

M. Tateishi, S. Sasaki, T.Kobayashi 1104Coupled Thermal-Stress Analysis of Glass-Blowing Process

SATavares,P.Hajela 1108Approximate Analytical Approach to the Heat Conduction Problem

S.Tepetes,E.N.Mastrojannis 1112Stress Intensity Factors for a Rectangular Crack Under Shear Loading

T. Teramae, S. Hamada 1116Failure Analyses of Ceramics Impacted with Steel Balls

ATeasler.CFreese 1120A Global Penalty-Constraint Finite Element Formulation for Effective Strain and Stress Recovery

T.E.Tezduyar,S.MittaLR. Shin, S.E. Ray 1124Stabilized Incompressible Flow Formulations Using Bilinear and Linear Equal-Order-Interpolation Velocity-Pressure Elements

Y. Toi 1130Shifted Integration Technique in Plastic Collapse Analysis of Frames and Axisymmetric Shells

P.Tong,R.Greif,L.Chen 1134A Hybrid Finite Element Method for Damage Tolerance Analysis of Structures withMultiple Site Damage

N.To*aka,R.Sugino,H.Kawabata 1140Boundary Element Analysis of Nonlinear Free Surface Flow in Containers

S.VaUiappan 1142Analysis of Anisotropic Damage Mechanics Problems

von Estorfl, H. Antes 1148Vibration Isolation Anayses in the Case of Transient Excitations by a Coupled BE/FE Procedure

D. Wang 1154An Efficient Numerical Simulation Method for a Nonlinear Oscillating System

P-H. Wang, Y-T. Chen 1159Postbuckling Analysis of Frame Structures

P-H. Wang, T-C. Tseng 1163Initial Shape of Cable-Stayed Bridges

Q.Wang 1167

CAD for the Member of Shear Wall in Frame-Shear Wall Tall Building

O. Watanabe 1170Objective Numerical Integration Algorithm for Rate-Type Constitutive Equation

LZ.Woo,a&Desai 1174Generalized Time Finite Element Method for Nonlinear Dynamic Problems

C.Wu,H. Bufler 1181An Incompatible Finite Element Approach for Analyzing Incompressible Solids/Plastic Structures

J . Xu 1186Non-linear Dynamic Analysis of Pipe to Tubular Framed Structure Impact

G. Yagawa, A Yoshioka, S. Yoshimura, N. Soneda 1189A Large Scale Parallel Finite Element Method using Supercomputer Network

T.Yamada,F.Kikuchi 1195An Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian Finite Element Method for Incompressible Hyperelasticity

T. Yamakawa 1201Stiffness Matrices for Beam Elemente and Rectangular Elemente in Plane Stress byUsing a Fourier Series

G.Yang, M A Ehadian 1205Effect of Peclet Number of Radiative/Convective Poiseuille Flow with Axial Conduction & Radiation

H.Yazaki,T.Nakayama 1209Finite Element Analysis of the Transient Motion of Stratified Viscous Fluids

G-W. Ye, G. Yagawa, S. Yoshimura 1213A Fast Monte-Carlo Algorithm and its Application to Probablistic Fracture Mechanics

Z-M. Ye, F. He 1217A Semi-Numerical and Semi-Analytical Method Used to Solve Nonlinear Bending andStability of Polar Orthotropic Revolutional Parabolic Shells

J.Y.R-Yen 1221Flexural Rigidity and Slenderness Effects of Biaxially Loaded R.C. Columns

Y.Yokouchi 1225Analysis of Frictional Contact Between Rigid and Elastic-Plastic Bodies

T. Yokoyama 1229Transient Response of Stepped Timoshenko Beams Subjected to Impact Loading

S.Yoshida,T. Miyoshi 1233Seismic Response Analysis of Fluid-Coupled Multi-Walled Coaxial Cylindrical Tanks

S. Yoshimura, G. Yagawa, K. Nakao 1237AI-Based FEM Mesh Generation

R. Yuuki, & Ueda, G-Q. Cao 1241Expert System for Boundary Element Elastostetic Analysis

M. Zak, N. Toomarian 1245Hydrodynamical Approach to Multitarget Tracking

B.W. Zastrau 1250On a New Approach for the Coupling of Substructures Subjected to Transient Loading

D.G.Zeitoun,J.Bensabat 1254An Optimal Control-Least Squares for the Solution of Advection Dispersion Problems

L.F. Zeng, N-E. Wiberg 1258On the Adaptive Analysis for Elastodynamic Problems Using Semidiscrete Finite Elemente

C. Zhang 1263Elastodynamic Analysis of Crack-Inclusion Interactions by the BEM

H. Zhang, G.S. Daehn, R-H. Wagoner 1267Simulating the Superplastic Response of Metal Matrix Composites under Thermal Cycling

J.H. Zhang 1271Condensation and Updating of Large Dynamic Mathematical Models

Q. Zhang, S.Mukherjee, A. Chandra 1277Design Sensitivity Coefficients for Problems with Both Geometrical and MaterialNonlinearities by the Derivative Boundary Element Method

X. Zheng, H. Shen, M. Ji, Z. Xing 1283Solution of the Euler Equations for Complex Forebody-Inlet Combinations

D.C.Zhu,G J .Shi 1287The Advance of Mode Theory in Structural Dynamics

G. Zirwas 1293Impedance Matrix of Viscoelastic (Layered) Halfspace

T.R.H.u,N.S.Sun 1297On Coupled Thermofracture Mechanics

R. Grzvmkowski.J.S.Suchy 1303The Identification of Boundary Conditions in the Single Crystal Production Process by theVerneuil Method

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