In order to improve the boundary mesh quality while maintaining the essential characteristics of discrete surfaces, a new approach combining optimization-based smoothing and topology optimization is developed. The smoothing objective function is modified, in which two functions denoting boundary and interior quality, respectively, and aweight coefficient controlling boundary quality are taken i...

This paper deals with the dynamical behaviour of hemispherical domes and spherical shell panels. The First-order Shear Deformation Theory (FSDT) is used to analyze the above moderately thick structural elements. The treatment is conducted within the theory of linear elasticity, when the material behaviour is assumed to be homogeneous and isotropic. The governing equations of motion, written in ...

We present m thts paper the application of the mortar element method m the case where fini te element methods are used in each subdornains The novelty is m the posstbility of dealing with tenahedra for thefimte element mesh Thts paper thus complètes the analysis of the mot tai element methods that allows for couphng different spectral and/or finite element methods in adjascent mbdomains in a fl...

Over the last years, the demand for high strength and low weight materials, such as fabric-reinforced plastics, has grown in the aeronautical industry. By decreasing the production cost with short production cycle times and increasing reproducibility by automation, fabric-reinforced plastics are becoming increasingly better economical competitors to other construction materials such as for exam...

technical efficiency of different sectors is important for economic policy making purposes. this study considering regions as independent decision-making units, measures technical efficiency of industrial sector for every region of the country and then examines its determinant factors.generally influential factors of efficiency are classified in two main groups. first group includes the basic e...

The paper deals with the determination of synchronous machine parameters using a 2D Finite Element Method – FEM (Flux2DCedrat). Simulations of no-load sudden three phase shortcircuits are performed in rotation, the saturation effects and the eddy currents in the rotor solid iron parts are also taken into account. Comparisons between calculations and measurements for two large existing units (tu...

Many manufacturing defects could be seen in cylindrical turning. Some of these defects are: elastic deformation of work-piece, nonlinear backlash of cutting set – machine – workpiece, unknown geometry of untreated part, thermal deformations, vibration of set and machine. Deflection of workpiece under cutting forces will cause different levels of processing of workpiece 1 . Nonlinear backlash of...

Abstract In this report, the hybrid Trefftz finite element method based on nonsingular T-complete functions is first briefly reviewed for the purpose of establishing notation; then various special purpose elements are developed to illustrat the major advantage of Trefftz methods. In HT-FEM, elements containing local defects are treated by simply replacing the regular T-complete functions with a...

MOTIVATION Many methods have been described to identify regulatory motifs in the transcription control regions of genes that exhibit similar patterns of gene expression across a variety of experimental conditions. Here we focus on a single experimental condition, and utilize gene expression data to identify sequence motifs associated with genes that are activated under this experimental conditi...