A generalised method for the identification of the parameters which describe the dynamic properties of media between coupled substructures using measured FRFs is presented in this paper. The effort is mainly focused on the development of this generalised method and the improvement of its constituent algorithms. The method presented here is more general and more practical in some aspects when co...

The recent efforts in development of efficient solution methods for nonconforming finite element systems are inspired by their importance for various applications in scientific computations and engineering. This study is focused on the implementation of rotated bilinear elements. A locally modified approximation of the global stiffness matrix is proposed allowing for: a) a stable MIC(0) factori...

in this paper, the propagation of the waves in the laminated composite plates which is subjected to low velocity impact is investigated using the finite element method. a rigid metallic projectile with spherical nose is considered and the impact of this projectile with laminated composite is studied in this study. considering a finite element model the governing equations of the problem is disc...

A methodology for computationally efficient formulation of the tangent stiffness matrix consistent with incrementally objective algorithms for integrating finite deformation kinematics and with closest point projection algorithms for integrating material response is developed in the context of finite deformation plasticity. Numerical experiments illustrate an excellent performance of the propos...

In this paper, we apply Shannon wavelet and Galerkin method to deal with the numerical solution of the natural boundary integral equation of plane elasticity probem in the upper half-plane. The fast algorithm is given and only 3K entries need to be computed for one 4K × 4K stiffness matrix. Keyword: plane elasticity problem, natural integral equation, Shannon wavelet, Galerkin-wavelet method.

Carbon nanotube (CNT) is considered as a new generation of material possessing superior mechanical, thermal and electrical properties. The applications of CNT, especially in composite materials, i.e. carbon nanotube reinforced polymer have received great attention and interest in recent years. To characterize the influence of CNT on the stress intensity factor of nanocomposites, three fracture ...

A constitutive model based on the continuum mechanics theory has been developed which represents interlamellar cohesion, regional variation of collagen fibril density, 3D anisotropy and both age-related viscoelastic and hyperelastic stiffening behaviour of the human cornea. Experimental data gathered from a number of previous studies on 48 ex vivo human cornea (inflation and shear tests) enable...

this paper presents a method for identification of linear system physical parameters (structural mass, damping and stiffness matrices) using the inverse solution of equation of motion in the frequency domain, by focus on the reducing the illconditioning effect. the method utilizes the measured responses from the forced vibration test of structure in order to identify the system properties and d...

The stiffness of the extracellular matrix (ECM) is known to influence cell behavior. The ability to manipulate the stiffness of ECM has important implications in understanding how cells interact mechanically with their microenvironment. This article describes an approach to manipulating the stiffness ECM, whereby magnetic beads are embedded in the ECM through bioconjugation between the streptav...