Though most engineering problems in acoustics directly deal with the wave equation in its irreducible form, in many situations it becomes interesting to consider it in mixed form [1], so as to directly account for both, the acoustic pressure and the acoustic velocity fields. A particular case is that of waves propagating in domains with moving boundaries. When attempting a finite element soluti...

In this paper we analyze a stabilized finite element method to approximate the convection-diffusion equation on moving domains using an arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) framework. As basic numerical strategy, we discretize the equation in time using first and second order backward differencing (BDF) schemes, whereas space is discretized using a stabilized finite element method (the orthogona...

BACKGROUND Our goal was to develop a three-dimensional finite element model that enables dynamic analysis of needle insertion for soft materials. To demonstrate large deformation and fracture, we used the arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) method for fluid analysis. We performed ALE-based finite element analysis for 3% agar gel and three types of copper needle with bevel tips. METHODS To eva...

A formulation and an implementation of two-dimensional Boundary Element Method (BEM) analysis for steady state, uncoupled thermoelastic problems is presented. This approach differs from other treatments of thermal loads in BEM analysis in which the domain integrals due to the thermal gradients are to be incorporated in the analysis via particular-integrals. Thus unlike Finite Elements or Field ...

this paper presents the numerical analysis of seismic soil-pile-superstructure interaction in soft clay using free-field soil analysis and beam on winkler foundation approach. this model is developed to compute the nonlinear response of single piles under seismic loads, based on one-dimensional finite element formulation. the parameters of the proposed model are calibrated by fitting the experi...

The widespread availability of three-dimensional imaging and computational power has fostered a rapid increase in the number of biologists using finite element analysis (FEA) to investigate the mechanical function of living and extinct organisms. The inevitable rise of studies that compare finite element models brings to the fore two critical questions about how such comparative analyses can an...

The compaction forming of metal powder is a process involving large deformations, large strain, non-linear material behavior and friction. Consequently, the numerical analysis of such a highly non-linear process is a formidable computational problem. In this paper, an ALE technique is presented based on a generalized cap plasticity model in simulation of powder forming processes. In ALE formula...