III European Conference on Computational Mechanics: Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems in Engineering: Book of Abstracts

ISBN-13: 9789401776721 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 788 str.

C. A. Mota Soares; J. A. C. Martins; H. C. Rodrigues

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III European Conference on Computational Mechanics: Solids, Structures and Coupled Problem in EngineeringComputational Mechanics in Solid, Structures and Coupled Problems in Engineering is today a mature science with applications to major industrial projects.

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Computational Challenges for Multi-Physics Topology Optimization.- Computational Geometry and the Analysis of Solids and Structures.- Advances in the Particle Finite Element Method for Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems.- Elastic and Plastic Impacts in Multibody Dynamics.- Active Aeroelastic Aircraft Structures.- Multiscale Strategy for Solving Industrial Problems.- Numerical Integration of the Nonlinear Dynamics of Elastoplastic Solids.- Computational Methods for Dynamic Crack Propagation.- Analysis and Design of Sandwich Structures Made of Steel and Lightweight Concrete.- Multiscale Modeling of Pore Collapse Instability in High-Porosity Solids.- Instabilities and Discontinuities in Two-Phase Media.- Towards Maneuvering Aeroelasticity—Progress in the Simulation of Large Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems.- A Design Optimization Formulation for Problems with Random and Fuzzy Input Variables Using Performance Measure Approach.- Strength of Porous Ceramics — Mechanical Testing and Numerical Modelling.- Reduced Order Models in Unsteady Aerodynamic Models, Aeroelasticity and Molecular Dynamics.- Inverse Engineering.- Multiscale Approaches for Bridging Discrete and Continuum Scales.- Adaptive Mesh Generation in 3 Dimensions by Means of a Delaunay Based Method. Applications to Mechanical Problems..- Computational Micromechanics of Biological Materials: Bone and Wood.- Mechanobiology: Computation and Clinical Application.- Recent Developments of Hybrid Crack Element: Determination of Its Complete Displacement Field and Combination with XFEM.- Structural Model Validation and the Lack-of-Knowledge Theory.- Modeling of Historical Masonry with Discrete Elements.- A Regularized Strong-form Meshfree Method for Adaptive Analysis.- Multiresolution Analysis for Material Design.- Characterization and Multiscale Modeling of Asphalt - Recent Developments in Upscaling of Viscous and Strength Properties.- Dissipative Interface Modeling for Vibroacoustic Problems - A New Symmetric Formulation.- Seismic Design Procedures in the Framework of Evolutionary Based Structural Optimization.- High-Fidelity Multi-Criteria Aero-Structural Optimisation using Hierarchical Parallel Evolutionary Algorithms.- Interaction of Shells and Membranes with Incompressible Flows.- Nonlinear Analysis of Composite and FGM Shells using Tensor-Based Shell Finite Elements.- Strength of Textile Composites — A Voxel Based Continuum Damage Mechanics Approach.- Concrete at Early Ages and Beyond: Numerical Model and Validation.- Uncertainty & Reliability Analysis of Structural Dynamical Systems.- Neural Networks: New Results and Prospects of Applications in Structural Engineering.- Computational Railway Dynamics.- Micro-Meso-Macro Modelling of Composite Materials.- An Object-Oriented Approach to High Order Finite Element Analysis of Three-Dimensional Continua.- A finite element formulation based on the theory of a Cosserat point — Extension to Ogden material.- A macro tetrahedral element with vertex rotational D.O.F.s.- Application of aggregation multilevel iterative solver to problems of structural mechanics.- Convergence Analysis of a Domain Decomposition Method with Augmented Lagrangian Formulation.- Computational Models on Graphs for Nonlinear Hyperbolic and Parabolic System of Equations.- Haar wavelet method for solving integral equations and evolution equations.- A new approach for elimination of dissipation and dispersion errors in particle methods.- Solution of stability problem of infinite plate strips.- Modelling Time-Dependent Partial Equations with Moving Bounderies by the Moving Finite Element Method.- Discretization of Three-Dimensional Aggregate Particles.- Bending of an Elliptical Plate on Elastic Foundation and under the Combined Action of Lateral Load and In-Plane Force.- A modal analysis approach using an Hybrid-Mixed formulation to solve 2D elastodynamic problems.- A new finite element method for Kirchhoff plates.- Non-element method for solving 2D boundary problems defined on connected polygonal domains described by Navier equation.- Computational Methods of Anisotropic Massif Mechanics Under Different Types of External Actions.- Effect of Plastic Anisotropy on the Size of Elastic-Plastic Boundary in a Rotating Disk Problem.- Numerical Testing on Return Map Algorithms for von-Mises Plasticity with Nonlinear Hardening based on a Generalized Midpoint Integration Scheme.- A Model for the Analysis of Plates on a Layered Elastic Medium.- Modeling of solid state transformations using a phase field model with transformation plasticity.- Computer modeling of three-dimensional wave movements in anisotropic elastic environments.- Visco-elastic regularization and strain softening.- Numerical simulations of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in accelerated solids.- A Phenomenological Model to Simulate Mechanical Tests on Ultrafinegrained Aluminum Produced by ECAE.- The peridynamic equation of motion in non-local elasticity theory.- Numerical Solution of Partially Plastic Curved Beam Problem.- A Proposal of Strain-Gage Rosette for Measurement Residual Stress Around a Circular Hole in a Plate With Circular Hole.- Prediction of dynamic stiffness of filled rubber mounts.- Size effects in finite deformation micropolar plasticity.- An Application of a Boundary Perturbation Method to Some Problems of Elasticity.- Spatial Stabilization of Semidiscrete Elastodynamics.- Modeling the Grain Size Effect using Gradient Hardening and Damage in Crystal (Visco) Plasticity.- Stress-Focusing Effect Following Dynamically Transforming Strains in a Spherical Zirconia Inclusion.- Controllability Method for the Solution of Linear Elastic Wave Equation.- Development of a flow stress model for metals using the strain rate /temperature superposition principle.- Analysis of Elastic Body using Kalman Filter Finite Element Method.- Discontinuous Galerkin methods for nonlinear elasticity.- A Rate Dependent Constitutive Model for Carbon-Fibre/Epoxy-Matrix Woven Fabrics Submitted to Dynamic Loadings.- Solution of viscoelasticity problems using special forms of elastic solutions.- Finite elements method analysis of influence of contact phenomena on structure-subsoil interaction.- Simulation of Inelastic Deformation of Polyethylene in Multiaxial State of Stress by Viscoelastic Constitutive Equtaion.- Modeling of granular media by the 2D discrete lattice.- Crystal plasticity based identification of anisotropic strain rate potentials for sheet metal forming simulation.- A geometric approach to the algorithmic tangent stiffness.- Parallel Computation of 3D Problems of the Dynamics of Elastic-Plastic Granular Material under Small Strains.- A hyperelastodynamics ALE formulation based on spatial and material forces..- Monoharmonic Approach to Investigation of Heat Generation in The Viscoplastic Solids under Harmonic Loading.- A continuous Galerkin finite element method for thermoelasticity without energy dissipation.- The Model Coupling Liquid Bridge Between Ellipsoidal Grains.- Reliability ofWavelet Packet System Identification.- An attempt to simulate more precisely the behavior of a solid body using new energy conservation equation for fully coupled thermal structural analysis.- Mathematical aspects of the initial-boundary value problems in nonlinear thermoelasticity of simple and non-simple materials.- Effect of Parameter Uncertainties on a Vibro-Acoustic Design.- A numerical method for solid-liquid interaction.- Computational Simulation of Irreversible Deforming and Fracture of Damageable Solids and Structures.- Solution of the coupled light-mechanical problems.- Simulation of the ferroelectric hysteresis using a hybrid finite element formulation.- A Two-Phase Numerical Modelling of the Liquid Solid Transition in Polymer Processing.- A two-phase model for granular flows applied to avalanches.- Parallel 3D Finite Element Analysis of Coupled Problems.- Numerical Simulation of Rubber Curing Process with Application to Bladders Manufacture.- Coupled Finite Element Analysis of Composite Laser Rods Thermal Characteristics under Longitudinal Diode Pumping.- On the Modeling of Nonplanar Shear Walls in Shear Wall - Frame Building Structures.- Directional Drillstring Dynamics.- MVM Energy Method for Buckling Analysis of Tapered Plates.- Considerations on Advanced Analysis of Steel Portal Frames.- A Discrete Element Model For The Fracture Analysis of Reinforced Concrete.- Analytical Criteria for the Evaluation of the Internal Forces at the Elastic and Plastic Limit States of Lozenge and Triangular Cross-Sections.- Comparative Study of Aluminum Alloy Plate 2024/7050 Under the Effect of Internal Damping.- Nonlinear Analysis of Space Frames.- Investigation of shear wall behavior with composite boundary elements.- An investigation on dynamic behavior of shear walls on flexible foundation.- Influence of the morphology of adhesive joining on the mechanical properties of periodic metal hollow-sphere-structures.- Dynamic behaviour of a composite twin girder bridge in a high speed interoperable line.- A Finite Element Model for Beam to Column Bolted Connections with Semi Rigid Behaviour.- Rational strain measures - The implicit corotational method.- Discrete and continuous analysis of different cable structures.- Three-dimensional Vibration Analysis of Crystal Plates via Ritz Method.- A 3D Solid Finite Element for Reinforced Concrete Analysis Allowing Slippage of Reinforcement.- Some new results on MITC plate elements.- Nonlinear Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Beams Considering the Slip Between Steel and Concrete..- Novel semi-analytical methodology to determine model parameters for simple finite element bolt model.- Accounting for Fuselage Instabilities in the Coarse Model of an Aircraft Fuselage by means of a Material Law.- Modelling of reinforced materials by a subcycling algorithm.- Limit Analysis of Cable-Tied Structures.- Smart Super Elements in Slender Structures Subjected to Wind.- Nonlinear analysis of space R/C frames with non-uniform torsion.- An FE Analysis of the Stresses in Pultruded GRP Single-Bolt Tension Joints and Their Implications for Joint Design.- An Efficient Evaluation of Structural Safety applying Perturbation Techniques.- Semi-Analytical Analysis of Super Tall Building Bundled-Tube Structures.- Large Displacements in Nonlinear Numerical Analyses for Cable Structures.- Mathematical Modeling for Synthesis and Design of Non-orthogonal Worm Gears with a Straight-line Tooth Contact.- Computational modeling of ultrasonically assisted turning.- Numerical evaluation of bored piles in tropical soils by means of the geotechnical engineering “GEO4” Fine Software.- Kinematics and force interaction of screw shaft with variable screw course.- Optimal construction of the thermo-elastic actuator.- Determination of Moment-Curvature Diagrams and Moment-Deflection Curves in Reinforced Concrete Beams.- Numerical simulation of the nanoindentation experiment: sensitivity analysis of the experimental parameters.- Numerical evaluation of wrinkling stress in sandwich panels.- Application of FEA as a Predictive Tool in the Corrugated Paperboard Industry.- Implementation of 3D homogenization techniques for the thermo-elastic FEM analysis of brazed plate-fin heat exchangers.- Hierarchical treecode for optimized collision checking in DEM simulations - application on electrophotographic toner simulations.- 3D FEM analysis of basic process parameters in rotary piercing mill.- Numerical Evaluation of the Influence of Stiffener Rings on the Critical Buckling Pressure of the Vessels.- Topology optimization and fabrication of multi-material dielectrics for antenna performance improvements.- Reduction method independent substructure synthesis.- Discrete Models for the Simulation of Rubber Components Dynamics.- Contact Analysis of Impeller-Shaft assembly and Reasonably Designing the Amount Interference of Turbocompressors.- Study of the stress induced granular consolidation process by 3D DEM simulation.- Numerical Analysis of Passive Earth Pressures with Interfaces.- Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of a Multi-Propped Deep Excavation in Shanghai Soft Deposit.- The computer analysis of the temperature fields arising in bearing node at rotation of a rotor.- Updating 3D acoustic models with the Constitutive Law Error method.A two-step approach for absorbing material characterization.- Analysis of Fluid-Structure coupling by Statistical Energy Analysis.- Efficient Iterative Solution of Time-harmonic Scattering by Objects in Layered Fluid.- Computational Aeroacoustics by Coupling the Finite-Element and the Lattice-Boltzmann-Method.- Analysis of a perforated panel for the correction of low frequency resonances in domestic rooms.- Sound Insulation Provided by a Multi-layer System Containing a Heterogeneity: a BEM Approach.- An efficient wave based method for steady-state vibro-acoustic transmission calculations.- Modeling Sound Radiation by Structures Caused by a Ground Impact Load: a BEM Approach.- Cohesive Model of Electromechanical Fatigue for Ferroelectric Materials and Structures.- Simulation of active systems in a NVH full car model.- Toward an exhaustive modeling of the macroscopic behaviour of shape memory alloys.- Vibration Damping Using Resonant Shunted Shear-Mode Piezoceramics.- Optimal control of piezoelectric anisotropic plates.- Residual Internal Forces in Stiffened Thermal-Bimorph Actuator after Forming Process.- Spectral Level Set Methodology in the Optimal Design of Adaptive Aeroelastic Structures.- Nondestructive identification of defects for smart plates in bending using genetic algorithms.- Modeling Shape Memory Alloy Plane Truss Structures using the Finite Element Method.- Evaluation of NiMnGa Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys Using Cellular Neural Networks.- Modelling of fibre Bragg grating sensor plates.- Refined Finite Element Model for Vibration Analysis of Sandwich Beams with Shear Piezoelectric Actuators and Sensors.- Thermoelectromechanical Response of a Parallel Crack in a Functionally Graded Piezoelectric Strip.- Multi-Scale Finite Element Modeling of Piezoelectric Materials by A Crystallographic Homogenization Method.- Vibration Control of A Laminated Composite Plate Subjected to Blast Loading.- Experimental Identification of GHM and ADF Parameters for Viscoelastic Damping Modeling.- Numerical Aspects of Modelling Thermo- MechanicalWave Propagation With Phase Transformations.- Analysis and Design Optimization of Smart Laminated Composite Beams using Layerwise Theory.- A thermo-viscoplastic model for bituminous materials.- From Asphalt to the Arctic: New Insights into Thermo-Mechanical Ratchetting Processes.- An Object-Oriented System for Finite Element Analysis of Pavements.- On the treatment of convective terms in coupled hydro-mechanics for porous media subject to dynamic loading.- Asphalt Mechanics, a Key Tool for Improved Pavement Performance Predictions.- Sensitivity of Blood Flow Patterns to the Constitutive Law of the Fluid.- The influence of stem design on strains and micromotion in revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Finite element analysis.- Optimization of targeted movements.- Persistence of Axial Rotation in Idiopathic Scoliosis Due to the Structural Changes of the Intervertebral Disc.- Numerical Simulation of Hemodynamics in a Cerebral Artery.- Analysis of some Contact Problems in Human Joints after Arthroplasty.- Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis Before Birth by Means of Chaotic Analysis on the Herat Rate Signal.- Configurational Derivative as a Tool for Image Segmentation.- Numerical Simulations to Analyze and Optimize the Human Substitute Voice.- The thaw time of frozen cancellous bone for mechanical testing.- Modeling of Passive Behavior of Soft Tissues Including Viscosity and Damage.- Nano and macro structure of cortical bone: numerical investigations.- Calculation of Muscle and Joint Forces in the Masticatory System.- The algorithms of mathematical programming in muscle recruitment and muscle wrapping problems.- Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Airflow and Vibration Analysis for Upper Airway of Humans.- Computer Simulation of Anisotropic Damage and Residual Stresses in Atherosclerotic Arteries.- Computational study on stability and bone remodeling for a hip replacement using a “minimal invasive” femoral stem.- Porous polycrystals built up by uniformly and axisymmetrically oriented needles: Homogenization of elastic properties.- A Poroviscoelastic Overlay Model for Finite Element Analyses of Articular Cartilage at Large Strains.- A Finite Element Study of Strain Distribution in an Instrumented Knee Prosthesis for Full Force Measurement in Vivo..- Topological Derivative Applied to Image Enhancement.- Determination of Contractile Forces Generated by Actin Fibre Networks.- Hip Prosthesis Design Using a Multi-Criteria Formulation.- Global Dynamical Model of the Cardiovascular System.- Computational Study of the Vibrating Disturbances to the Lung Function.- ABAQUS-Based, Coupled Porohyperelastic Transport Finite Element Models for Soft Hydrated Biological Structures.- Theoretical Modeling of Cyclically Loaded, Biodegradable Cylinders.- Validation of a non-linear wear model for UHMWPE.- FEA of Human Knee Joint Replacement Using Real Bone Models.- Subregion boundary element method for piezoelectric structures.- Vibrations of system of plates immersed in fluid by BEM.- A coupled periodic FE-BE model for ground-borne vibrations from underground railways.- On the Application of the BEM to Rubber-Elastic Materials.- Modeling of Darcy’s Flow in Generally Anisotropic Porous Media Containing Discontinuity Surface by SGBEM-FEM Coupling.- A Displacement Solution to Transverse Shear Loading of Beams by BEM.- Non-conforming Coupled Time Domain Boundary Element Analysis.- Control of Thermal Stress in a Piezoelectric Composite Disk by a Stepwise Applied Electric Potential Distribution.- Mitigation of Free-Edge Effects by Meso-Scale Structuring.- A Quasi-2d Finite Element Formulation for Static and Dynamic Analysis of Sandwich Beams.- A Numerical Comparison of Distinct Meshless Methods for the Analysis of Composite Laminates.- A New Damage Identification and Quantification Indicator for Piezoelectric Advanced Composites.- Design of Variable-Stiffness Conical Shells for Maximum Fundamental Frequency.- A Micromechanics-Based Damage Model for the Strength Prediction of Composite Laminates.- Finite Element Analysis of Geometrically Nonlinear Thin-Walled Composite Laminated Beams.- Design Sensitivity Analysis of Composite Thin-walled Profiles including Torsion and Shear Warping.- Buckling optimisation of composite panels via lay-up tables.- Numerical approach for the design of adhesively-bonded assemblies.- Enhancement of Blast Resistance of Sandwich Plates.- Mechanics and Acoustics of Viscoelastic Composites by Micro-Macro Mean-Field Approach.- Numerical Evaluation of Upper and Lower Bounds to the Collapse Limit Load for Composite Laminates.- Material degradation assessment for stiffened composite shells using metamodelling approach..- A new model for the behaviour of the multi-layer material interfaces.- FE-Tool CODAC for an Efficient Simulation of Low-Velocity Impacts on Composite Sandwich Structures.- Preliminary Investigation for Optimization of Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composite Structures.- On Post-Buckling Analysis and Experimental Correlation of Cylindrical Composite Shells with Reissner-Mindlin-Von Kármán Type Facet Model.- Application of Failure Criteria to Short Fiber Reinforced Composites and Experimental Validation.- Tow-Placed, Variable-Stiffness Composite Panels: Damage Tolerance Improvements over Traditional Straight-Fibre Laminates.- A Mixed-Formulation Four-Node Rectangular Element in the Modeling of Laminate Composite Beam Structures.- Optimal design of stiffened composite underwater hulls.- Higher Order Model for Analysis of Magneto-Electro-Elastic Plates.- Mixed Least-Squares Finite Element Model for the Static Analysis of Laminated Composite Plates.- Applications of Distributed Piezoelectric Electrode Patches for Active Noise and Vibration Control.- Computational Elastoplastic Modeling of Multi-phase Fiber-reinforced Composites.- Evolution and analysis of stresses in thixoforged metal matrix composites.- Piezoelectric Control of Composite Plate Vibration: Effect of Electric Field Distribution.- A Finite Element Model for the Analysis of 3D Axisymmetric Laminated Shells with Embedded Piezoelectric Sensors and Actuators.- Damage Localization in Laminated Composite Plates using Double Pulse-Electronic Holographic Interferometry.- Shear Deformation Effect in Nonlinear Analysis of Spatial Composite Beams in Variable Axial Loading by BEM.- Constitutive ply damage modeling, FEM implementation, and analyses of laminated structures.- Simulation of Delamination in Stringer Stiffened Fiber-Reinforced Composite Shells.- Development of methods of numerical solution of singular integrodifferential equations for solid mechanics problems.- Validation of large scale simulations of dynamic fracture.- Crack growth in fretting-fatigue problems using the extended finite element method.- Aspects of crack propagation and hygro-mechanical coupling using X-FEM.- Destruction of rocks by directional hydraulic fracturing on the basis of models of plasticity with internal variables.- The finite-element method in linear fracture mechanics problems.- Finite deformation fracture modelling of a thermo-mechanical cohesive zone.- Critical Behavior and Energy Dependence of Mass Distribution in High-Velocity Impact Fragmentation.- One 3D adaptive fragmentation procedure for the explicit simulation of brittle material cracking.- Finite Element Analysis of Cracked Plates With Circular Stress Raisers Used For S.I.F. Reduction.- Simulation of Materials Damage in the Field of Internal Stresses.- Computational methods for the fast boundary stabilization of flexible plates.- Sensor and Actuator Capabilities of a Laminated Piezoelectric Plate Model.- Numerical Analysis of Stabilized Finite Element Methods for Darcy Flow.- An Error Estimator for the Reissner-Mindlin Plate Problem.- A Convergence Study of the Numerical Solution of Two Bi-directionally Coupled Partial Differential Equations in Thermoelectricity.- Numerical simulations of rubber-like materials under changing directions.- About an Efficient and Consistent Numerical Strategy for the Solution of the Initial-Boundary Value Problem for Anisotropic Finite Elastoplasticity.- Vibrations of composite beams with multiple delaminations.- Computational aspects of anisotropic finite strain plasticity based on the multiplicative decomposition.- Adaptation of biological tissues — a fibre reorientation model for orthotropic multiplicative growth.- Polyconvex anisotropic hyperelastic energies.- Micromechanically motivated phenomenological modeling of induced flow anisotropy and its application to sheet forming processes with complex strain path changes.- 3D homogenization procedure for load bearing masonry columns.- Non Linear Modelling of Masonry Structures Under Cyclic Loads.- Macroscale modelling of structured materials with damage by a specific rigid element model.- Plate micromechanical models for 3D periodic brickworks.- Limit analysis of out-of-plane loaded running bond masonry walls under Mindlin-Reissner plate hypotheses.- Nonlinear Analysis of Brittle Materials.- Damage localisation in computational homogenisation of masonry and its incorporation in a two-scale computational framework..- 3D homogenized limit analysis of masonry buildings subjected to horizontal loads.- Modeling the Dynamic Behavior of Masonry Walls as Rigid Blocks.- On the Improvement of Monumental Structure Safety: a Case Study.- Homogenization of masonry using a micro-mechanical model:Compressive behaviour.- Uncertainty characterization and settlement analyses: the importance of distribution types.- Adaptive probabilistic modeling of localization, failure and size effect of quasi-brittle materials.- On the use of infinite random sets for bounding the probability of failure in the case of parameter uncertainty.- Stochastic analysis of coupled nonlinear thermo-mechanical problems:SFEM Model.- Response of a Single Degree of Freedom Elastic Perfectly Plastic System under Non-Stationary Gaussian Seismic Excitation.- Fuzzy Frequency Response Function of a Composite Floor Subject to Uncertainty by Application of the Gad Algorithm.- Comparative Numerical Evaluation of Angra I Auxiliary Feedwater System Reliability by the Method of Suplementary Variables.- Lifetime Estimation of Vertical Bridge Tie Rods Exposed toWind-induced Vibrations.- Stochastic Static Analyses of FE Models by means of Newton’s series expansions.- A Galerkin solution for stochastic algebraic equations.- Approximate method for probability density of the response of a linear oscillator to a non-Poisson impulse process.- Comparative Study of RBDO Algorithms Based on FORM and FAMM.- Probabilistic analysis and optimization of a fully composite cylinder.- Assessment of dynamic behaviour of spot welds with uncertain parameters using genetic algorithms application.- Optimisation algorithms for non-deterministic dynamic finite element analysis of imprecisely defined structures.- Relative Importance of Uncertain Parameters in Aerospace Applications.- Stability of Elastic and Viscoelastic Systems Under Stochastic Non-Gaussian Excitation.- Modelling Uncertainty in Mechanical Joint Parameters using Component Modal and Fuzzy Approaches.- Bayesian Model Updating Approach for Ground-Motion Attenuation Relations.- Iterative solution of the random eigenvalue problem.- Parametrized Finite Element Analysis Of Tribological Instabilities On Polymer-Metal Sliding Contacts.- Thermo-electro-mechanical coupling in beam-to-beam contact.- Numerical analysis of a dynamic frictional viscoelastic contact problem with damage.- hp-mortar Boundary Element Method and FE/BE coupling for multibody contact problems with friction..- Friction Induced vibrations in a clutch system. Consequences on the apparent friction torque..- Thermoelastic Wheel - Rail Contact Problem with Temperature Dependent Friction Coefficient.- Analysis of a dynamic contact problem with adhesion and friction in viscoelasticity.- Influence of the frp strengthening, the shape and the movement of abutments on the collapse of arch stone bridges.- Sweeping process for vibro-impact problem with a general inertia operator.- On a simplified method for wear simulation in rolling contact problems.- Spectral element simulations of rupture dynamics along planar and kinked frictional faults.- r-Factor Strategies for the Augmented Lagrangian Approach in Multi-Body Contact Mechanics.- A simple smoothing procedure of 3D surfaces for accurate contact analysis:application to metal forming problems..- Symmetry preserving algorithm for a dynamic contact-impact problem.- Problems of Concentrated Loads in Microstructured Solids Characterized by Dipolar Gradient Elasticity.- An Experimentally Validated Model for Unsteady Rolling.- A primal-dual active set strategy for unilateral non-linear dynamic contact problems of thin-walled structures.- Arc-Length Method for Frictional Contact with a Criterion of Maximum Dissipation of Energy.- A energy conserving approximation for elastodynamic contact problems.- On models of contact surfaces including anisotropy for friction and adhesion and their experimental validations..- Fast and Robust Solution Methods for Dynamic Contact Problems.- A Velocity-Based Time-Stepping Method for Frictional Dynamics.- Mechanical Modelling of Friction and Adhesion of Elastomers at Rough Interfaces.- A 9m Drop Test Simulation of a Dual Purpose Cask for Nuclear Research Reactors Spent Fuel Elements.- A Discontinuous Galerkin Approach for the Numerical Treatment of Tractive Rolling.- An iterative method with BEM discretization for the friction contact problems.- Frictional Contact of Elastomer Materials on rough rigid Surfaces.- Optimizing the Description of Forming Tools with Bézier Surfaces in the Numerical Simulation of the Deep Drawing Process.- Exploring the dynamics of a simple system involving Coulomb friction.- Multibody Modeling of Pantographs for Catenary-Pantograph Interaction.- Comparisons and coupling of algorithms for collisions, contact and friction in rigid multibody simulations.- Third body flow during wheel-rail interaction.- Modelling thermal contact resistance on glass forming processes with special interface finite elements.- Numerical Investigation of Shakedown Residual Stresses Under Moving Surface Loads.- Frictional Contact/Impact between a Hyperelastic Body and Moving Rigid Obstacles.- Incorrect Contact of Screw Surfaces and its Consequences.- Three-Dimensional Rupture Instability of a Displacement-Softening Interface under Nonuniform Loading.- Contact of rough surfaces - A comparison of experimental and numerical results.- Continuum Mechanics Modelling and Simulation of Carbon Nanotubes.- Comparison of computational efficiency of modeling approaches to prediction of damping behavior of nanoparticle-reinforced materials.- A Hybrid Atomistic-Continuum Finite Element Modelling of Nanoindentation - Test on Copper.- Continuum Models for Composites Reinforced by Micro/Nano-Fibers.- First Principles Evaluation of Ideal Strength of Cu Nanowire.- Variation Descriptions of Nano-Structured Media.- Homogenization of single-walled carbon nanotubes.- Phonon scattering by perturbed multichannel waveguides.- An Atomistic-Information-Based Continuum Inhomogeneous Material Model for Metal Nanorod.- On the Modeling of Deformation-Diffusion-Damage Coupling in Elastic Solids.- Frost Growth on Cold Flat Plate: a Correlation for the Diffusion Resistance Factors.- Discontinuous Space-Time Galerkin Finite Element Method in Linear Dynamic Fully Coupled Thermoelastic Problems with Strain and Heat Flux Discontinuities.- Pore gas interaction in polymeric foams with respect to energy absorption.- A thermo-hydro-damage model for the dehydration creep of concrete subjected to high temperature.- A time-space framework suitable for the LATIN computational strategy for multiphysics problems.- Finite Element Analysis of the Thermomechanical Coupling in Quenching of Steel Cylinders Using a Constitutive Model with Diffusional Phase Transformations.- A combined fracture-micromechanicsmodel for tensile strain-softening in brittle materials, based on propagation of interacting microcracks.- Transient Dynamic Response of Thermoelastic Cylindrical Layered Media.- Novel nonlocal continuum formulations. Part 1: gradient elasticity based on nonlocal displacements and nonlocal strains.- On the use of a damage model based on non-local displacements in the Element-Free Galerkin method.- Modelling of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened With Pre-Stressed CFRP.- Numerical and experimental studies of damage in porous materials.- The Development of a Continuum Damage Model for Fibre Metal Laminate Structures.- Residual Strength of the Frost-Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beams.- Numerical and experimental evaluation of damage parameters for textile reinforced concrete under cyclic loading.- Modeling the behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with FRP.- Cracking Analysis in Concrete Dams using Isotropic Damage Models. Objectivity of Numerical Solutions.- Continuous-discontinuous modelling of dynamic failure of concrete using a viscoelastic viscoplastic damage model.- On the Formulation of Damage Constitutive Models for Bimodular Anisotropic Media.- Soil-Structure Interaction - Case History Analysis Involving Structural Damage.- Evolution Equation of Creep Damage Under Stress Variation.- Concrete Damage Model Adaptation for Cyclic Loading.- Hybrid and Mixed Finite Element Formulations for Softening Materials.- On a New Framework for Anisotropic Damage Model.- Subdivision Shells.