The anisotropic and active properties of the perfectly matched layer (PML) absorbers significantly deteriorate the finite-element method (FEM) system condition and as a result, convergence of the iterative solver is substantially affected. To address this issue, we examine the generalized minimal residual (GMRES) solver for solving finite-element systems terminated with PML. A strong approximat...

In this communication, several aspects of the implementation of a finite element method for the resolution of inverse problems (occurring in parameter identification) are exposed. Identification of a thermal parameter (diffusivity) at micrometric scale is obtained from observations of output signal due to a periodic input. Resolution of this identification problem is facilitated by the formulat...

In this paper, transfinite element method is used to analyze the two dimensional thermoelasticity problems. A comparison is made between the thermoelastic analysis results of the classical theory and theories with one or two relaxation times (i.e. L-S and G-L theories), for the half space problem. Governing equations are transformed to Laplace domain and then, node variables are calculated by t...

Computational modelling has received significant attention in the research community over the past few decades due to its pronounced contribution in better understanding of the nature, as well as in the development of advanced technologies. The modelling of more and more complex transport physical systems helps the community to address important issues, like identification of environmental prob...

In  this  paper,  a  method  is  presented  for  damage  detection  of  bridges  using  the  Enhanced Colliding Bodies Optimization (ECBO)  utilizing time-domain responses. The finite element modeling of the structure is based on  the equation of motion under the moving load, and the flexural stiffness of the structure is determined by the acceleration responses obtained via sensors placed in d...

The direct problem of free vibration analysis via finite-element formulation is well known: the element mass and stiffness matrices are assembled to form the system mass and stiffness matrices; the problem is reduced to standard eigenvalue form; the eigenvalues and eigenvectors are found. The paper discusses some inverse problems relating to finite-element formulations for simple chain-like str...