Precursors and near misses are well known for providing a major source of useful information for safety risk management. They are more frequent events than accidents and their causes may potentially result in an accident under slightly different circumstances. Despite the importance of this type of feedback, there is little knowledge on the characteristics of precursors and near misses, and on ...

In this paper we present efficient parallel implementation of solvers for elastoplastic problems based on the so-called Total Finite Element Tearing and Interconnecting (TFETI) domain decomposition method. We propose a set of numerical experiments to illustrate effectivity of the presented solvers. We consider an associated elastoplastic model with the von Misses plastic criterion and the isotr...

In this paper, a mathematical model is developed to simulate three-dimensional femur bone, taking into account the stress distribution and total displacement during horizontal walking. The principles of continuum mechanics, the field equations governing the displacement and stress fields in the femur bone including the stress equilibrium equations are used in the model. Realistic domain is crea...

This paper includes the most important findings of a series of linear analyses focusing on the development of failure that is identified through different failure criteria. The historic monument which was selected for this investigation is the church of Agia Triada, in the District of Karditsa, Greece. The numerical simulation for the church of Agia Triada includes all parts of the super-struct...