This paper presents a simple method based on strain energy density criterion to study the crack initiation angle by finite element method under biaxial loading condition. The crack surface relative displacement method is used to eliminate the calculation of the stress intensity factors which are normally required. The analysis is performed using higher order four node quadrilateral element. The...

In [10, 11] D. Yu proved that on a uniform square grid the error of the finite element method is controlled by either the element residuals or the edge residuals, i.e. jumps of the normal derivative across interelement boundaries, depending on whether the degree of the finite element functions is even or odd. The proof strongly relies on the uniformity of the grid, the tensor-product structure ...

By using the finite element $p$-Version in convection-diffusion problems, we can attain to a stabilized and accurate results. Furthermore, the fundamental of the finite element $p$-Version is augmentation degrees of freedom. Based on the fact that the finite element and the meshless methods have similar concept, it is obvious that many ideas in the finite element can be easily used in the meshl...

In this paper, we have used numerical simulation to study failure of adhesive joints in composite plates. To determine the failure load, adhesive joints are subjected to different types of loading and gradual failure of the joint is studied using the finite element method. The composite material failure theory is implemented into the FEM software. Also different geometries for the joint edge ar...

this paper focuses on using the recently developed extended finite element model for buckling analysis of edge cracked columns under concentric axial load. the effect of crack depth and its location on the carrying capacity of columns is studied. the effect of different boundary conditions is also investigated. numerical examples are offered to show the efficiency and effectiveness of the propo...

introduction: with the rapid increase in use of lasers in medical treatments, it is important to understand the mechanisms of heat transfer in biological tissues in order to minimize damage to the tissues resulting from extra heat applied. the aim of this study is to investigate the temperature distribution in living biological tissues when laser irradiation is used in a treatment. methods:  in...

objective: intrusion as a type of tooth movement is managed by different mechanotherapies during various treatment stages. the morphology of the apical third of the teeth to be intruded plays an important role in the risk of root resorption due to the raise of stresses. the main goal of this study was to compare various types of apical third of the teeth while loaded by an intrusive force. mate...

during the design and development of truck cabins, the safety of the driver and the front seat passenger in an accident is an important task and should be considered. the cab must be designed in such a way that in an accident a sufficient survival space is guaranteed. the aim of this study is to investigate the behavior of iran khodro (ikco) 2624 truck subjected to a complex crash test accordin...

The parallel edge-based solution of 3D incompressible Navier-Stokes equations is presented. The governing partial differential equations are discretized using the SUPG/PSPG stabilized finite element method [5] on unstructured grids. The resulting fully coupled nonlinear system of equations is solved by the inexact Newton-Krylov method [1]. Matrix-vector products within GMRES are computed edge-b...

Edge-based data structures are used to improve computational efficiency of Inexact Newton methods for solving finite element nonlinear solid mechanics problems on unstructured meshes. Edge-based data structures are employed to store the stiffness matrix coefficients and to compute sparse matrix-vector products needed in the inner iterative driver of the Inexact Newton method. Numerical experime...