This paper presents the development of 3D finite element (FE) technique to model and analyse reinforced masonry (RM) walls under axial compression. The Arc-length algorithm integrated with initial geometric imperfection has been used nonlinear response both embedded steel that RM wall allow for occurrence buckling concentric A segmental modelling was developed consider material nonlinearities e...

Abstract Heterogeneous microstructures can be produced in structural metals from heterogeneous deformation, and they also purposely designed to meet specific requirements high-demanding engineering applications. When designing a microstructure metallic materials, it is important know the local mechanical properties such as stress-strain behavior. However, due varying microstructure, direct meas...

The paper presents the modelling and simulation of air pollution in urban area using finite element methods. A case study illustrates the method.

Are the cohesive laws of interfaces sufficient for modelling fracture in polycrystals using the cohesive zone model? We examine this question by comparing a fully atomistic simulation of a silicon polycrystal to a finite element simulation with a similar overall geometry. The cohesive laws used in the finite element simulation are measured atomistically. We describe in detail how to convert the...