The paper is devoted to designing an interface preconditioner for the mortar element method. After brief overview of the problem in Introduction, we discuss the mortar element method with different types of the Lagrange multiplier spaces. Next, we consider the domain decomposition technique for the solution of mortar element systems and outline the general framework of the solution of saddle-po...

In this study, alkali silica reaction (ASR) expansion and strength characteristics of mortar containing waste glasses are analyzed in terms of waste glass content and glass color. Three different colors of waste glasses (white, green and brown) are replaced with sand at ratios of 10%, 30% and 100% by weight. The mixtures used in this study did not show a considerable ASR expansion. All batches ...

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Gabriel Taubin Brown University Holly Rushmeier, who’s served as associate editor in chief (AEIC) for special issues since 2007, has recently been appointed co-editor in chief of Eurographics’ Computer Graphics Forum, effective May 2010. Owing to her increased responsibilities and numerous other commitments, Holly has decided she’ll be unable to continue serving effectively in her current CG&A ...

Dam breaks of landslide dams are always accompanied by large numbers of casualties, a large loss of property, and negative influences on the downstream ecology and environment. This study uses the Jiadanwan landslide dam, created by the Wenchuan earthquake, as a case study example. Several laboratory experiments are carried out to analyse the dam-break mechanism of the landslide dam. The differ...

The design of a gravity dam is performed through an interactive process involving a preliminary layout of the structure followed by a stability and stress analysis. This study presents a method to define the optimal top width of gravity dam with genetic algorithm. To solve the optimization task (minimize the cost of the dam), an optimization routine based on genetic algorithms (GAs) was impleme...

Along with the development of virtual reality (VR) technology, simulation system as a new perspective of management methods and technical means in the progress of the project management plays an increasingly important role. This paper presents a Virtools-based visual simulation method and realizes a concrete dam pouring process. It proposes that the mode of the dam for a certain period could be...

A brick-and-mortar-like ultrasoft nanocomposite metallogel is formed by crosslinking cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) with ammonium zirconium carbonate (AZC) to trap and reconfigure dextran, a model biomacromolecule. The bricks (CNC) reinforce the metallogel, compete with dextran in reacting with AZC, and decouple long-time dextran dynamics from network formation, while the mortar (AZC) imparts bim...

In this paper, a multigrid algorithm is studied for mortar element method for rotated Q1 element, the mortar condition is only dependent on the degrees of the freedom on subdomains interfaces. We prove the convergence of W-cycle multigrid and construct a variable V-cycle multigrid preconditioner which is available.