In this paper, beam finite elements based on the absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF) are presented, in which the orientation of the cross section is parameterized by means of slope vectors only. Resulting, no singularities due to an angle parameter occur and the mass matrix is advantageously constant. A continuum mechanics as well as a structural mechanics based formulation for the ela...

This article presents asynchronous collision integrators and a simple asynchronous method treating nodal restraints. Asynchronous discretizations allow individual time step sizes for each spatial region, improving the efficiency of explicit time stepping for finite element meshes with heterogeneous element sizes. The article first introduces asynchronous variational integration being expressed ...

This is a small pattern language for running online trainings. The language starts with an entry pattern ONLINE TRAINING. All other patterns are supporting this pattern and help to make online trainings more alive. Some of the patterns are not exclusive for online uses, for instance PREPARED EXAMPLE or TEST RUN. These patterns could be part of a pattern language for trainings as well. They are ...

A novel non-equilibrium multiscale dynamics (NEMSD) is proposed to simulate non-equilibrium thermal–mechanical processes. The model couples coarse-grain thermodynamics with a fine scale molecular dynamics. A Distributed Nośe-Hoover Thermostat Network is used, which regulates the temperature in each coarse scale Voronoi cell according to the finite element (FE) nodal temperature. The atoms in ea...

This paper proposes a simple method to obtain equilibrium membrane forms under the self-weight. The horizontal component of forces determined by finite element analysis an initial shell form is given as known stress distribution in form-finding analysis. hanging can be obtained modifying nodal z coordinates for self-weight while maintaining distribution. Several numerical examples are presented...

The absence of tools for mapping the forces that drive morphogenetic movements in embryos has impeded our understanding of animal development. Here we describe a unique approach, video force microscopy (VFM), that allows detailed, dynamic force maps to be produced from time-lapse images. The forces at work in an embryo are considered to be decomposed into active and passive elements, where acti...

stretching process of sheet metals in both cases of axisymmetric and non-axisymmetric is analyzed. a rigid-plastic, normal anisotrop material is assumed and large strain formulation is applied. triangular elements are used and stiffness equations of elements are obtained from virtual work principle. these nonlinear equations are linearized by newton-raphsons method and are solved by gaussian el...

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The influence of explant nodal positions on the in vitro shoot growth and proliferation were studied in the two rose cvs. ‘Bianca’ and ‘El Torro’. Third, fourth and fifth nodal explants were cultured on the modified MS medium supplemented with 1.0 and 5.0 mg/l BA. In both the cultivars, higher rate of proliferation (‘Bianca’ 3.75; ‘El Torro’ 2.65) were obtained from the explants distal to the a...