A technique for maintaining the positive definiteness of the matrices in the quasi-Newton version of the SQP algorithm is proposed. In our algorithm, matrices approximating the Hessian of the augmented Lagrangian are updated. The positive definiteness of these matrices in the space tangent to the constraint manifold is ensured by a so-called piecewise line-search technique, while their positive...

A continuum sensitivity method is developed for thermoplasticity combined with ductile damage at finite strains. The computed sensitivity fields are used within a gradient-based optimization framework for the computational design of metal forming processes for porous materials. The accuracy and effectiveness of the developed updated Lagrangian finite element analysis and design techniques are d...

A buckling solution and a non-linear post buckling solution were employed for the wrinkling analysis of a tensioned Kapton square membrane. The buckling solution with significantly reduced bending stiffness creates localized buckling modes accounting for the wrinkle formation in the membrane. The non-linear post buckling solution with an updated Lagrangian scheme describes the detailed wrinkle ...

A bstract An updated analysis of New Physics violating Lepton Flavour Universality, by using the Standard Model Effective Field Lagrangian with semileptonic dimension six operators at Λ = 1 TeV is presented. We perform a global fit, discussing relevance mixing in first generation. use for time this context Montecarlo to extract confidence intervals and correlations between observables. Our resu...

A continuum parameter and shape sensitivity analysis is presented for metal forming processes using the +nite element method. The sensitivity problem is posed in a novel updated Lagrangian framework as suitable for very large deformations when remeshing operations are performed during the analysis. In addition to exploring the issue of transfer of variables between meshes for +nite deformation ...

the subfamily alysiinae (hymenoptera, braconidae) is one of the most peculiar and diverse endoparasitoids of the family braconidae. a sampling survey was done in different parts of iran, mainly in south, central and south eastern provinces. fifteen species are recorded for the first time from iran. they were belonging to tribe alysiini (dinotrema amparoae peris-felipo, 2013; d. borzhomii tobias...

Because of different behavior of reservoir water and dam material, the determination of hydrodynamic pressure during earthquake is very complicated. Thus, different formulations have been presented for modeling of the dam reservoir system under dynamic loading such as earthquake. These formulations can be categorized into two general groups, which are Lagrangian and Eulerian, each having advant...

By adding a proper term to the Lagrangian density of a real non-linear KG system with a proposed non-topological unstable solitary wave solution, its stability guaranteed appreciably. This additional term in the new modified Lagrangian density behaves like a strong internal force which stands against any arbitrary small deformation in the proposed non-topological solitary wave solution.