This work proposes a method to estimate the electrical constriction resistance of two mating metallic rough surfaces based on the finite element method (FEM). The FEM-based method generates a random array of three-dimensional ...

We present a general formulation for incompressible fluid flow analysis using the finite element method (FEM). The necessary stabilization for dealing with convective effects and the incompressibility condition are introduced ...

The fractional step method is a technique that results in a computationally-efficient implementation of Navier–Stokes solvers. In the finite element-based models, it is often applied in conjunction with implicit time ...

This paper analyzes the skin and proximity effects in different conductive nonmagnetic straight conductors’ configurations subjected to applied alternating currents and voltages. These effects have important consequences, ...

The seismic response of tensile membrane structures (TMS) is investigated. To the authors knowledge, this is the first study on TMSs subjected to a seismic record reported in the literature. A type of membrane structures ...

Soil-facing mechanical interactions play an important role in the behavior of earth retaining walls. Generally, numerical analysis of earth retaining structures requires the use of interface elements between dissimilar ...

In order to obtain successful catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with chronic myocardial infarction is essential the precise identification of the infarct scar. Nowadays, endocardial voltage mapping ...

The need for remeshing when computing flow problems in domains suffering large deformations has motivated the implementation of a tool that allows the proper transmission of information between finite element meshes. Because ...

This paper describes recent numerical simulation results of some experiments carried out by Nooru-Mohamed to study mixed mode fracture of concrete. The numerical simulation is based on a meso-mechanical model developed ...