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Factors for the automation of the creation of virtual reality experiences to raise awareness of occupational hazards on construction sites

Mora Serrano, Javier; Muñoz La Rivera, Felipe; Valero López, Ignacio (2021-06)
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Two of the differential characteristics of the AECO sector (architecture, engineering, construction and operation) are barriers for the mass creation of training materials for its workers. On the one hand, the workplace ...

A Lagrangian nodal integration method for free-surface fluid flows

Franci, Alessandro; Cremonesi, Massimiliano; Perego, Umberto; Oñate Ibáñez de Navarra, Eugenio (2020-04)
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We present a Lagrangian nodal integration method for the simulation of Newtonian and non-Newtonian free-surface fluid flows. The proposed nodal Lagrangian method uses a finite element mesh to discretize the computational ...

Simulations of landslide wave generation and propagation using the particle finite element method

Mulligan, Ryan P.; Franci, Alessandro; Celigueta Jordana, Miguel Ángel; Take, William Andrew (Wiley, 2020-06)
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In this study, the impulse waves generated by highly mobile slides in large-scale flume experiments are reproduced numerically with the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM). The numerical technique combines a Lagrangian ...

A fully Lagrangian formulation for fluid-structure interaction problems with free-surface flows and fracturing solids

Cornejo Velázquez, Alejandro; Franci, Alessandro; Zárate Araiza, José Francisco; Oñate Ibáñez de Navarra, Eugenio (2021-07)
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This paper presents a novel coupled formulation for fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problems involving free-surface fluid flows, fracture phenomena, solid mutual contact and large displacements. The numerical formulation ...

3D simulation of Vajont disaster. Part 2: multi-failure scenarios

Franci, Alessandro; Cremonesi, Massimiliano; Perego, Umberto; Oñate Ibáñez de Navarra, Eugenio; Crosta, Giovanni Battista (2020-12)
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Prediction of multi-hazard slope stability events requires an informed and judicious choice of the possible scenarios. An incorrect definition of landslide conditions in terms of expected failure volume, material behavior, ...

Suitability of seismic isolation for buildings founded on soft soil. Case study of a RC building in Shanghai

López Almansa, Francisco; Weng, Dagen; Li, Tao; Alfarah, Bashar (2020-12-01)
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Base (seismic) isolation is a promising technology for seismic protection of buildings and other constructions. Nowadays, it is accepted that such a technique is efficient and reliable; however, it has two major limitations: ...

Physiological and geometrical effects in the upper airways with and without mandibular advance device for sleep apnea treatment

Martínez Fernández, Adela; López Muñiz, Alfonso; Soudah Prieto, Eduardo; Calvo Blanco, Juan; Álvarez Suárez, Alberto; Cobo Plana, Juan Manuel; Cobo Díaz, Teresa (Nature, 2020-03-24)
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Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that occurs when the breathing of a person is interrupted during the sleep. This interruption occurs because of the patient has narrowed airways and the upper airways muscles relax, closes ...

Partitioned strong coupling of discrete elements with large deformation structural finite elements to model impact on highly flexible tension structures

Sautter, Klaus Bernd; Teschemacher, Tobias; Celigueta Jordana, Miguel Ángel; Bucher, Philipp; Bletzinger, Kai Uwe; Wüchner, Roland (Hindawi, 2020-11)
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This article presents a staggered approach to couple the interaction of very flexible tension structures with large deformations, described with the finite element method (FEM), and objects undergoing large, complex, and ...

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