scholarly journals Discrete Rigid Block Analysis to Assess Settlement Induced Damage in Unreinforced Masonry Façades

CivilEng ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 541-555
Author(s):  
Ryan Ehresman ◽  
Nathan Taylor ◽  
Bora Pulatsu ◽  
Ece Erdogmus
Keyword(s):  
Computational Models ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Unreinforced Masonry ◽  
Rigid Block ◽  
Damage Pattern ◽  
Collapse Mechanisms ◽  
Frame Systems ◽  
Modeling Strategy ◽  
Experimental Findings ◽  
Good Agreement

In this study, a system of discontinuous rigid blocks is employed to simulate the possible damage mechanisms in unreinforced masonry (URM) façades and load-bearing frame systems subjected to settlement using the discrete element method (DEM). First, the employed modeling strategy is validated utilizing the available experimental results presented in the literature. Once there is a good agreement between the computational models and experimental findings, a sensitivity analysis is performed to quantify the influence of the input parameters defined in the DEM-based numerical model. Finally, the proposed modeling strategy is further utilized to assess the damage pattern that may develop in a URM façade due to uniform and non-uniform settlement profiles. The results of this study clearly show that the discrete rigid block analysis (D-RBA) provides robust numerical solutions that can be employed to visualize and assess the possible damage patterns and related collapse mechanisms of URM masonry systems as an alternative modeling strategy to standard continuum-based solutions.

Thermal Performance Analysis of a Rectangular Longitudinal Finned Solar Air Heater With Semicircular Absorber Plate

2015 ◽  
Vol 138 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Satyender Singh ◽  
Prashant Dhiman
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Solar Air Heater ◽  
Duct Flow ◽  
Balance Equations ◽  
Absorber Plate ◽  
Ansys Fluent ◽  
Air Heater ◽  
Glass Cover ◽  
Good Agreement

Thermal performance of a single-pass single-glass cover solar air heater consisting of semicircular absorber plate finned with rectangular longitudinal fins is investigated. The analysis is carried out for different hydraulic diameters, which were obtained by varying the diameter of the duct from 0.3–0.5 m. One to five numbers of fins are considered. Reynolds number ranges from 1600–4300. Analytical solutions for energy balance equations of different elements and duct flow of the solar air heater are presented; results are compared with finite-volume methodology based numerical solutions obtained from ansys fluent commercial software, and a fairly good agreement is achieved. Moreover, analysis is extended to check the effect of double-glass cover and the recycle of the exiting air. Results revealed that the use of double-glass cover and recycle operation improves the thermal performance of solar air heater.

scholarly journals Experimental and Numerical Buckling Analyses of Laminated Composite Plates under Temperature Effects

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 096369351001900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emin Ergun
Keyword(s):  
Composite Plate ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Buckling Load ◽  
Fibre Reinforcement ◽  
Stacking Sequence ◽  
Laminated Composite Plates ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Good Agreement

The aim of this study is to investigate, experimentally and numerically, the change of critical buckling load in composite plates with different ply numbers, orientation angles, stacking sequences and boundary conditions as a function of temperature. Buckling specimens have been removed from the composite plate with glass-fibre reinforcement at [0°]i and [45°]i (i= number of ply). First, the mechanical properties of the composite material were determined at different temperatures, and after that, buckling experiments were done for those temperatures. Then, numerical solutions were obtained by modelling the specimens used in the experiment in the Ansys10 finite elements package software. The experimental and numerical results are in very good agreement with each other. It was found that the values of the buckling load at [0°] on the composite plates are higher than those of other angles. Besides, symmetrical and anti-symmetrical conditions were examined to see the effect of the stacking sequence on buckling and only numerical solutions were obtained. It is seen that the buckling load reaches the highest value when it is symmetrical in the cross-ply stacking sequence and it is anti-symmetrical in the angle-ply stacking sequence.

Disorientations in dislocation structures: Formation and spatial correlation

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 2433-2441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Pantleon
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Spatial Correlation ◽  
Distribution Functions ◽  
Scaling Behavior ◽  
Dislocation Dynamics ◽  
Slip Systems ◽  
Experimental Findings ◽  
Good Agreement

During plastic deformation, dislocation boundaries are formed and orientation differences across them arise. Two different causes lead to the formation of two kinds of deformation-induced boundaries: a statistical trapping of dislocations in incidental dislocation boundaries and a difference in the activation of slip systems on both sides of geometrically necessary boundaries. On the basis of these mechanisms, the occurrence of disorientations across both types of dislocation boundaries is modeled by dislocation dynamics. The resulting evolution of the disorientation angles with strain is in good agreement with experimental observations. The theoretically obtained distribution functions for the disorientation angles describe the experimental findings well and explain their scaling behavior. The model also predicts correlations between disorientations in neighboring boundaries, and evidence for their existence is presented.

A Compact Model for Spherical Rough Contacts

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bahrami ◽  
M. M. Yovanovich ◽  
J. R. Culham
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Entire Range ◽  
Present Model ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Contact Radius ◽  
Bulk Deformation ◽  
Dimensional Parameters ◽  
Maximum Contact ◽  
Good Agreement ◽  
Key Parameter

The contact of rough spheres is of high interest in many tribological, thermal, and electrical fundamental analyses. Implementing the existing models is complex and requires iterative numerical solutions. In this paper a new model is presented and a general pressure distribution is proposed that encompasses the entire range of spherical rough contacts including the Hertzian limit. It is shown that the non-dimensional maximum contact pressure is the key parameter that controls the solution. Compact expressions are proposed for calculating the pressure distribution, radius of the contact area, elastic bulk deformation, and the compliance as functions of the governing non-dimensional parameters. The present model shows the same trends as those of the Greenwood and Tripp model. Correlations proposed for the contact radius and the compliance are compared with experimental data collected by others and good agreement is observed.

Simulation of Sphere’s Motion Induced by Shock Waves

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Igra ◽  
Ozer Igra ◽  
Lazhar Houas ◽  
Georges Jourdan
Keyword(s):  
Shock Waves ◽  
Drag Coefficient ◽  
Drag Force ◽  
Stationary Flow ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Experimental Findings ◽  
Sphere Drag ◽  
Simulation Scheme ◽  
Good Agreement

Simulations of experimental results appearing in Jourdan et al. (2007, “Drag Coefficient of a Sphere in a Non-Stationary Flow: New Results,”Proc. R. Soc. London, Ser. A, 463, pp. 3323–3345) regarding acceleration of a sphere by the postshock flow were conducted in order to find the contribution of the various parameters affecting the sphere drag force. Based on the good agreement found between present simulations and experimental findings, it is concluded that the proposed simulation scheme could safely be used for evaluating the sphere’s motion in the postshock flow.

On Wall Effects in Cavity Flows

1984 ◽  
Vol 28 (01) ◽  
pp. 70-75
Author(s):  
C. C. Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Results ◽  
Cavity Flows ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Wall Effects ◽  
Free Jet ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
Experimental Findings ◽  
Good Agreement

Simple wall correction rules for two-dimensional and nearly two-dimensional cavity flows in closed or free jet water tunnels, based on existing linearized analyses, are made. Numerical results calculated from these expressions are compared with existing experimental findings. The present theoretical predictions are, in general, in good agreement with data.

A NUMERICAL PROOF THAT CERTAIN CELLS FOLLOW THE TRAILS OF THE DIFFUSIONS OF SOME CHEMICALS IN THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150027
Author(s):  
İREM ÇAY ◽  
SERDAL PAMUK
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Tumor Angiogenesis ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Extra Cellular Matrix ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Good Agreement ◽  
Cellular Matrix

In this work, we obtain the numerical solutions of a 2D mathematical model of tumor angiogenesis originally presented in [Pamuk S, ÇAY İ, Sazci A, A 2D mathematical model for tumor angiogenesis: The roles of certain cells in the extra cellular matrix, Math Biosci 306:32–48, 2018] to numerically prove that the certain cells, the endothelials (EC), pericytes (PC) and macrophages (MC) follow the trails of the diffusions of some chemicals in the extracellular matrix (ECM) which is, in fact, inhomogeneous. This leads to branching, the sprouting of a new neovessel from an existing vessel. Therefore, anastomosis occurs between these sprouts. In our figures we do see these branching and anastomosis, which show the fact that the cells diffuse according to the structure of the ECM. As a result, one sees that our results are in good agreement with the biological facts about the movements of certain cells in the Matrix.

Relaxations at GaN (1010) and (110) Surfaces

1996 ◽  
Vol 449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessio Filipetti ◽  
Manuela Menchi ◽  
Andrea Bosin ◽  
Giancarlo Cappellini
Keyword(s):  
Bond Length ◽  
Rotation Angle ◽  
Surface Structures ◽  
Small Energy ◽  
Zinc Blende ◽  
Length Contraction ◽  
Experimental Findings ◽  
Formation Energies ◽  
Surface Bond ◽  
Good Agreement

ABSTRACTWe present an ab-initio calculation of GaN wurtzite (1010) and zinc-blende (110) surface structures and formation energies. Our method employs ultrasoft pseudopotentials and plane-wave basis. These features enable us to obtain accurate results using small energy cut-off and large supercells. The (110) surface shows a Ga-N surface dimer rotation of ∼ 14°, i.e. about one half that of the ordinary III–V non-nitride compounds, and a 5% contraction of the surface bond-length (more than the double that occurring in GaAs). For the (1010) surface, a layer rotation angle of about 11° and a bond-length contraction of 6% has been found. Zinc-blende GaAs (110) and wurtzite ZnO (1010) surfaces have been studied as well, for the sake of comparison. GaAs results are in good agreement with the experimental findings. For ZnO a large bond contraction and a rotation angle of around 11% result. Thus, our findings place GaN closer in behaviour to the highly ionic II–VI compounds than to the non-nitride III–V semiconductors.

Free and Forced Vibrations of the Strongly Nonlinear Cubic-Quintic Duffing Oscillators

2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.M. Fatih Karahan ◽  
Mehmet Pakdemirli
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Approximate Solutions ◽  
Response Curves ◽  
Strongly Nonlinear ◽  
Free And Forced Vibrations ◽  
Approximate Analytical Solutions ◽  
Strongly Nonlinear Oscillators ◽  
Good Agreement

AbstractStrongly nonlinear cubic-quintic Duffing oscillatoris considered. Approximate solutions are derived using the multiple scales Lindstedt Poincare method (MSLP), a relatively new method developed for strongly nonlinear oscillators. The free undamped oscillator is considered first. Approximate analytical solutions of the MSLP are contrasted with the classical multiple scales (MS) method and numerical simulations. It is found that contrary to the classical MS method, the MSLP can provide acceptable solutions for the case of strong nonlinearities. Next, the forced and damped case is treated. Frequency response curves of both the MS and MSLP methods are obtained and contrasted with the numerical solutions. The MSLP method and numerical simulations are in good agreement while there are discrepancies between the MS and numerical solutions.

The transient start of supersonic jets

2007 ◽  
Vol 578 ◽  
pp. 331-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
MATEI I. RADULESCU ◽  
CHUNG K. LAW
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Hydrogen Gas ◽  
Shock Interactions ◽  
Round Jets ◽  
Reactive Gases ◽  
Acoustic Instabilities ◽  
Diffusive Fluxes ◽  
Experimental Findings ◽  
Good Agreement

This study investigates the initial transient hydrodynamic evolution of highly under-expanded slit and round jets. A closed-form analytic similarity solution is derived for the temporal evolution of temperature, pressure and density at the jet head for vanishing diffusive fluxes, generalizing a previous model of Chekmarev using Chernyi's boundary-layer method for hypersonic flows. Two-dimensional numerical simulations were also performed to investigate the flow field during the initial stages over distances of ~ 1000 orifice radii. The parameters used in the simulations correspond to the release of pressurized hydrogen gas into ambient air, with pressure ratios varying between approximately 100 and 1000. The simulations confirm the similarity laws derived theoretically and indicate that the head of the jet is laminar at early stages, while complex acoustic instabilities are established at the sides of the jet, involving shock interactions within the vortex rings, in good agreement with previous experimental findings. Very good agreement is found between the present model, the numerical simulations and previous experimental results obtained for both slit and round jets during the transient establishment of the jet. Criteria for Rayleigh–Taylor instability of the decelerating density gradients at the jet head are also derived, as well as the formulation of a model addressing the ignition of unsteady expanding diffusive layers formed during the sudden release of reactive gases.

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