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Application of the 3-D boundary element method to delaminated composite structures
2013
A three-dimensional boundary element model for anisotropic solids is presented to study the fracture mechanics behavior of delaminated composite structures. The multi-domain technique is implemented to model the layered configurations and the cracks occurring at bi-material interface. The Modified Crack Closure Integral technique is implemented to characterize the fracture mechanics behavior of delaminations in terms of the total energy release rate and mode mix phase angles. Validating analyses, performed on different delaminated configurations, have shown the effectiveness of the proposed approach. Moreover, some original results are presented to investigate the effects of the stacking se…
On the adoption of the Monte Carlo method to solve one-dimensional steady state thermal diffusion problems for non-uniform solids
2013
Abstract The present paper is focussed on the investigation of the potential adoption of the Monte Carlo method to solve one-dimensional, steady state, thermal diffusion problems for continuous solids characterised by an isotropic, space-dependent conductivity tensor and subjected to non-uniform heat power deposition. To this purpose the steady state form of Fourier’s heat diffusion equation relevant to a continuous, heterogeneous and isotropic solid, undergoing a space-dependent heat power density has been solved in a closed analytical form for the general case of Cauchy’s boundary conditions. The thermal field obtained has been, then, put in a peculiar functional form, indicating that it …