Surface subsidence induced by underground mining is a typical serious geohazard.Numerical approaches such as the discrete element method(DEM)and finite difference method(FDM)have been widely used to model and analyze ...Surface subsidence induced by underground mining is a typical serious geohazard.Numerical approaches such as the discrete element method(DEM)and finite difference method(FDM)have been widely used to model and analyze mining-induced surface subsidence.However,the DEM is typically computationally expensive,and is not capable of analyzing large-scale problems,while the mesh distortion may occur in the FDM modeling of largely deformed surface subsidence.To address the above problems,this paper presents a geometrically and locally adaptive remeshing method for the FDM modeling of largely deformed surface subsidence induced by underground mining.The essential ideas behind the proposed method are as follows:(i)Geometrical features of elements(i.e.the mesh quality),rather than the calculation errors,are employed as the indicator for determining whether to conduct the remeshing;and(ii)Distorted meshes with multiple attributes,rather than those with only a single attribute,are locally regenerated.In the proposed method,the distorted meshes are first adaptively determined based on the mesh quality,and then removed from the original mesh model.The tetrahedral mesh in the distorted area is first regenerated,and then the physical field variables of old mesh are transferred to the new mesh.The numerical calculation process recovers when finishing the regeneration and transformation.To verify the effectiveness of the proposed method,the surface deformation of the Yanqianshan iron mine,Liaoning Province,China,is numerically investigated by utilizing the proposed method,and compared with the numerical results of the DEM modeling.Moreover,the proposed method is applied to predicting the surface subsidence in Anjialing No.1 Underground Mine,Shanxi Province,China.展开更多
The adaptive remeshing technique for quadrilateral elements consists of modules thetrigger of remeshing, the new mesh generation, adaptive refinement and interpolationof field variables. The new adaptive mesh genemtio...The adaptive remeshing technique for quadrilateral elements consists of modules thetrigger of remeshing, the new mesh generation, adaptive refinement and interpolationof field variables. The new adaptive mesh genemtion is the key problem. First, acoarse mesh is created by using 'loop algorithm'. Subsequent local mesh adaptiverefinement is performed based on effective strain. Finally, a typical example of upset-ting is given to test efficient of techniques, from which it is verified that the remeshingalgorithm developed here exhibits good performance and has high accuracy.展开更多
Some techniques such as die surface description, contact judgement algorithm and remeshing are proposed to improve the robustness of the numerical solution. Based on these techniques, a three-dimensional rigid-plastic...Some techniques such as die surface description, contact judgement algorithm and remeshing are proposed to improve the robustness of the numerical solution. Based on these techniques, a three-dimensional rigid-plastic FEM code has been developed. Isothermal forging process of a cylindrical housing has been simulated. The simulation results show that the given techniques and the FEM code are reasonable and feasible for three-dimensional bulk forming processes.展开更多
A new method of three-dimensional remeshing is proposed for rigid-plastic finiteelement analysis of a complicated forging process.The forging process of a cylindricalhousing has been simulated to show the effectivenes...A new method of three-dimensional remeshing is proposed for rigid-plastic finiteelement analysis of a complicated forging process.The forging process of a cylindricalhousing has been simulated to show the effectiveness of the scheme.The result ofsimulation shows that the computation can be effectively carried out by using the des-cribed remeshing scheme.展开更多
A new method for estimating the posterior error of linear triangular element is presented. According to the specified accuracy, the element size and node spacing function of adaptive h-version mesh refinement are pred...A new method for estimating the posterior error of linear triangular element is presented. According to the specified accuracy, the element size and node spacing function of adaptive h-version mesh refinement are predicted. The main domain is divided by the isolines of node spacing into subregions in which mesh regeneration is realized. This remeshing refinement process implements mesh subdivision and mesh de-refinement in onecycle.展开更多
This paper proposes a self-adaptive approach to converting irregular genus-O meshes into those with subdivision connectivity. To assure a maximal utilization of the multiresolution techniques on the remesh, we map the...This paper proposes a self-adaptive approach to converting irregular genus-O meshes into those with subdivision connectivity. To assure a maximal utilization of the multiresolution techniques on the remesh, we map the original mesh onto the unit sphere and construct a base mesh with only four vertices. We also introduce a self-adaptive relocation operation, which is used to adapt the vertex distribution of the spherical subdivision mesh to that of the parameterized mesh, to improve the visual appearance of the remesh. The experimental results show that our method can not only make the number of irregular vertices in the remesh as small as possible, but also preserve the details of the original mesh well.展开更多
Sheet metal spinning is an incremental forming process for producing axisymmetric thinwalled parts through continuous local deformation under the action of rollers.While studying the spinning process by finite element...Sheet metal spinning is an incremental forming process for producing axisymmetric thinwalled parts through continuous local deformation under the action of rollers.While studying the spinning process by finite element(FE)method,a critical bottleneck is the enormous simulation time.For beating off this challenge,a novel multi-mesh method is developed.The method can dynamically track the movement of rollers and adaptively refine the mesh.Thus,a locally refined quadrilateral computation mesh can be generated in the locally-deforming zone and reduce the unnecessary fine elements outside the locally-deforming zone.In the multi-mesh system,the fine elements and coarse elements are extracted from a storage mesh and a background mesh,respectively.Meanwhile,the hanging nodes in the locally refined mesh are removed by designing 4-refinement templates.Between computation mesh and storage mesh,a bi-cubic parametric surface fitting algorithm and accurate remapping methods are conducted to transmit geometric information and physical fields.The proposed method has been verified by two spinning processes.The results suggest that the method can save time by up to about 67%with satisfactory accuracy,especially for distributions of thickness and strain compared with the fully refined mesh.展开更多
Surface remeshing is widely required in modeling, animation, simulation, and many other computer graphics applications. Improving the elements' quality is a challenging task in surface remeshing. Existing methods ...Surface remeshing is widely required in modeling, animation, simulation, and many other computer graphics applications. Improving the elements' quality is a challenging task in surface remeshing. Existing methods often fail to efficiently remove poor-quality elements especially in regions with sharp features. In this paper, we propose and use a robust segmentation method followed by remeshing the segmented mesh. Mesh segmentation is initiated using an existing Live-wire interaction approach and is further refined using local mesh operations. The refined segmented mesh is finally sent to the remeshing pipeline, in which each mesh segment is remeshed independently. An experimental study compares our mesh segmentation method as well as remeshing results with representative existing methods. We demonstrate that the proposed segmentation method is robust and suitable for remeshing.展开更多
In this paper, the methodology of an Finite Element Method (FEM) based process modeling program is first described using DEFORMTM as an example. DEFORMTM was originally designed for metal forming applications. While i...In this paper, the methodology of an Finite Element Method (FEM) based process modeling program is first described using DEFORMTM as an example. DEFORMTM was originally designed for metal forming applications. While its FEM engine employs the updated Lagrangian method, DEFORMTM includes an automated remeshing procedure so as to continue the simulation when the mesh is severely distorted. Due to its unique remeshing capability, the use of the code has been extended to other manufacturing processes, such as welding, machining, heat treatment and glass forming. The heat treatment enhancement includes the phase transformation kinetics. To demonstrate the methodology, applications of the program to various manufacturing processes such as ingot breakdown, extrusion, forging and heat treatment, are presented in this paper.展开更多
The scaled boundary finite element method （SBFEM） is a recently developed numerical method combining advantages of both finite element methods （FEM） and boundary element methods （BEM） and with its own special fe...The scaled boundary finite element method （SBFEM） is a recently developed numerical method combining advantages of both finite element methods （FEM） and boundary element methods （BEM） and with its own special features as well. One of the most prominent advantages is its capability of calculating stress intensity factors （SIFs） directly from the stress solutions whose singularities at crack tips are analytically represented. This advantage is taken in this study to model static and dynamic fracture problems. For static problems, a remeshing algorithm as simple as used in the BEM is developed while retaining the generality and flexibility of the FEM. Fully-automatic modelling of the mixed-mode crack propagation is then realised by combining the remeshing algorithm with a propagation criterion. For dynamic fracture problems, a newly developed series-increasing solution to the SBFEM governing equations in the frequency domain is applied to calculate dynamic SIFs. Three plane problems are modelled. The numerical results show that the SBFEM can accurately predict static and dynamic SIFs, cracking paths and load-displacement curves, using only a fraction of degrees of freedom generally needed by the traditional finite element methods.展开更多
The prediction of dynamic crack propagation in brittle materials is still an important issue in many engineering fields. The remeshing technique based on scaled boundary finite element method(SBFEM) is extended to pre...The prediction of dynamic crack propagation in brittle materials is still an important issue in many engineering fields. The remeshing technique based on scaled boundary finite element method(SBFEM) is extended to predict the dynamic crack propagation in brittle materials. The structure is firstly divided into a number of superelements, only the boundaries of which need to be discretized with line elements. In the SBFEM formulation, the stiffness and mass matrices of the super-elements can be coupled seamlessly with standard finite elements, thus the advantages of versatility and flexibility of the FEM are well maintained. The transient response of the structure can be calculated directly in the time domain using a standard time-integration scheme. Then the dynamic stress intensity factor(DSIF) during crack propagation can be solved analytically due to the semi-analytical nature of SBFEM. Only the fine mesh discretization for the crack-tip super-element is needed to ensure the required accuracy for the determination of stress intensity factor(SIF). According to the predicted crack-tip position, a simple remeshing algorithm with the minimum mesh changes is suggested to simulate the dynamic crack propagation. Numerical examples indicate that the proposed method can be effectively used to deal with the dynamic crack propagation in a finite sized rectangular plate including a central crack. Comparison is made with the results available in the literature, which shows good agreement between each other.展开更多
In order to improve the prediction accuracy of macrosegregation channel, an algorithm for dynamic remeshing is proposed. The basic idea is to generate fine elements near the liquidus isotherm. The norm of the gradient...In order to improve the prediction accuracy of macrosegregation channel, an algorithm for dynamic remeshing is proposed. The basic idea is to generate fine elements near the liquidus isotherm. The norm of the gradient of solid fraction is used for piloting the remeshing in the mushy zone; whereas, the objective mesh size in the liquid is considered as a function of the distance to the liquidus isotherm. The efficiency of mesh adaptation is demonstrated by prediction of macrosegregation channel in a case of unidirectional solidification.展开更多
Ductile damage often occurs during metal forming processes due to the large thermo-elasto （visco） plastic flow Iocalisation. This paper presents a numerical methodology, which aims to virtually improve any metal for...Ductile damage often occurs during metal forming processes due to the large thermo-elasto （visco） plastic flow Iocalisation. This paper presents a numerical methodology, which aims to virtually improve any metal forming processes. The methodology is based on elastoplastic constitutive equations accounting for nonlinear mixed isotropic and kinematic hardening strongly coupled with isotropic ductile damage. An adaptive remeshing scheme based on geometrical and physical error estimates including a kill element procedure is used. Some numerical results are presented to show the capability of the model to predict the damage initiation and growth during the metal forming processes.展开更多
With the development of biomolecular modeling and simulation,especially implicit solvent modeling,higher requirements are set for the stability,efficiency and mesh quality of molecular mesh generation software.In this...With the development of biomolecular modeling and simulation,especially implicit solvent modeling,higher requirements are set for the stability,efficiency and mesh quality of molecular mesh generation software.In this review,we summarize the recent works in biomolecular mesh generation and molecular visualization.First,we introduce various definitions of molecular surface and corresponding meshing software.Second,as the mesh quality significantly influences biomolecular simulation,we investigate some remeshing methods in the fields of computer graphics and molecular modeling.Then,we show the application of biomolecular mesh in the boundary element method(BEM)and the finite element method(FEM).Finally,to conveniently visualize the numerical results based on the mesh,we present two types of molecular visualization systems.展开更多
This article presents a finite element analysis of reinforced concrete deep beams using nonlinear fracture mechanics. The article describes the development of a numerical model that includes several nonlinear processe...This article presents a finite element analysis of reinforced concrete deep beams using nonlinear fracture mechanics. The article describes the development of a numerical model that includes several nonlinear processes such as compression and tension softening of concrete, bond slip between concrete and reinforcement, and the yielding of the longitudinal steel reinforcement. The development also incorporates the Delaunay refinement algorithm to create a triangular topology that is then transformed into a quadrilateral mesh by the quad-morphing algorithm. These two techniques allow automatic remeshing using the discrete crack approach. Nonlinear fracture mechanics is incorporated using the fictitious crack model and the principal tensile strength for crack initiation and propagation. The model has been successful in reproducing the load deflections, cracking patterns and size effects observed in experiments of normal and high-strength concrete deep beams with and without stirrup reinforcement.展开更多
This paper is concerned with the application of a Physics of Failure (PoF) methodology to assessing the reliability of Micro-Electro-Mechanical-System (MEMS) switches. Numerical simulations, based on the finite elemen...This paper is concerned with the application of a Physics of Failure (PoF) methodology to assessing the reliability of Micro-Electro-Mechanical-System (MEMS) switches. Numerical simulations, based on the finite element method (FEM) using a sub-domain approach, were performed to examine the damage onset (e.g. yielding) due to temperature variations and to simulated the crack propagation different kind of loading conditions and, in particular, thermal fatigue. In this work remeshing techniques were employed in order to understand the evolution of initial flaws due, for instance, to manufacturing processes or originated after thermal fatigue.展开更多
In plasmonic systems, the response of nanoobjects under light illumination can produce complex optical maps. Such plasmonic or resonant systems have interesting characteristics such as sensitivity on parameters and in...In plasmonic systems, the response of nanoobjects under light illumination can produce complex optical maps. Such plasmonic or resonant systems have interesting characteristics such as sensitivity on parameters and initial conditions. In this paper, we show how these complex maps can be cryptographically improved and associated in order to design a secure pseudo random number generator.展开更多
Mode tracking is required in the structural optimization when the frequencies of certain specified modes must be maintained within a suitable range.A simple tracking method employing the mode number is invalid or misl...Mode tracking is required in the structural optimization when the frequencies of certain specified modes must be maintained within a suitable range.A simple tracking method employing the mode number is invalid or misleading when local modes appear or disappear during mesh updating.In this work,a mode tracking scheme combining the nearest neighbor method(NNM)with the modal assurance criterion(MAC)is proposed.Several NNM algorithms are compared,and the k-dimensional tree(kd-tree)NNM is used to transform eigenvectors(mode shapes)from different scales to identical one.A threshold determination method is implemented for the MAC to assess the similarities in all the calculated modes.On the basis of the mode tracking scheme,specified modes can be tracked between different finite element method(FEM)models which have different meshes and optimized shapes.The effectiveness is verified through an example of shape optimization using an electric motor structure.展开更多
In this paper, we survey recent approaches to blue-noise sampling and discuss their beneficial applications. We discuss the sampling algorithms that use points as sampling primitives and classify the sampling algorith...In this paper, we survey recent approaches to blue-noise sampling and discuss their beneficial applications. We discuss the sampling algorithms that use points as sampling primitives and classify the sampling algorithms based on various aspects, e.g., the sampling domain and the type of algorithm. We demonstrate several well-known applications that can be improved by recent blue-noise sampling techniques, as well as some new applications such as dynamic sampling and blue-noise remeshing.展开更多
A novel method for the generation of unstructured triangular surface meshes is presented.The method is based on remeshing techniques including edge splitting/contraction and edge swapping.Normalized edge lengths,based...A novel method for the generation of unstructured triangular surface meshes is presented.The method is based on remeshing techniques including edge splitting/contraction and edge swapping.Normalized edge lengths,based on a metric derived from curvature or from a user–specified spacing,are employed as the remeshing criterion.It is assumed that the geometry is input in the form of composite parametric surfaces,with Ferguson or Nurbs type multiple patch representation.Examples involving typical aircraft geometries and a ship model,are included to demonstrate how high quality meshes can be efficiently generated on surfaces with a high degree of geometric complexity.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11602235 and 41772326)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(Grant No.2652018091)。
文摘Surface subsidence induced by underground mining is a typical serious geohazard.Numerical approaches such as the discrete element method(DEM)and finite difference method(FDM)have been widely used to model and analyze mining-induced surface subsidence.However,the DEM is typically computationally expensive,and is not capable of analyzing large-scale problems,while the mesh distortion may occur in the FDM modeling of largely deformed surface subsidence.To address the above problems,this paper presents a geometrically and locally adaptive remeshing method for the FDM modeling of largely deformed surface subsidence induced by underground mining.The essential ideas behind the proposed method are as follows:(i)Geometrical features of elements(i.e.the mesh quality),rather than the calculation errors,are employed as the indicator for determining whether to conduct the remeshing;and(ii)Distorted meshes with multiple attributes,rather than those with only a single attribute,are locally regenerated.In the proposed method,the distorted meshes are first adaptively determined based on the mesh quality,and then removed from the original mesh model.The tetrahedral mesh in the distorted area is first regenerated,and then the physical field variables of old mesh are transferred to the new mesh.The numerical calculation process recovers when finishing the regeneration and transformation.To verify the effectiveness of the proposed method,the surface deformation of the Yanqianshan iron mine,Liaoning Province,China,is numerically investigated by utilizing the proposed method,and compared with the numerical results of the DEM modeling.Moreover,the proposed method is applied to predicting the surface subsidence in Anjialing No.1 Underground Mine,Shanxi Province,China.
文摘The adaptive remeshing technique for quadrilateral elements consists of modules thetrigger of remeshing, the new mesh generation, adaptive refinement and interpolationof field variables. The new adaptive mesh genemtion is the key problem. First, acoarse mesh is created by using 'loop algorithm'. Subsequent local mesh adaptiverefinement is performed based on effective strain. Finally, a typical example of upset-ting is given to test efficient of techniques, from which it is verified that the remeshingalgorithm developed here exhibits good performance and has high accuracy.
基金This work was supported by the Brain Korea 2lProject and the Grallt of Post-Doc Program, KyungpookNational University (1999).
文摘Some techniques such as die surface description, contact judgement algorithm and remeshing are proposed to improve the robustness of the numerical solution. Based on these techniques, a three-dimensional rigid-plastic FEM code has been developed. Isothermal forging process of a cylindrical housing has been simulated. The simulation results show that the given techniques and the FEM code are reasonable and feasible for three-dimensional bulk forming processes.
文摘A new method of three-dimensional remeshing is proposed for rigid-plastic finiteelement analysis of a complicated forging process.The forging process of a cylindricalhousing has been simulated to show the effectiveness of the scheme.The result ofsimulation shows that the computation can be effectively carried out by using the des-cribed remeshing scheme.
文摘A new method for estimating the posterior error of linear triangular element is presented. According to the specified accuracy, the element size and node spacing function of adaptive h-version mesh refinement are predicted. The main domain is divided by the isolines of node spacing into subregions in which mesh regeneration is realized. This remeshing refinement process implements mesh subdivision and mesh de-refinement in onecycle.
文摘This paper proposes a self-adaptive approach to converting irregular genus-O meshes into those with subdivision connectivity. To assure a maximal utilization of the multiresolution techniques on the remesh, we map the original mesh onto the unit sphere and construct a base mesh with only four vertices. We also introduce a self-adaptive relocation operation, which is used to adapt the vertex distribution of the spherical subdivision mesh to that of the parameterized mesh, to improve the visual appearance of the remesh. The experimental results show that our method can not only make the number of irregular vertices in the remesh as small as possible, but also preserve the details of the original mesh well.
基金co-supported by the supports of Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(No.2019B1515120047)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52130507)。
文摘Sheet metal spinning is an incremental forming process for producing axisymmetric thinwalled parts through continuous local deformation under the action of rollers.While studying the spinning process by finite element(FE)method,a critical bottleneck is the enormous simulation time.For beating off this challenge,a novel multi-mesh method is developed.The method can dynamically track the movement of rollers and adaptively refine the mesh.Thus,a locally refined quadrilateral computation mesh can be generated in the locally-deforming zone and reduce the unnecessary fine elements outside the locally-deforming zone.In the multi-mesh system,the fine elements and coarse elements are extracted from a storage mesh and a background mesh,respectively.Meanwhile,the hanging nodes in the locally refined mesh are removed by designing 4-refinement templates.Between computation mesh and storage mesh,a bi-cubic parametric surface fitting algorithm and accurate remapping methods are conducted to transmit geometric information and physical fields.The proposed method has been verified by two spinning processes.The results suggest that the method can save time by up to about 67%with satisfactory accuracy,especially for distributions of thickness and strain compared with the fully refined mesh.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61772523,61372168,61620106003,and 61331018)supported by a Chinese Government Scholarship
文摘Surface remeshing is widely required in modeling, animation, simulation, and many other computer graphics applications. Improving the elements' quality is a challenging task in surface remeshing. Existing methods often fail to efficiently remove poor-quality elements especially in regions with sharp features. In this paper, we propose and use a robust segmentation method followed by remeshing the segmented mesh. Mesh segmentation is initiated using an existing Live-wire interaction approach and is further refined using local mesh operations. The refined segmented mesh is finally sent to the remeshing pipeline, in which each mesh segment is remeshed independently. An experimental study compares our mesh segmentation method as well as remeshing results with representative existing methods. We demonstrate that the proposed segmentation method is robust and suitable for remeshing.
文摘In this paper, the methodology of an Finite Element Method (FEM) based process modeling program is first described using DEFORMTM as an example. DEFORMTM was originally designed for metal forming applications. While its FEM engine employs the updated Lagrangian method, DEFORMTM includes an automated remeshing procedure so as to continue the simulation when the mesh is severely distorted. Due to its unique remeshing capability, the use of the code has been extended to other manufacturing processes, such as welding, machining, heat treatment and glass forming. The heat treatment enhancement includes the phase transformation kinetics. To demonstrate the methodology, applications of the program to various manufacturing processes such as ingot breakdown, extrusion, forging and heat treatment, are presented in this paper.
基金The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50579081)the Australian Research Council (DP0452681)The English text was polished by Keren Wang
文摘The scaled boundary finite element method （SBFEM） is a recently developed numerical method combining advantages of both finite element methods （FEM） and boundary element methods （BEM） and with its own special features as well. One of the most prominent advantages is its capability of calculating stress intensity factors （SIFs） directly from the stress solutions whose singularities at crack tips are analytically represented. This advantage is taken in this study to model static and dynamic fracture problems. For static problems, a remeshing algorithm as simple as used in the BEM is developed while retaining the generality and flexibility of the FEM. Fully-automatic modelling of the mixed-mode crack propagation is then realised by combining the remeshing algorithm with a propagation criterion. For dynamic fracture problems, a newly developed series-increasing solution to the SBFEM governing equations in the frequency domain is applied to calculate dynamic SIFs. Three plane problems are modelled. The numerical results show that the SBFEM can accurately predict static and dynamic SIFs, cracking paths and load-displacement curves, using only a fraction of degrees of freedom generally needed by the traditional finite element methods.
基金Supported by the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51138001)the Science Fund for Creative Research Groups of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51121005)+2 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(DUT13LK16)the Young Scientists Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51109134)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2011M500814)
文摘The prediction of dynamic crack propagation in brittle materials is still an important issue in many engineering fields. The remeshing technique based on scaled boundary finite element method(SBFEM) is extended to predict the dynamic crack propagation in brittle materials. The structure is firstly divided into a number of superelements, only the boundaries of which need to be discretized with line elements. In the SBFEM formulation, the stiffness and mass matrices of the super-elements can be coupled seamlessly with standard finite elements, thus the advantages of versatility and flexibility of the FEM are well maintained. The transient response of the structure can be calculated directly in the time domain using a standard time-integration scheme. Then the dynamic stress intensity factor(DSIF) during crack propagation can be solved analytically due to the semi-analytical nature of SBFEM. Only the fine mesh discretization for the crack-tip super-element is needed to ensure the required accuracy for the determination of stress intensity factor(SIF). According to the predicted crack-tip position, a simple remeshing algorithm with the minimum mesh changes is suggested to simulate the dynamic crack propagation. Numerical examples indicate that the proposed method can be effectively used to deal with the dynamic crack propagation in a finite sized rectangular plate including a central crack. Comparison is made with the results available in the literature, which shows good agreement between each other.
文摘In order to improve the prediction accuracy of macrosegregation channel, an algorithm for dynamic remeshing is proposed. The basic idea is to generate fine elements near the liquidus isotherm. The norm of the gradient of solid fraction is used for piloting the remeshing in the mushy zone; whereas, the objective mesh size in the liquid is considered as a function of the distance to the liquidus isotherm. The efficiency of mesh adaptation is demonstrated by prediction of macrosegregation channel in a case of unidirectional solidification.
文摘Ductile damage often occurs during metal forming processes due to the large thermo-elasto （visco） plastic flow Iocalisation. This paper presents a numerical methodology, which aims to virtually improve any metal forming processes. The methodology is based on elastoplastic constitutive equations accounting for nonlinear mixed isotropic and kinematic hardening strongly coupled with isotropic ductile damage. An adaptive remeshing scheme based on geometrical and physical error estimates including a kill element procedure is used. Some numerical results are presented to show the capability of the model to predict the damage initiation and growth during the metal forming processes.
基金supported by the Science Challenge Program under Grant TZ2016003by the National Key Research and Development Program of Ministry of Science and Technology under Grant 2016YFB0201304the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61772523,21573274,11771435,and 61620106003).
文摘With the development of biomolecular modeling and simulation,especially implicit solvent modeling,higher requirements are set for the stability,efficiency and mesh quality of molecular mesh generation software.In this review,we summarize the recent works in biomolecular mesh generation and molecular visualization.First,we introduce various definitions of molecular surface and corresponding meshing software.Second,as the mesh quality significantly influences biomolecular simulation,we investigate some remeshing methods in the fields of computer graphics and molecular modeling.Then,we show the application of biomolecular mesh in the boundary element method(BEM)and the finite element method(FEM).Finally,to conveniently visualize the numerical results based on the mesh,we present two types of molecular visualization systems.
文摘This article presents a finite element analysis of reinforced concrete deep beams using nonlinear fracture mechanics. The article describes the development of a numerical model that includes several nonlinear processes such as compression and tension softening of concrete, bond slip between concrete and reinforcement, and the yielding of the longitudinal steel reinforcement. The development also incorporates the Delaunay refinement algorithm to create a triangular topology that is then transformed into a quadrilateral mesh by the quad-morphing algorithm. These two techniques allow automatic remeshing using the discrete crack approach. Nonlinear fracture mechanics is incorporated using the fictitious crack model and the principal tensile strength for crack initiation and propagation. The model has been successful in reproducing the load deflections, cracking patterns and size effects observed in experiments of normal and high-strength concrete deep beams with and without stirrup reinforcement.
文摘This paper is concerned with the application of a Physics of Failure (PoF) methodology to assessing the reliability of Micro-Electro-Mechanical-System (MEMS) switches. Numerical simulations, based on the finite element method (FEM) using a sub-domain approach, were performed to examine the damage onset (e.g. yielding) due to temperature variations and to simulated the crack propagation different kind of loading conditions and, in particular, thermal fatigue. In this work remeshing techniques were employed in order to understand the evolution of initial flaws due, for instance, to manufacturing processes or originated after thermal fatigue.
基金the Region Champagne- Ardennes and the Conseil Regional de l’Aube
文摘In plasmonic systems, the response of nanoobjects under light illumination can produce complex optical maps. Such plasmonic or resonant systems have interesting characteristics such as sensitivity on parameters and initial conditions. In this paper, we show how these complex maps can be cryptographically improved and associated in order to design a secure pseudo random number generator.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51775336)the Shanghai Pujiang Program(No.17PJD019)
文摘Mode tracking is required in the structural optimization when the frequencies of certain specified modes must be maintained within a suitable range.A simple tracking method employing the mode number is invalid or misleading when local modes appear or disappear during mesh updating.In this work,a mode tracking scheme combining the nearest neighbor method(NNM)with the modal assurance criterion(MAC)is proposed.Several NNM algorithms are compared,and the k-dimensional tree(kd-tree)NNM is used to transform eigenvectors(mode shapes)from different scales to identical one.A threshold determination method is implemented for the MAC to assess the similarities in all the calculated modes.On the basis of the mode tracking scheme,specified modes can be tracked between different finite element method(FEM)models which have different meshes and optimized shapes.The effectiveness is verified through an example of shape optimization using an electric motor structure.
基金This work was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 61372168, 61373071, 61372190, and 61331018, the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars of State Education Ministry of China, the Visual Computing Center at King Abudullah University of Science and Technology （KAUST）, and the Open Funding Project of the State Key Laboratory of Virtual Reality Technology and Systems, Beihang University, under Grant Nos. BUAA-VR- 15KF-06 and BUAA-VR-14KF-10.
文摘In this paper, we survey recent approaches to blue-noise sampling and discuss their beneficial applications. We discuss the sampling algorithms that use points as sampling primitives and classify the sampling algorithms based on various aspects, e.g., the sampling domain and the type of algorithm. We demonstrate several well-known applications that can be improved by recent blue-noise sampling techniques, as well as some new applications such as dynamic sampling and blue-noise remeshing.
文摘A novel method for the generation of unstructured triangular surface meshes is presented.The method is based on remeshing techniques including edge splitting/contraction and edge swapping.Normalized edge lengths,based on a metric derived from curvature or from a user–specified spacing,are employed as the remeshing criterion.It is assumed that the geometry is input in the form of composite parametric surfaces,with Ferguson or Nurbs type multiple patch representation.Examples involving typical aircraft geometries and a ship model,are included to demonstrate how high quality meshes can be efficiently generated on surfaces with a high degree of geometric complexity.
