Computer Methods in Mechanics

I. Mathematical Methods

1. Explicit Discrete Dispersion Relations for the Acoustic Wave Equation in d-Dimensions Using Finite Element, Spectral Element and Optimally Blended Schemes
Mark Ainsworth, Hafiz Abdul Wajid

2.
hp-Adaptive Finite Elements for Coupled Multiphysics Wave Propagation Problems
Leszek Demkowicz, Jason Kurtz, Frederick Qiu

3. Nonconvex Inequality Models for Contact Problems of Nonsmooth Mechanics
Stanislaw Migórski, Anna Ochal

4. Quadrature for Meshless Methods
John E. Osborn

5. Shape and Topology Sensitivity Analysis for Elastic Bodies with Rigid Inclusions and Cracks
Jan Sokołowski, Antoni Żochowski

6. A Boundary Integral Equation on the Sphere for High-Precision Geodesy
Ernst P. Stephan, Thanh Tran, Adrian Costea

7. Unresolved Problems of Adaptive Hierarchical Modelling and hp-Adaptive Analysis within Computational Solid Mechanics
Grzegorz Zboiński

II. Soft Computing and Optimization

8. Granular Computing in Evolutionary Identification
Witold Beluch, Tadeusz Burczyński, Adam Długosz, Piotr Orantek

9. Immune Computing: Intelligent Methodology and Its Applications in Bioengineering and Computational Mechanics
Tadeusz Burczyński, Michał Bereta, Arkadiusz Poteralski, Mirosław Szczepanik

10. Bioinspired Algorithms in Multiscale Optimization
Wacław Kuś, Tadeusz Burczyński

11. Sensor Network Design for Spatio–Temporal Prediction of Distributed Parameter Systems
Dariusz Uciński

III. Multiscale Methods

12. A Multiscale Molecular Dynamics / Extended Finite Element Method for Dynamic Fracture
Pascal Aubertin, Julien Réthoré, René Borst

13. Nonlinear Finite Element and Atomistic Modelling of Dislocations in Heterostructures
Paweł Dłużewski, Toby D. Young, George P. Dimitrakopulos, Joseph Kioseoglou, Philomela Komninou

14. Accuracy and Robustness of a 3-D Brick Cosserat Point Element (CPE) for Finite Elasticity
M. Jabareen, M. B. Rubin

15. Possibilities of the Particle Finite Element Method in Computational Mechanics
Eugenio Oñate, Sergio R. Idelsohn, Miguel Angel Celigueta, Riccardo Rossi, Salvador Latorre

16. A Framework for the Two-Scale Homogenization of Electro-Mechanically Coupled Boundary Value Problems
Jörg Schröder, Marc-André Keip

IV. Geomechanics

17. Modeling Concrete at Early Age Using Percolation
Lavinia Stefan, Farid Benboudjema, Jean Michel Torrenti, Benoît Bissonette

18. Simulation of Incompressible Problems in Geomechanics
Dieter Stolle, Issam Jassim, Pieter Vermeer

19. Effect of Boundary, Shear Rate and Grain Crushing on Shear Localization in Granular Materials within Micro-polar Hypoplasticity
Jacek Tejchman

V. Biomechanics

20. Biomechanical Basis of Tissue–Implant Interactions
Romuald Bedzinski, Krzysztof Scigala

21. Tooth-Implant Life Cycle Design
Tomasz Łodygowski, Marcin Wierszycki, Krzysztof Szajek, Wiesław Hȩdzelek, Rafał Zagalak

22. Predictive Modelling in Mechanobiology: Combining Algorithms for Cell Activities in Response to Physical Stimuli Using a Lattice-Modelling Approach
Sara Checa, Damien P. Byrne, Patrick J. Prendergast

VI. Structural Mechanics

23. The Beam-to-Beam Contact Smoothing with Bezier’s Curves and Hermite’s Polynomials
Przemysław Litewka

24. Synergic Combinations of Computational Methods and Experiments for Structural Diagnoses
Giulio Maier, Gabriella Bolzon, Vladimir Buljak, Tomasz Garbowski, Bartosz Miller

25. Optimization of Marine Propulsion System’s Alignment for Aged Ships
Lech Murawski, Wieslaw Ostachowicz

26. Experimental-Numerical Assessment of Impact-Induced Damage in Cross-Ply Laminates
Gigliola Salerno, Stefano Mariani, Alberto Corigliano, Francesco Caimmi, Luca Andena, Roberto Frassine

27. Finite Element Modeling of Stringer-Stiffened Fiber Reinforced Polymer Structures
Werner Wagner, Claudio Balzani

Keywords: Materials Science, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials, Computational Science and Engineering, Structural Mechanics