13th Conference Proceedings

The following papers were presented at The University of Sheffield on the 21st and 22nd March 2005 at the 13th UK National Conference of the Association of Computational Mechanics in Engineering. The primary aim of this annual gathering is to offer a forum for younger researchers to present their work-in-progress (perhaps for the first time).

The four keynote presentations span theoretical dynamics, mathematical numerical analysis, HPC geomechanics and structural analysis. Prizes are awarded to the best presentations (and papers) given by Research Students and Research Associates. 53 attendees from 16 institutions participated in the meeting.

Keynote Papers

• computing dynamic responses of non-smooth dynamical systems
  wiercigroch & pavlovskaia, 1-4
  
  
• solving polynomial eigenproblems by linearization
  higham, 5-7
  
  
• parallel three-dimensional finite element analysis of excavation
  smith, leng & margetts,
9-12


• configurational forces in optimisation algorithms
  askes, 13-16
  
  

Contributed Papers

• homogenized tangent moduli for heterogeneous materials
  carneiro molina, de souza neto & peric, 17-20
  
  
• limit analysis using large-scale socp optimization
  makrodimopoulos & martin, 21-24
  
  
• limit analysis applied to cantilever stairs
  maunder, 25-28
  
  
• implications of soil variability for geo-computation
  hicks, onisiphorou, samy & spencer, 29-32
  
  
• bounding box collision detection
  koziara & bicanic, 33-37
  
  
• influence of structure degradation on the behaviour of embankments on soft soil
  rouainia, sheng & zhao, 39-42
  
  
• a six-node curved membrane finite element with loof curvature
  zhang & gosling, 43-46
  
  
• limit state analysis: upper/lower bounds approach to the computation of the limit load of a von mises rigid-plastic material body in plane stress
  cordero & bonet, 47-51
  
  
• effects of fluid transport on the structural integrity of concrete nuclear pressure vessels
  davie, pearce & bicanic, 53-56
  
  
• numerical analysis of fracture in concrete
  kukla, bicanic, pearce & pamin, 57-62
  
  
• integrated thickness and shape optimization of linear shells
  petchsasithon & gosling, 63-66
  
  
• fluid mixing and reactions in tortuous flow fields
  haslam, smith & crouch, 67-70
  
  
• dynamic refinement in smoothed particle hydrodynamics with applications in fluid flow problems
  bonet & feldman, 71-74
  
  
• object oriented design of parallel and sequential finite element codes
  lazarov & augarde, 75-78
  
  
• automatic mixed dimensional finite element modelling of sketch based cad components
  robinson, armstrong, lee & ou, 79-82
  
  
• 3D transient seal analysis of reactor pressure vessel using coupled thermo-elasto-plastic contact method
  lin, li & ou, 83-86
  
  
• numerical thermal stress analysis of ceramic tile grout removal proc
  heshmati, lane, gale, edwards & janalizadeh, 87-90
  
  
• analytical response sensitivity of laminated composite plate using trigonometric type element
  faimun, gosling, polit & touratier, 91-94
  
  
• parametric study of reinforced and unreinforced embankment on soft soil
  kamal, lane & heshmati, 95-98
  
  
• embedded contact surfaces in constitutive models for cementitious composite materials
  bennett, jefferson & hee, 99-102
  
  
• nonlinear finite element modelling of the tension softening of conventional and fibrous cementitious composites
  xiao & chin, 103-106
  
  
• safety margin changes due to stress redistribution in a nuclear reactor vessel under long-term operational loading
  petkovski & crouch, 107-110
  
  
• numerical analysis of wave-induced liquefaction around buried pipeline
  vun, chan & dunn, 111-114
  
  
• die shape modification in forging simulation of aeroengine components
  greene, ou & armstrong, 115-118
  
  
• modelling of boundary layer at nanoscale
  dyson & ransing, 119-122
  
  
• comparisons of smeared crack models for rc bridge pier under cyclic loading
  nguyen & chan, 123-126
  
  
• r-adaptive and h-adaptive mesh optimisation based on error assessment
  uthman & askes, 127-130
  
  
• using the scaled boundary finite element method to model 2D time-dependent geotechnical engineering problems
  el-hamalawi & hassanen, 131-136
  
  
• modelling wave diffraction by multiple bodies using wave envelope infinite element
  baghbani & copeland, 137-140
  
  
• konik: a concrete plasticity model
  li & crouch, 141-144
  
  
• reactive transport of phenolics in sandstone: analytical predictions versus numerical simulation
  nayagum & crouch, 145-149