About the Book
This book features contributions from E.C. Aifantis, E. Aigner, A. Ammar, H. Askes, F.G. Barth, Y. Bazilevs, C.R. Bennett, T. Bennett, Z. Bittnar, H.J. Bohm, V.M. Calo, G. Cascon, J.M. Cascon, A.H.C. Chan, F. Chinesta, J.A. Cottrell, T.N. Croft, M. Cross, S. De, H.-E. Dechant, I. Doltsinis, J. Eberhardsteiner, A. Eriksson, J.M. Escobar, J. Evans, D. Eyheramendy, J.E. Gebhardt, I.M. Gitman, O. Harlen, B. HoA l, T.J.R. Hughes, M.S. Innocente, P.K. Jimack, R. Lackner, H. Lamari, S. Lipton, R.I. Mackie, M. Macri, H.A. Mang, D. McBride, R. Montenegro, G.P. Nikishkov, Y. Nishidate, J. Ou, F. Oudin-Dardun, B. Patzak, F.G. Rammerstorfer, N. Ranc, E. Rodriguez, M.A. Scott, T.W. Sederberg, J. Sienz, R. Tenchev, M.A. Walkley and M. Wistuba. This volume includes the invited lectures presented at: The Sixth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology held in Athens, Greece, September 2008.
Table of Contents:
1. Isogeometric Analysis: Toward Unification of Computer Aided Design and Finite Element AnalysisY. Bazilevs, V.M. Calo, J.A. Cottrell, J. Evans, T.J.R. Hughes, S. Lipton, M.A. Scott and T.W. Sederberg2. Object-Oriented Finite Elements: From Smalltalk to JavaD. Eyheramendy and F. Oudin-Dardun3. Finite Element Software Design for Today's ComputersR.I. Mackie4. Rheology and Simulation of Fresh Concrete FlowB. Patzak and Z. Bittnar5. Finite Element Modelling of Two- and Three-Dimensional Viscoelastic Polymer FlowsR. Tenchev, O. Harlen, P.K. Jimack and M.A. Walkley6. Particle Swarm Optimization: Fundamental Study and its Application to Optimization and to Jetty Scheduling ProblemsJ. Sienz and M.S. Innocente7. Optimization Techniques in Human Movement AnalysisA. Eriksson8. Computational Modelling of Reactive Porous Media in HydrometallurgyC.R. Bennett, D. McBride, M. Cross, T.N. Croft and J.E. Gebhardt9. An Enrichment-Based Multiscale Partition of Unity MethodM. Macri and S. De10. A Multi-Scale Formulation of Gradient Elasticity and Its Finite Element ImplementationH. Askes, T. Bennett, I.M. Gitman and E.C. Aifantis11. Multiscale Assessment of Low-Temperature Performance of Flexible PavementsE. Aigner, R. Lackner, M. Wistuba, J. Eberhardsteiner and H.A. Mang12. Advances in the Meccano Technique for Adaptive Tetrahedral Mesh GenerationR. Montenegro, J.M. Cascon, E. Rodriguez, G. Cascon and J.M. Escobar13. Atoms, Molecules and Flows: Recent Advances and New Challenges in their Multi-Scale Numerical Modeling at the Beginning of the Third MilleniumF. Chinesta, A. Ammar, H. Lamari and N. Ranc14. Continuum and Atomic-Scale Modeling of Self-Positioning Microstructures and NanostructuresG.P. Nikishkov and Y. Nishidate15. Thermomechanical Deformation Processes of Rate Sensitive Solids: Material Issues and StabilityI. Doltsinis16. Computational Biomechanics of Sensory Organs in SpidersF.G. Rammerstorfer, B. HoA l, H.-E. Dechant, H.J. Bohm and F.G. Barth17. Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis of a Dynamic Structure, Saturated Soil and Pore Fluid Interaction ProblemA.H.C. Chan and J. Ou
About the Author :
Manolis Papadrakakis is Professor at the Institute of Structural Analysis & Seismic Research, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.Barry Topping is Emeritus Professor of Computational Mechanics at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland and Honorary Professor at the Pollack Mihaly Faculty of Engineering, University of Pecs, Hungary.
