EE - Escola de Engenharia
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- ItemOn stochastic finite elements for structural analysis(1994) Araújo, José Milton de; Awruch, Armando MiguelThis paper considers the stochastic finite element analysis of structures resulting from random spatial variability of material properties, when they are subjected to loads of deterministic nature. Direct Monte Carlo simulation, Monte Carlo with Neumann expansion of the stiffness matrix and Taylor series expansion combined with the classical finite element approach are applied and compared with respect to accuracy and computational efficiency. Dynamic and non-linear problems are also included.
- ItemAn objective cracking criterion for the analysis of concrete dams(1996) Araújo, José Milton de; Awruch, Armando MiguelCracking analysis by the finite element method may be accomplished using a continuum damage theory, but results are strongly affected by the adopted finite element mesh. A reduced tensile strength has been proposed in order to obtain objective results; however this approach may still be dependent on the adopted finite element mesh. An alternative model for concrete cracking, which is independent of the finite element mesh and especially suitable for the analysis of concrete dams, is proposed in this work.
- ItemProbabilistic finite element analysis of concrete gravity dams(1998) Araújo, José Milton de; Awruch, Armando MiguelA methodology for the probabilistic analysis of concrete gravity dams is presented, Concrete properties and seismic excitation are considered as random variables. The seismic excitation is considered as a non-stationary stochastic process which is artificially generated. Concrete properties have random variations over the spatial domain. Structural response is obtained employing the finite element method to solve the equations of motion of the coupled system dam-reservoir-foundation. Structural safety is evaluated with respect to the main failure modes (cracking, concrete crushing and sliding at the dam-foundation interface) using the Monte Carlo method.
- ItemCracking safety evaluation on gravity concrete dams during the construction phase(1998) Araújo, José Milton de; Awruch, Armando MiguelThe cracking phenomenon in concrete gravity dams during the construction phase is analysed in this work. Stresses due to the self-weight of the dam, thermal gradients, creep and drying shrinkage are computed, taking into account the different stages of the construction process. A twodimensional constitutive model considering time dependent and temperature dependent mechanical properties is adopted for the concrete. Safety against cracking is obtained using a criterion independent of the finite element mesh.
- ItemThree dimensional simulation of high compressible flows using a subcycling algorithm for time integration(1999) Teixeira, Paulo Roberto de Freitas; Awruch, Armando MiguelAn algorithm to simulate 3-D high compressible flows using the finite element method and a multi-time-step integration technique with subcycles is presented in this work. An explicit two-step Taylor-Galerkin scheme is adopted to integrate in time continuum equations. When explicit schemes are used, the time steps must satisfy some stability conditions. If the smallest critical time-step is adopted uniformely for the whole domain, the integration scheme may consume a large amount of CPU time. Multi-time-step integration techniques are very suitable in these cases because elements and nodes are separated into several groups and a different time-step is assigned to each group. In this way, each group of elements is integrated with a time interval wich is much closer to the critical time steps of the elements in the group. This results in great computational savings, mainly when elements size and properties are very different, leading to significative differences of the local critical time steps values. Multi-time-steps integration techniques are also very useful in transient problems, taking into account that at the end of each subcycle, values of the unknowns at the same time level are obtained. The multi-time-step algorithm is applied to analyze the supersonic flow (Mach=8,5) past a sphere immersed in a non viscous flow, and results and computational performance are compared with those obtained when a uniformly time-step is used over the whole domain.