A new numerical method called the material point method (MPM) is well suited for modeling problems with complex geometries and with crack propagation in arbitrary directions...
Keywords: material point method, numerical modeling, RT fracture, TR fracture, transverse fracture
06/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterFinite element analysis was used to study the effective transverse modulus of solid wood for all possible end-grain patterns...
Keywords: finite element analysis, grain orientation, numerical modeling, shear coupling, transverse modulus
06/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterIn this paper a modification of the standard algorithm for the order statistics modeling, tied with the usage of confidence intervals is proposed...
Keywords: Order statistic, numerical modeling, beta-distribution, Bernstein polynomials, polynomial distribution, rejection technique
01/2008 | Monte Carlo Methods and Applications, Walter de Gruyter