An overview of the ANCF approach, justifications for its use, implementation issues, and future research directions

AA Shabana - Multibody System Dynamics, 2023 - Springer
This paper presents an overview of the finite-element (FE) absolute nodal coordinate
formulation (ANCF), provides justifications for its use, and discusses issues relevant to its …

Surface stress effect in mechanics of nanostructured materials

J Wang, Z Huang, H Duan, S Yu, X Feng… - Acta Mechanica Solida …, 2011 - Elsevier
This review article summarizes the advances in the surface stress effect in mechanics of
nanostructured elements, including nanoparticles, nanowires, nanobeams, and nanofilms …

Review on the absolute nodal coordinate formulation for large deformation analysis of multibody systems

J Gerstmayr, H Sugiyama… - Journal of …, 2013 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive review of the finite element absolute
nodal coordinate formulation, which can be used to obtain efficient solutions to large …

Dynamics of a large scale rigid–flexible multibody system composed of composite laminated plates

C Liu, Q Tian, H Hu - Multibody System Dynamics, 2011 - Springer
A novel computational approach for the dynamic analysis of a large scale rigid–flexible
multibody system composed of composite laminated plates is proposed. The rigid parts in …

[HTML][HTML] A continuum model for the mechanical behavior of nanowires including surface and surface-induced initial stresses

F Song, GL Huang, HS Park, XN Liu - International Journal of Solids and …, 2011 - Elsevier
The continuum modeling of the mechanical behavior of nanowires has recently attracted
much attention due to its simplicity and efficiency. However, there are still some critical …

A finite element framework for continua with boundary energies. Part II: The three-dimensional case

A Javili, P Steinmann - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper, in line with part I [53], is concerned with the finite element implementation of
boundary potential energies and the study of their impact on the deformations of solids …

An extended finite element/level set method to study surface effects on the mechanical behavior and properties of nanomaterials

M Farsad, FJ Vernerey, HS Park - International Journal for …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new approach based on coupling the extended finite element method (XFEM)
and level sets to study surface and interface effects on the mechanical behavior of …

[HTML][HTML] On thermomechanical solids with boundary structures

A Javili, P Steinmann - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper, in line with the previous works (Javili and Steinmann, 2009, 2010), is concerned
with the thermomechanically consistent theory and formulation of boundary potential …

Finite element modeling of beams with surface energy effects

C Liu, R Rajapakse, AS Phani - 2011 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
A finite element formulation of a nonclassical beam theory based on the Gurtin–Murdoch
model for continua with deformable elastic surfaces is presented. The governing equations …

Integration of absolute nodal elements into multibody system

L Yu, Z Zhao, J Tang, G Ren - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2010 - Springer
In this paper, a short summary of the formulation of absolute nodal coordinates elements,
including beam, plate, and large deformation solid elements, is given and two aspects of the …