A comparative review of XFEM, mixed FEM and phase-field models for quasi-brittle cracking

M Cervera, GB Barbat, M Chiumenti, JY Wu - Archives of Computational …, 2022 - Springer
In this work, a critical comparison between three different numerical approaches for the
computational modelling of quasi-brittle structural failure is presented. Among the many …

An accurate, adaptive and scalable parallel finite element framework for the part-scale thermo-mechanical analysis in metal additive manufacturing processes

CA Moreira, MA Caicedo, M Cervera… - Computational …, 2024 - Springer
This work introduces a distributed memory machine and octree-based Finite Element (FE)
framework for modeling metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes. In this sense, an …

[HTML][HTML] Stress–displacement stabilized finite element analysis of thin structures using solid-shell elements, Part I: On the need of interpolating the stresses

A Aguirre, R Codina, J Baiges - Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
This work studies the solid-shell finite element approach to approximate thin structures using
a stabilized mixed displacement–stress formulation based on the Variational Multiscale …

Capturing the nonlocal effect using a novel hybrid 8-node plate element based on the Hellinger–Reissner variational principle

H Li, L Yao, C Li, L Guo - Engineering with Computers, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Hellinger–Reissner variational principle based hybrid finite element method
(FEM) is developed and applied to study the nonlocal mechanics of plates and beams at a …

Accurate thermal-induced structural failure analysis under incompressible conditions

CA Moreira, GB Barbat, M Cervera, M Chiumenti - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the performance of the mixed 3-field displacement/deviatoric-strain/pressure
(u/e/p) finite element is examined for nonlinear thermo-mechanical structural applications …

Objectivity in quasi-brittle structural failure via adaptive formulation and mesh refinement

GB Barbat, M Cervera, H Venghaus… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the combined implementation of Adaptive Formulation Refinement (AFR) and
Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) strategies is proposed for the efficient and mesh objective …

[HTML][HTML] Stress–displacement stabilized finite element analysis of thin structures using Solid-Shell elements, Part II: Finite strain hyperelasticity

A Aguirre, R Codina, J Baiges, I Castañar - Finite Elements in Analysis and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work is the second of a two-part research project focused on modeling solid-shell
elements using a stabilized two-field finite element formulation. The first part introduces a …

Stress–displacement stabilized finite element analysis of thin structures using solid-shell elements. Part I: On the need of interpolating the stresses

A Aguirre Ruz, R Codina… - Finite elements in …, 2024 - upcommons.upc.edu
This work studies the solid-shell finite element approach to approximate thin structures using
a stabilized mixed displacement-stress formulation based on the Variational Multiscale …

Report on The Iberia Pilot Center

J Pons Prats, E Oñate Ibáñez de Navarra… - Ercoftac …, 2023 - upcommons.upc.edu
The Spanish Pilot Centre of ERCOFTAC composes of six members. The Center is
coordinated by Prof. Eugenio Oñate from the International Center for Numerical Methods in …

Numerical approximation of thin structures using stabilized mixed formulations for infinitesimal and finite strain theories, including fluid-structure interaction problem …

A Aguirre Ruz - 2024 - upcommons.upc.edu
(English) The theories of thin structures can be classified into two main branches depending
upon whether shear deformation in the transverse direction is taken into consideration or …