Computer methods in mechanics lectures of the CMM 2009 ; [collected papers presented during the 18th International Conference on Computer Methods in Mechanics - CMM 2009, which took place in Zielona Gra on May 18-21, 2009, organised by the Polish Academy

Prominent scientists present the latest achievements in computational methods and mechanics in this book. These lectures were held at the CMM 2009 conference. Front Matter....Pages - Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Explicit Discrete Dispersion Relations for the Acoustic Wave Equation in d -Dimensions Using Finite Element, Spectral Element and Optimally Blended Schemes....Pages 3-17 hp -Adaptive Finite Elements for Coupled Multiphysics Wave Propagation Problems....Pages 19-42 Nonconvex Inequality Models for Contact Problems of Nonsmooth Mechanics....Pages 43-58 Quadrature for Meshless Methods....Pages 59-73 Shape and Topology Sensitivity Analysis for Elastic Bodies with Rigid Inclusions and Cracks....Pages 75-98 A Boundary Integral Equation on the Sphere for High-Precision Geodesy....Pages 99-110 Unresolved Problems of Adaptive Hierarchical Modelling and hp -Adaptive Analysis within Computational Solid Mechanics....Pages 111-145 Front Matter....Pages 147-147 Granular Computing in Evolutionary Identification....Pages 149-163 Immune Computing: Intelligent Methodology and Its Applications in Bioengineering and Computational Mechanics....Pages 165-181 Bioinspired Algorithms in Multiscale Optimization....Pages 183-192 Sensor Network Design for Spatio–Temporal Prediction of Distributed Parameter Systems....Pages 193-207 Front Matter....Pages 209-209 A Multiscale Molecular Dynamics / Extended Finite Element Method for Dynamic Fracture....Pages 211-237 Nonlinear Finite Element and Atomistic Modelling of Dislocations in Heterostructures....Pages 239-253 Accuracy and Robustness of a 3-D Brick Cosserat Point Element (CPE) for Finite Elasticity....Pages 255-269 Possibilities of the Particle Finite Element Method in Computational Mechanics....Pages 271-310 A Framework for the Two-Scale Homogenization of Electro-Mechanically Coupled Boundary Value Problems....Pages 311-329 Front Matter....Pages 331-331 Modeling Concrete at Early Age Using Percolation....Pages 333-346 Simulation of Incompressible Problems in Geomechanics....Pages 347-361 Effect of Boundary, Shear Rate and Grain Crushing on Shear Localization in Granular Materials within Micro-polar Hypoplasticity....Pages 363-376 Front Matter....Pages 377-377 Biomechanical Basis of Tissue–Implant Interactions....Pages 379-390 Front Matter....Pages 377-377 Tooth-Implant Life Cycle Design....Pages 391-422 Predictive Modelling in Mechanobiology: Combining Algorithms for Cell Activities in Response to Physical Stimuli Using a Lattice-Modelling Approach....Pages 423-435 Front Matter....Pages 437-437 The Beam-to-Beam Contact Smoothing with Bezier’s Curves and Hermite’s Polynomials....Pages 439-452 Synergic Combinations of Computational Methods and Experiments for Structural Diagnoses....Pages 453-476 Optimization of Marine Propulsion System’s Alignment for Aged Ships....Pages 477-491 Experimental-Numerical Assessment of Impact-Induced Damage in Cross-Ply Laminates....Pages 493-504 Finite Element Modeling of Stringer-Stiffened Fiber Reinforced Polymer Structures....Pages 505-523 Back Matter....Pages -