Paper Accepted for Publication in ICCS 2020: Computational Science – ICCS 2020 J. Torres, N. Hitschfeld, R. O. Ruiz and A. Ortiz-Bernardin, “Convex Polygon Packing Based Meshing Algorithm for Modeling of Rock and Porous Media.” ABSTRACT In this work, we propose new packing algorithm designed for the generation of polygon meshes to be used for modeling
Read More » Read More In: Krzhizhanovskaya V. et al. (eds) Computational Science – ICCS 2020. ICCS 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12141. Springer, Cham J. Torres, N. Hitschfeld, R. O. Ruiz and A. Ortiz-Bernardin Abstract In this work, we propose new packing algorithm designed for the generation of polygon meshes to be used for modeling of rock
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The Twelfth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology (CST2014) 2 – 5 September 2014, Naples, Italy Proceedings of CST2014 Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 120, 2014 V. Meruane, V. del Fierro and A. Ortiz-Bernardin Abstract Honeycomb sandwich structures are used in a wide variety of applications. Nevertheless, due to manufacturing defects or impact loads, these
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A talk given by A. Ortiz-Bernardin at COMPLAS 2019, September 3, 2019, Barcelona, Spain. A MESHFREE NODAL INTEGRATION METHOD FOR ELASTIC AND ELASTOPLASTIC APPLICATIONS USING THE VIRTUAL ELEMENT DECOMPOSITION A. ORTIZ-BERNARDIN a, E. ARTIOLI b, AND R. SILVA-VALENZUELA a Abstract. In meshfree Galerkin methods to solve partial differential equations, a cloud of nodes is used
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Paper Accepted for Publication in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering R. Silva-Valenzuela, A. Ortiz-Bernardin, N. Sukumar, E. Artioli, N. Hitschfeld-Kahler, “A nodal integration scheme for meshfree Galerkin methods using the virtual element decomposition” ABSTRACT In this paper, we present a novel nodal integration scheme for meshfree Galerkin methods that draws on the mathematical
Read More » Read More International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering Vol. 121, No. 10, pp. 2174-2205, 2020 R. Silva-Valenzuela, A. Ortiz-Bernardin, N. Sukumar, E. Artioli, N. Hitschfeld-Kahler Abstract In this paper, we present a novel nodal integration scheme for meshfree Galerkin methods that draws on the mathematical framework of the virtual element method. We adopt linear maximum-entropy basis
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Paper Accepted for Publication in Finite Elements in Analysis and Design Amrita Francis, Alejandro Ortiz-Bernardin, Stéphane P. A. Bordas, Sundararajan Natarajan, “A MINI element over star convex polytopes” ABSTRACT In this paper, we extend the concept of MINI element over triangles to star convex arbitrary polytopes. This is achieved by employing the volume averaged nodal
Read More » Read More Finite Elements in Analysis and Design Vol. 172, pp. 103368, 2020 A. Francis, A. Ortiz-Bernardin, S. P. A. Bordas, S. Natarajan Abstract In this paper, we extend the concept of MINI element over triangles to star convex arbitrary polytopes. This is achieved by employing the volume averaged nodal projection (VANP) method over polytopes in combination
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Smart Materials and Structures Vol. 28, No. 11, pp. 115005, 2019 V. Meruane, C. Espinoza, E. Lopez Droguett, A. Ortiz-Bernardin Abstract Real-time monitoring systems that can automatically locate and identify impacts as they occur have become increasingly attractive for ensuring safety and preventing catastrophic accidents in aerospace structures. In most cases, a set of piezoelectric
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A talk given by A. Ortiz-Bernardin at WONAPDE 2019, January 22, 2019, Concepción, Chile. THE VIRTUAL ELEMENT DECOMPOSITION: A NEW PARADIGM FOR DEVELOPING NODAL INTEGRATION SCHEMES FOR MESHFREE GALERKIN METHODS R. SILVA-VALENZUELA a, A. ORTIZ-BERNARDIN a, N. SUKUMAR b AND E. ARTIOLI c Abstract. In meshfree Galerkin methods to solve partial differential equations, a cloud of nodes
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