CMES-Vol. 11, No. 1, 2006

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Nonlinear Dynamic Response Analysis of Steel Frames under Seismic Action
T. Yoda¹, N. Kodama²
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.11, No.1, pp. 1-8, 2006, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2006.011.001
Abstract A nonlinear dynamic response analysis of a box section steel rigid frame under seismic action is proposed on the basis of a beam model. The average stress-strain relation of the beam model can be formulated for transverse stiffener spacing, in which stress-strain relation after local buckling is assumed. As a result of the present study, the maximum lateral displacements and the residual displacements of a box section steel rigid frame were well estimated by the proposed beam element model that considers the deterioration effect due to local buckling. More >

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Prediction of Crack Growth in Steam Generator Tubes Using Monte Carlo Simulation
Jae Bong Lee¹, Jai Hak Park¹, Sung Ho Lee², Hong-Deok Kim², Han-Sub Chung²
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.11, No.1, pp. 9-16, 2006, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2006.011.009
Abstract The growth of stress corrosion cracks in steam generator tubes is predicted using the Monte Carlo simulation and statistical approaches. The statistical parameters that represent the characteristics of crack growth and crack initiation are derived from in-service inspection (ISI) non-destructive evaluation (NDE) data. Based on the statistical approaches, crack growth models are proposed and applied to predict crack distribution at the end of cycle (EOC). Because in-service inspection (ISI) crack data is different from physical crack data, a simple method for predicting the physical number of cracks from periodic in-service inspection data is proposed in More >

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MATES : Multi-Agent based Traffic and Environment Simulator -- Theory, Implementation and Practical Application
S. Yoshimura ¹
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.11, No.1, pp. 17-26, 2006, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2006.011.017
Abstract This paper describes a development of an advanced traffic simulator based on a multi-agent approach which is named MATES (Multi-Agent based Traffic and Environment Simulator). City traffic phenomena are essentially regarded as complex systems consisting of a number of human beings. Each element creating traffic phenomena such as car (driver), traffic signal, pedestrian and others is modeled as an intelligent agent that possesses its own logic of behavior and preference. The environment surrounding each agent consists of other cars, road network, traffic signals, pedestrian and others. Interaction among numerous agents simulates nonlinear behaviors of city More >

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Passive Electric Potential CT Method Using Piezoelectric Material for Identification of Plural Cracks
Daiki Shiozawa¹, Shiro Kubo², Takahide Sakagami², Masaaki Takagi²
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.11, No.1, pp. 27-36, 2006, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2006.011.027
Abstract The passive electric potential CT (computed tomography) method using piezoelectric film was applied to the identification of plural through cracks. The use of piezoelectric material made it possible to obtain electric potential field without applying electric current. For identification of cracks an inverse analysis scheme based on the least residual method was applied, in which square sum of residuals is evaluated between the measured electric potential distributions and those computed by using the finite element method. Akaike information criterion (AIC) was used to estimate the number of cracks. Numerical simulations were carried out on the More >

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The Bauschinger Effect's Impact on the 3-D Combined SIFs for Radially Cracked Fully or Partially Autofrettaged Thick-Walled Cylinders
M. Perl¹, C. Levy ², V. Rallabhandy ²
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.11, No.1, pp. 37-48, 2006, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2006.011.037
Abstract The Bauschinger Effect (BE) impact on K_IN– the combined, Mode I, 3-D Stress Intensity Factor (SIF) distributions for arrays of radial, internal, surface cracks emanating from the bore of a fully or partially autofrettaged thick-walled cylinder is investigated. A in-depth comparison between the combined SIFs for a “realistic” - Bauschinger Effect Dependent Autofrettage (BEDA) and those for an “ideal” - Bauschinger Effect Independent Autofrettage (BEIA) is performed. The 3- D finite element (FE) analysis is performed employing the submodeling technique and singular elements along the crack front. Both autofrettage residual stress fields, BEDA and BEIA, are… More >

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