Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements

SECTION 1: Experimental versus analytical or numerical methods. A three-dimensional numerical modeling of tidal circulation in Pearl River estuary; A numerical and experimental study of stiffened plates in bending; Calculation of induced currents in a human body represented by a spheroidal model; Magnetic field measurements and calculations with 20 kV underground power cables; Fatigue cracks induced by traffic loading on steel bridges' slender orthotropic decks; Numerical simulation of fatigue failure in carbon fibre reinforced aluminium alloy laminates; Vertical gate vibrations at the exit of the pipe turbine diffuser; Determination of traction characteristics of diesel locomotives by least square method applied to experimental data. SECTION 2: Interaction of computer codes and experimental methods. Experimental investigation of relative coefficients of vibration energy dissipation in slideway joint contacts of machine tools; Fracture toughness transferability: From the standard 1T specimen to the pre-cracked Charpy specimen; Computational solutions and experimental results for steady and unsteady flows with separation regions; Accuracy of airflow measurement in air intake ducts. SECTION 3: Material characterization through numerical models and experiments. Viscoelastic wave dispersion in gelling systems: A theoretical and experimental study; Modelling impact forces in elastomers; Holographic interferometry versus numerical approach to steel-concrete pull-out behaviour. SECTION 4: Fluid dynamics/fluid flow High propulsive efficiency by a system of oscillating wing tail; Ventilated marine propeller performance in regular and irregular waves; an experimental investigation; Calculation of pitch averages viscous flow in an annular compressor cascade; Marine propeller performance: Computational prediction and experimental validation; Hybrid approach for turbulent flow computations; Numerical simulation and verification of the flow around a surface mounted cubic body placed in a fully developed turbulent channel flow; Vortex shedding observations using magnetic resonance imaging, flow visualisation and computational fluid dynamics; On the stability of plane Poiseuille flow between compliant boundaries; Robust servo control of open channel network flows; Modelling of Marangoni instability under the non-isothermal absorption in moving liquid films. SECTION5: Heat transfer Hypersonic flow heat transfer prediction with wall-distance-free turbulence models; Numerical simulation of a high pressure and high temperature gas flow inside a moving gap compared with heat transfer measurements; Computational method and experimental measurement of gun tube flow heat transfer; Simulation of the heat transfer in a tubular structure due to a non-steady state developing boundary layer flow; Phase transitions in monocrystalline InSb induced by pulsed lasers; Finite element solution for velocity and temperature in developing laminar pipe flow; Turbulent natural convection in a semicircular geometry containing internal heat sources; Investigation of similar solutions for natural convection with distributed wall concentration; Study of fluid distribution in heat exchangers. SECTION 6: Structural problems and stress analysis Experimental and finite elements study of the behaviour of a double shear bolted joint submitted to tensile and bending forces; An implicit integration method for solving non-linear problems in mechanics of structures under complex loading histories; Modeling of masonry structures strengthened by pre-tensioned glass-fiber-reinforced polymer laminates; Experimental and theoretical analysis of plates stiffened by two girders; Field load testing and modeling of a strengthened timber trestle railroad bridge; Inverse method for identification of the viscous and thermal characteristic lengths of rigid open-cell porous materials; Single cracked cantilever under tension loads; Modal analysis of damaged structure by means of transform of the Hilbert type; New analytical model of bolted connections subjected to eccentric loading: The case of T-flange connection; Ultimate limit loads of RC-folded plate structures with textile reinforcement; Shear properties of masonry. SECTION 7: Vibrations Location effects of passive damping material in cross-ply laminates on natural frequency and mode shape; Experimental examination of spring-damping properties of plastic materials in forced vibrations conditions; Vibration measurements and computations for nondestructive testing of damaged composites; Experimental verification of method of machine tool-cutting process system model reduction in face milling. SECTION 8: Material problems and identification Numerical characterization of the elastic properties of heterogeneous materials with a 3D lattice model; Stress and strain analysis for varied elastic modulus material and its photoelastic solution of stress state on its interface; A strategy for benchmarking finite element analysis of nitrile rubbers; Optimization of experiments for the identification of material parameters in computational models; Removal of phosphorus by metallic coagulation: An experimental aid to dose computations; Estimation of local strain concentration by thermo viewer; Micromechanical behaviour of concrete interpreted by computer simulation systems for material structure; The influence of temperature variation on the mechanical properties of rubber automotive components; Opticom: A general-purpose program for calculations and optimization of composite structures. SECTION 9: Computational methods Preliminary layout of reinforced earth embankments by genetic algorithm; Finite element analysis of filling presures on cylindrical silo walls; Computer-aided prediction of the launching behaviour of a free-fall lifeboat.