Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference, on board the liner, the Queen Elizabeth 2, New York to Southampton, June/July 1984

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Turbulent Wake of a Flat Plate Near a Free Surface....Pages 3-17
A Numerical Analysis of Three-Dimensional Compressible Turbulent Flows in Cascades and Ducts....Pages 19-30
Finite Element Simulation of Transonic Flows by Modified Potential and Stream Function Methods....Pages 31-42
Dispersion of Particles in Bi-Directional-Binary, Two-Dimensional, Incompressible Velocity Fields: Some Numerical Experiments....Pages 43-54
Dynamic Tests and Model Simulation of a Nose-Towed Underwater Vehicle....Pages 55-66
Hydrodynamic Studies of Cavitating Flow Interfacing with a Mathematical Model of Bubble Growth....Pages 67-78
Simulation of Aorto Coronary Bypass Anastomoses Flow Conditions Using Distensible Tubing and a Pulsatile Pump....Pages 79-90
Finite Element Modelling of Three Dimensional Fluid Flow....Pages 91-103
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Velocity and Pressure Distributions in Tornado-Like Vortices....Pages 107-121
Influence of Convection on Eutectic Microstructure....Pages 123-134
Surface Roughness Effects on Modeled Atmospheric Vortices....Pages 135-147
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Finite Element Simulation of the Undular Hydraulic Jump....Pages 151-162
Computation of the Potential Flow over Hinged-Leaf Gates....Pages 163-175
Computer-Aided Measurements of Damping in Marine Sediments....Pages 177-187
A Non Linear Finite Element Model for the Prediction of the Water Fluctuations under the Electro Nuclear-Plant of Trino Vercellese, Italy....Pages 189-199
Analytical and Numerical Solutions for the Calculation of Vertical Suspended Sediment Distributions in Turbulent Open Channel Flows....Pages 201-210
Online System Identification for Energy Resource Optimisation....Pages 211-220
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
Second Order Wave Diffraction for Offshore Structures....Pages 223-236
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
Computation and Measurement of Material Temperature in a Rotating Kiln with and without Tumbling....Pages 239-250
Physical Control of Numerical Solution of Parabolic Equations....Pages 251-258
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
A Data Analysis Method to Estimate Heat Transfer Coefficient for Exchanger Tubes....Pages 259-271
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
The Solution of Continuum Mechanics Problems Using Boundary Elements....Pages 275-287
Study of the Effect of Manufacturing Tolerances in a Model of Large Butterfly Valve by Holographic Interferometry....Pages 289-298
Stress Tensor Gauge....Pages 299-307
Stiffened Rectangular Cantilever Shell Subjected to a Corner Load....Pages 309-316
Application of Transitional Finite Element in Linear Elastic Mixed Mode Fracture....Pages 317-327
A Truncation Scheme with Applications to Physical Problems....Pages 329-338
The Determination of Stresses Using a Combined Theoretical and Experimental Analysis Approach....Pages 339-354
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Fe and Bie Models Versus Experimental Results for the Study of Structural Behaviours in Ocean Engineering....Pages 357-370
A Computation and Measurement Analysis about the Evaluation Accuracy of the Stator — Rotor Clearance on a Test Rig for Labyrinth Seals....Pages 371-383
The Development of Plane and Initially Axisymmetric Laminar Wakes Generated by Bodies Moving Beneath a Free Surface....Pages 385-397
Experimentally Verified Theoretical Analysis of Thin Glass Plates....Pages 399-411
Asymptotic Solutions of Shells of Revolution Using the Computer Program Oasis....Pages 413-429
Front Matter....Pages 431-431
Response of a Glass Melter to Steam Explosion....Pages 433-440
A Data Acquisition System for the Investigation of Dynamic Stall....Pages 441-452
On the Topological Structure of the Birkhoff-Shaw Strange Attractor....Pages 453-465
Verifying Computations for Advanced Problems in Power Piping with in Situ Measurement....Pages 467-478
A Multiblade Coordinate Transformation Processor....Pages 479-489
A System Identification Finite Element Scheme to Improve Massive Rock Dynamic Models....Pages 491-502
Elastic-Plastic Dynamic Analysis of Shear Wall Structures....Pages 503-513
Front Matter....Pages 431-431
The BEM Scheme for Axisymmetric Dynamic Torsion Problems and the Evaluation of Dynamic Stiffnesses of the Foundation....Pages 515-524
Unified Finite Element Approach for Dynamic Thermal Stress Analysis....Pages 525-536
Front Matter....Pages 537-537
Post Cracking Behaviour of RCC Structures — A FE Simulation....Pages 539-545
Quantitative Constitutive Equation for Face Centered Cubic Crystals Based on Dislocation Dynamics Model....Pages 547-558
Spline Interpolation of the Stress-Strain Curves for Concrete in Compression....Pages 559-570
Inelastic Finite Element Analysis of Vierendeel Trusses of Rectangular Hollow Sections....Pages 571-581
Numerical Plastic-Fracture Models for Concrete....Pages 583-594
Front Matter....Pages 595-595
Inelastic Analysis of Rectangular Hollow Section T-Joints by Finite Element Method....Pages 597-608
Front Matter....Pages 609-609
Mixed Approach FEM, BEM, Experimental for Coupled Structures in Static and Dynamic Conditions....Pages 611-622
Experimental and Numerical Description of the Diffusion of a Liquid in a Swelling Elastomer....Pages 623-632
Instability of Large Ice Masses by Finite Element Method....Pages 633-642
Chaos and the Unpredictability of Computational and Experimental Simulations....Pages 643-660