Structures, Models, & Assumptions Entry #154 20 Dec 2016 9:41 pm Wenbin Yu 0 comments Terms like Euler-Bernoulli beam or Timoshenko beam are often used in the literature or technical communications. I personally think these terms are confusing because they use a model along with its associated assumptions to name a structure. Actually a beam structure is a solid with its axis...
Verification and Validation of Beam/Plate/Shell/Multiscale Theories Entry #151 31 Oct 2016 11:35 am Wenbin Yu 0 comments Verification and validation (V&V) are important considerations for a computer simulation code. It is commonly understood that verification is to check whether a computer code solves the equations correctly while validation is to check whether a computer code solves the correct equations....
RVE Analysis vs Mechanics of Structure Genome Entry #140 18 Oct 2016 11:38 pm Wenbin Yu 2 comments RVE analysis is a popular method for micromechanical modeling of heterogeneous materials. It can be used to perform a homogenization analysis to obtain effective properties and it can also be used to perform a dehomogenization analysis to obtain the local fields and failure of the material. Its...