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Civil-Comp Proceedings
ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 38
ADVANCES IN COMPUTATIONAL STRUCTURES TECHNOLOGY
Edited by: B.H.V. Topping
Paper I.1

Computational Structures Technology - Leap Frogging into the Twenty-First Century

A.K. Noor

Center for Advanced Computational Technology, University of Virginia, NASA Langley Research Centre, Hampton, United States of America

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
A.K. Noor, "Computational Structures Technology - Leap Frogging into the Twenty-First Century", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Advances in Computational Structures Technology", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 1-18, 1996. doi:10.4203/ccp.38.1.1
Abstract
The history, recent developments and trends in computational structures technology (CST) are summarized. Discussion focuses on development of CST software and goals of CST activities. Some recent advances in a number of CST areas are described, including discretization techniques and element technology; computational material modeling; modeling of composite and sandwich structures; life prediction methodology; transient response analysis; numerical simulation of frictional contact/impact response; articulated structural dynamics; nondeterministic modeling and analysis methods; hybrid techniques; error estimation and adaptive improvement strategies; strategies for solution of coupled problems; sensitivity analysis; integrated analysis and design; strategies and numerical algorithms for new computing systems; model generation facilities; and application of object-oriented technology. Research areas in CST which have high potential for meeting the future technological needs are identified.

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