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Title: Complex network analysis for early detection of failure mechanisms in resilient bio-structures
Authors: Patel, Reena R.
Keywords: Bio-structure
Biomimicry
Rostrum
Paddlefish
Flow network
Finite element
Publisher: Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)
Series/Report no.: Miscellaneous Paper (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC/ITL MP-21-12
Is Version Of: Patel, Reena R. 2018. "Complex Network Analysis for Early Detection of Failure Mechanisms in Resilient Bio-Structures." Order No. 10979098, Mississippi State University. https://erdclibrary.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/complex-network-analysis-early-detection-failure/docview/2162648281/se-2?accountid=26153.
Abstract: Bio-structures owe their remarkable mechanical properties to their hierarchical geometrical arrangement as well as heterogeneous material properties. This dissertation presents an integrated, interdisciplinary approach that employs computational mechanics combined with flow network analysis to gain fundamental insights into the failure mechanisms of high performance, light-weight, structured composites by examining the stress flow patterns formed in the nascent stages of loading for the rostrum of the paddlefish. The data required for the flow network analysis was generated from the finite element analysis of the rostrum. The flow network was weighted based on the parameter of interest, which is stress in the current study. The changing kinematics of the structural system was provided as input to the algorithm that computes the minimum-cut of the flow network. The proposed approach was verified using two classical problems three- and four-point bending of a simply-supported concrete beam. The current study also addresses the methodology used to prepare data in an appropriate format for a seamless transition from finite element binary database files to the abstract mathematical domain needed for the network flow analysis. A robust, platform-independent procedure was developed that efficiently handles the large datasets produced by the finite element simulations. Results from computational mechanics using Abaqus and complex network analysis are presented.
Description: Miscellaneous Paper
Gov't Doc #: ERDC/ITL MP-21-12
Rights: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11681/41042
http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/41042
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