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  • 1
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    Entomologia experimentalis et applicata 60 (1991), S. 173-182 
    ISSN: 1570-7458
    Keywords: Genetics ; evolution ; host adaptation
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract When populations are exposed to different environments, evolutionary processes can lead either to genetically differentiated strains or to the appearance of increased generalism at the individual level. For evolution to occur, genetic variability in performance in different environments is required. Here, intraspecific genetic variation across environments was estimated in the flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) by comparing the responses of two strains of T. castaneum to different flour types. Replicated groups from each strain were allowed to develop on either the standard whole wheat medium or on one of four novel flours (wheat, rice, corn and oat). In several of the novel flours, clear differences in mean development time or population size of one or both strains were seen relative to performance in the standard medium. Moreover, the strains differed significantly in their phenotypic responses to the flours. One strain did particularly poorly on oat flour. Reduced oviposition, reduced larval survivorship and increased larval cannibalism were examined as possible causes of the low productivity on oat flour. These three factors accounted for about 70% of the reduction in population size when this strain oviposited and developed in oat flour. The difference between these two outbred strains in response to these five flours suggests that genetic variation in resource use is present within T. castaneum and may also be present within strains and natural populations in grain storage facilities. Such variation would permit an evolutionary response to selection in multiple environments (flours). This process has agricultural implications when several types of grain are stored in a single location because it could eventually lead to the evolution of highly generalized populations of T. castaneum, an important pest of stored products.
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    ISSN: 1572-8773
    Keywords: Iron transport ; Siderophores ; Pseudomonas putida ; Genetics ; Receptors
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary Root-colonizingPseudomonas putida WCS358 enhances growth of potato in part by producing under iron-limiting conditions a yellow-green, fluorescent siderophore designated pseudobactin 358. This siderophore efficiently complexes iron(III) in the rhizosphere, making it less available to certain endemic microorganisms, including phytopathogens, thus inhibiting their growth. At least 15 genes distributed over five gene clusters are required for the biosynthesis of pseudobactin 358. High-affinity iron(III) transport in strain WCS358 is initiated by an 86-kDa outer membrane receptor protein (PupA) which appears to be specific for ferric pseudobactin 358. PupA shares strong similarity with TonB-dependent receptor proteins ofEscherichia coli, which suggests a TonB-like protein in strain WCS358 is required for iron(III) transport. Strain WCS358 possesses a second uptake system for ferric pseudobactin 358 and structurally diverse ferric siderophores produced by other microorganisms. A second receptor gene (pupB) responsible for iron transport from pseudobactin BN7 or pseudobactin BN8 has been identified. The production of this and certain other ferric siderophore receptor proteins requires that strain WCS358 be grown in the presence of these siderophores. An apparent regulatory gene required for the expression ofpupB is located adjacent topupB. Two positive regulatory genes have been identified which can independently activate, under low-iron(III) conditions, transcription of genes coding for the biosynthesis of pseudobactin 358.
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    ISSN: 1437-160X
    Keywords: Immunoglobulin allotypes ; Systemic lupus erythematosus ; Genetics ; Gm ; Km ; HLA-antigens ; Autoantibodies ; Clinical symptoms
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Immunoglobulin heavy chain (G1m, G2m, G3m, A2m) and kappa light chain (Km) allotype and phenotype frequencies of 323 central European Caucasian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were examined and correlated with various genetic, serologic and clinical markers of SLE. No significant associations were found between immunoglobulin allotypes or phenotypes and all 20 parameters tested (nephritis, vasculitis, arthralgias, photosensitivity, discoid lesions, central nervous system disease, Raynaud's phenomenon, sex, anti-Ro, anti-La, anti-nRNP, HLA-DR1-DR7, HLA phenotypes B8-DR3, B7-DR2). It could therefore be assumed that Gm, A2m and Km allotypes were not associated with HLA-antigens and had no influence on the serologic and clinical expression of SLE.
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    Annals of hematology 62 (1991), S. 188-189 
    ISSN: 1432-0584
    Keywords: Hemochromatosis ; Pyruvate kinase deficiency ; Hereditary anemia ; Genetics
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Hemochromatosis has been reported in several patients with chronic hemolytic anemia due to pyruvate kinase deficiency. We describe here a further patient with such an association and review the literature on the subject. We hypothesize that iron overload may occur in patients with pyruvate kinase deficiency who are also carriers of the hereditary hemochromatosis gene.
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    ISSN: 1432-0428
    Keywords: Genetics ; diabetes mellitus ; restriction fragment length polymorphism ; glucose-transport ; familial
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Patients with Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and a strong family history of the disease may represent a sub-group where genetic factors play a pree-minent role in transmission of the disease. A defect in the liver/islet cell glucose transporter (GluT 2) could explain many of the pathophysiological features of the disease. In order to test the hypothesis that genetic variation at the GluT 2 locus contributes genetic susceptibility to Type 2 diabetes, 60 unrelated Caucasian diabetic patients with at least one affected sibling were genotyped for a Taq 1 restriction fragment length polymorphism marker. Hybridisation with a cDNA GluT 2 probe identified two alleles of sizes 13 kilobase (T1) and 19 kilobase (T2). The allele frequencies in the diabetic group with a family history were significantly different from those in a racially-matched control population of 122 subjects with no personal or family history of the disease (diabetic patients T1=0.96, T2=0.04, control subjects T1=0.89, T2=0.11, p〈 0.03). However, when the study was repeated with 54 diabetic patients with indeterminate family history, statistical significance was not reached although the allele frequencies showed a similar trend. The findings of this study support the hypothesis that a genetic variant of the liver/islet cell glucose transporter may contribute to familial susceptibility in Type 2 diabetes.
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    ISSN: 1432-0428
    Keywords: Genetics ; Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus ; Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus ; HLA ; haptoglobin
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Epidemiologic data suggest that having a parent with Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus increases the risk for Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes in siblings of a Type 1 diabetes proband. This increase in risk is consistent with a shared genetic susceptibility between Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes. We contrast genetic risk factors in three sets of families, consisting of (1) a single Type 1 diabetic child (proband) and non-diabetic parents, (2) multiple Type 1 diabetic siblings and non-diabetic parents, and (3) at least one Type 1 diabetic child and at least one Type 2 diabetic parent. Previous studies have demonstrated that HLA region genes, which elevate the risk in Type 1 diabetes, have no significant effect with respect to the risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. An earlier report cited a contribution by the haptoglobin locus to genetic susceptibility for Type 2 diabetes. We provide evidence that a high risk HLA antigen (HLA-DR3) is decreased to a greater extent in Type 1 patients with a Type 2 parent than in Type 1 patients in which the parents are not diabetic. The role of HLA-DR4 is maintained in these families, with an unexpectedly significant increased rate of transmission of the HLA-DR4 allele from Type 2 parent to Type 1 offspring. The role of haptoglobin in these families does not appear to be important, either with respect to association with diabetes or with respect to linkage with a secondary susceptibility locus. These results indicate that families with a Type 2 parent and Type 1 child, heavily determined by HLA-DR4 linked factors, may represent a homogeneous subset of diabetes susceptibility.
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    Oecologia 86 (1991), S. 243-250 
    ISSN: 1432-1939
    Keywords: Daphnia ; Life-history ; Genetics ; Variation ; Maturation
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary Life-history traits of 101 clones from two populations of Daphnia magna were measured under controlled environmental conditions in the laboratory. Some individuals had four juvenile instars, others had five. This depended on their length at birth and on the population they came from. Females in the group with five juvenile instars were smaller at birth but larger and older at maturity than those with four juvenile instars. Within groups of females with equal numbers of preadult instars (instar groups) age and size at maturity increased with size at birth. This relationship differed significantly among instar groups for both age and size at maturity. Significant differences in age and size at maturity between two populations became non-significant when size at birth was used as a covariable in AN-COVA. Within populations, size at birth depended on the clone and on the parity of the clutch. First-clutch offspring were considerably smaller than those from later clutches. The results suggest that variability in life-history traits is common within and between clones, but that most of this variation can be accounted for by size at birth and the number of pre-adult instars.
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    Psychopharmacology 104 (1991), S. 17-21 
    ISSN: 1432-2072
    Keywords: MK-801 ; Phencyclidine ; Ketamine ; CGP 39551 ; CGS 19755 ; NPC 12626 ; Locomotor activity ; Genetics ; NMDA/glutamate receptor complex ; Mice
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The effects of non-competitive (MK-801, phencyclidine, and ketamine) and competitive (CGP 39551, CGS 19755, and NPC 12626) N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists on locomotor activity in inbred CBA and C57, and in outbred NMRI mice were examined. Administration of the non-competitive NMDA antagonists produced a dose-dependent increase in well-coordinated locomotor activity at lower doses, followed by a bizarre behavioral syndrome (head weaving, body rolling, rotations, ataxia) after higher doses. The pharmacological profile of the competitive antagonists CGP 39551, CGS 19755, and NPC 12626 was more complex. CGP 39551 dose-dependently inhibited locomotor activity, whereas CGS 19755 and NPC 12626 displayed a biphasic action, that is low doses inhibited locomotor activity, whereas higher doses produced mild behavioral stimulation. The behavioral effects of NMDA antagonists appear to be genetically determined, since CBA animals were most sensitive to both noncompetitive and competitive antagonists, followed by NMRI and C57 animals. The differential effects of NMDA antagonists in various strains of mice suggest that the observed behavioral differences may be due to genetic differences in the NMDA/glutamate receptor channel complex.
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    ISSN: 1432-072X
    Keywords: Carboxydotrophic bacteria ; Ribulosebis-phosphate carboxylase ; Phosphoribulokinase ; Hybridization ; Plasmids ; Genetics ; CO2 fixation ; Alcaligenes eutrophus ; Pseudomonas carboxydovorans ; Rhodospirillum rubrum
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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    Notes: Abstract Heterologous gene probes derived from cfxLp and cfxPp genes of Alcaligenes eutrophus H16 revealed the presence of structural genes encoding ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase (Rubisco) and phosphoribulokinase (PRK) on the genome of carboxydotrophic bacteria. The two genes were found to be rather conserved. In Pseudomonas carboxydovorans OM5 cfx genes reside on the plasmid pHCG3 and the chromosome as well, indicating that they are duplicated. Also in all plasmidharboring carboxydotrophic bacteria cfxL and cfxP structural genes were found to be plasmid-coded. Our results extend the list of carboxydotrophy structural genes residing on the plasmid pHCG3 and strongly support the idea that the components essential for the chemolithoautotrophic utilization of CO by Pseudomonas carboxydovorans OM5 are plasmid-coded. A cfxL gene probe from Rhodospirillum rubrum did not detectably hybridize with DNA from any of the carboxydotrophic bacteria examined.
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    ISSN: 1432-2072
    Keywords: Habituation ; GABA ; Ethanol sensitivity ; Ethanol tolerance ; Genetics ; Mice
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Habituation to a test environment following daily exposure for 5 days was examined in three genetically different strains of mice. C57 animals showed significant habituation to the new environment already on the second day. The habituation of NMRI mice was significant on the third day, whereas CBA mice showed no habituation at all during the experimental period. There was no difference between the animal strains in learning capacity in a passive avoidance test, but CBA mice displayed a significant increase in latency in their performance. When tested for sensitivity to the convulsant actions of GABAergic antagonists, picrotoxin produced seizures at lower doses in CBA as compared to NMRI and C57 mice, whereas there was no difference between the strains in the seizure activity produced by the specific GABA receptor antagonist bicuculline. When the animals were tested for sensitivity to ethanol in a horizontal wire test, ethanol (2 g/kg, IP) produced muscle relaxation in CBA mice whereas the performance of NMRI and C57 was not affected. A large dose of ethanol (4 g/kg, IP) produced a significantly longer sleeping time in CBA mice as compared to NMRI and C57 animals. Ethanol-produced hypothermia was, however, similar in all animals. Environment-dependent development of tolerance to ethanol following daily injections of ethanol for 4 days was examined. C57 mice showed the most rapid development of tolerance towards ethanol's hypnotic actions, whereas CBA mice showed no tolerance to this effect of ethanol. No difference between the strains to the development of tolerance to ethanol's hypothermic effects was observed. The present findings indicate that sensitivity to ethanol and ethanol tolerance are complex phenomena which cannot be adequately characterized by measuring only one single functional response to ethanol. The possibility that a genetically determined perturbation in the functions of the GABA receptor-coupled chloride channel, noted as variable sensitivity to picrotoxin, may be of importance for the observed disturbance in habituation to a new environment, for the different sensitivity to ethanol, and for the different rate of development of ethanol tolerance is discussed.
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    European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience 240 (1991), S. 188-190 
    ISSN: 1433-8491
    Keywords: Families ; Genetics ; Polydiagnostic approach ; Schizophrenia ; Swedish family complex
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary A polydiagnostic computerized diagnostic system for psychosis was used in a Swedish family complex, and 51 patients with psychiatric symptomatology were examined with eight main diagnostic systems for schizophrenia and three systems for schizophrenic subgroups. All patients fulfilled the criteria for schizophrenia according to Taylor et al., 50 according to Carpenter, 41 according to RDC, and 31 of the 51 according to DSM-III and DSM-III-R. The hypothesis that the patients in the Swedish family complex differ from other phenotypes of schizophrenia must be refuted based on the data of the present study.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 83 (1991), S. 24-32 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Genetics ; Growth curve ; Body weight ; Chickens
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary Genetic improvement in growth of poultry has traditionally proceeded via selection for body weight at a fixed age. Due to increased maintenance costs and reproductive problems of adult broiler breeders, the potential for genetic manipulation of the growth curve has been receiving increased interest. Research of both male and female progeny of a three-way diallel cross was used to investigate the inheritance of growth curve parameters. The Laird form of the Gompertz equation was used to determine growth curve parameters, and was suited to the juvenile growth data frequently collected from meat-type chickens. Growth rate exhibited significant heterosis due to both autosomes and the sex chromosomes. Age at inflection point also exhibited significant average heterosis, though only among females. Growth rate was also influenced by average line effects, as was age at inflection point. Maternal effects had no influence on growth curve parameters, while additive sex linkage was observed for growth rate. Phenotypic and genetic correlations were calculated among the growth curve parameters and suggest that specific breeding programs could alter the growth trajectory of the contemporary broiler chicken. Moderate heritabilities were observed for the growth curve parameters and support the hypothesis that the growth curve could be altered via genetic manipulation of early postnatal growth, especially during the first 14 days post-hatch.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 82 (1991), S. 761-764 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Rye ; Male sterility ; Genetics ; Gene location ; Trisomies
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary The genetics and relationships between the genes in rye located in the nucleus and cytoplasm of the male sterility of the G-type were investigated. A factor inducing male sterility was found in the cytoplasms or rye cv Schlägler alt and rye cv Norddeutscher Champagner. Monogenic inheritance was observed in linkage tests. Using primary trisomies of rye cv Esto, the nuclear gene ms1 was found to be located on chromosome 4R. Modifying genes, probably masked in normal cytoplasm but expressed in male-sterility-inducing cytoplasm together with gene ms1, were located on chromosomes 3R (ms2) and 6R (ms3). Mono-, di-, and trigenic inheritance types were found in backcross progenies of trisomies.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 81 (1991), S. 50-58 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Vicia faba ; Legumin ; Vicilin ; Structure ; Genetics
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary Legumin and vicilin were purified from seeds of Vicia faba L. var. Scuro, characterized in different electrophoretic systems, and used to produce polyclonal antibodies in rabbits. Two-dimensional electrophoretic studies showed a wide range of heterogeneity in the subunits of both legumin and vicilin. Legumin was found to be composed of 29 disulphide-linked subunit pairs with different molecular weight and/or isoelectric point. Western blot analysis of legumin of several mutants revealed molecular polymorphism based on a corresponding gene family. Three different α-major legumin patterns were found, and inheritance studies showed that the 34.3-kD legumin polypeptide is the product of one locus, Lg-1α, which is the first legumin genetic locus described in Vicia faba. Vicilin was found to be composed of as many as 59 subunits distributed in a molecular weight range of 65.7 to 42.8 kD (major polypeptides) and 37.2 to 15.2 kD (minor polypeptides), with different isoelectric points. A model is proposed that explains the possible formation of the minor subunits and the major subunits of 48.2 and 46 kD molecular weight (MW) from proteolytic cleavages and/or glycosilation of precursor polypeptides. Ten different vicilin electrophoretic patterns were observed among the analyzed accessions, which showed large molecular polymorphism that proved to be under genetic control.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 82 (1991), S. 771-776 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Secale cereale ; RFLP ; α-Amylase ; Genetics ; Isozymes
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary Rye α-Amy1, α-Amy2, and α-Amy3 genes were studied in the cross between inbred lines using wheat α-amylase cDNA probes. The α-Amy1 and α-Amy2 probes uncovered considerable restriction fragment length polymorphism, whereas the α-Amy3 region was much more conserved. The numbers of restriction fragments found and the F2 segregation data suggest that there are three α-Amy1 genes, two or three α-Amy2 genes, and three α-Amy3 genes in rye. These conclusions were supported by a simultaneous study of α-amylase isozyme polymorphism. The F2 data showed the three individual α-Amy1 genes to span a distance of 3cM at the locus on chromosome 6RL. The genes were mapped relative to other RFLP markers on 6RL. On chromosome 7RL two α-Amy2 genes were shown to be separated by 5 cM. Linkage data within α-Amy3 on 5RL were not obtained since RFLP could be detected at only one of the genes.
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    European journal of epidemiology 7 (1991), S. 490-493 
    ISSN: 1573-7284
    Keywords: Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseases ; Prion disease ; Jews ; Libya ; Genetics ; Pathophysiology
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The focus of CJD among Jews of Libyan origin has been recognized for two decades, but the reasons underlying it were unknown. Prevailing views suggested transmission from sheep infected with scrapie. However, recent data show that in fact CJD in this ethnic group is a genetically determined disease due to a point mutation on the codon 200 of the prion protein gene. The clinical characteristics of CJD in this group, and particularly the less common periodic activity in the EEG, are reviewed. New findings include peripheral neuropathy of the demyelinating type in two cases, presumably due to involvement of Schwann cells. The pathophysiology of the disease includes, presumably, a focal post-translational modification of the prion protein, (predisposed by the mutation). Later, the disease progresses through cell-to-cell transmission.
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    Molecular genetics and genomics 228 (1991), S. 361-371 
    ISSN: 1617-4623
    Keywords: Plant ; Hormone ; Genetics ; Hypocotyl ; Development
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary We have isolated nine independent auxin-resistant mutants of Nicotiana plumbaginifolia by culturing M2 seedlings in the presence of indole-3-acetic acid ethyl ester or 1-naphthaleneacetic acid at concentrations which significantly inhibit hypocotyl elongation of the wild type. The mutations were induced by treating seed with ethyl methanesulphonate and were found in the course of screening 10 000 individual M2 families. Auxin resistance was in all cases the result of a mutation at a single, nuclear locus. The dominance relationships of two of the mutants could be defined as recessive or dominant; all other mutants showed partial dominance. In contrast to previously described mutants of Arabidopsis and N. plumbaginifolia, all of the present mutants were specifically resistant to auxin; the mutants were cross-resistant to several auxins, but showed no increased resistance to cytokinin, abscisic acid, ethylene or 1-amino-cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid. The importance of the choice of the selection criterion for the isolation of specific resistance traits is discussed.
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    ISSN: 1573-6903
    Keywords: Genetics ; catecholamine ; brain ; imprinting ; development
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    Notes: Abstract This study was designed to compare catecholamine concentrations among three brain areas of four pureline populations of visually isolated chicks. The purelines used were a commercial male line, a fertility selected line, an unselected fertility control line, and unselected White Jersey Giants. In general, male chicks had significantly larger brain weights than females. Six catecholamine-related compounds (norepinephrine, epinephrine,l-DOPA, dopamine, DOPAC, and MHPG) were measured via HPLC-ECD. No significant differences in neurochemical concentration were observed for any line or brain area due to sex of the chick. The hypothalamus (HT) contained the greatest concentration of catecholamines in all lines, followed by the intramedial hyperstriatum ventrale (IMHV) and optic tectum (OT). The HT exhibited consistent lateralization in all lines with the right HT containing ca. 30% more catecholamines than the left HT. While no consistent lateralization was observed among the other brain areas, the IMHV exhibited significantly different degrees of lateralization among the populations. Neuronal activity, as measured by MHPG:NE and DOPAC:DA ratio varied by line within each brain area. There were line differences for MHPG:NE in the HT, IMHV, and OT, while line differences for DOPAC:DA were observed in the HT. Since differences among purelines have been demonstrated in this study, care must be given to precisely define the genotype of chicks used in behavioral and neurochemical research.
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    ISSN: 1573-5060
    Keywords: Brassica oleracea ; Cauliflower ; Stalk rot ; Screening ; Genetics ; Resistance ; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Summary The inheritance of resistance in cauliflower to stalk rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary) was investigated in population from six generations of six crosses. Disease incidence was recorded on 4 parents, 6 Fs 1, 6 Fs 2 and 12 back-crosses in a screenhouse under artificially created epiphytotic conditions. Resistance to stalk rot in this set of parents was found to be polygenic and under the control of recessive genes and due primarily to additive gene action. A breeding strategy emphasizing recurrent selection should lead to improvement in resistance.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 275-293 
    ISSN: 0029-5981
    Keywords: Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Topics: Mathematics , Technology
    Notes: The performance of multiplier algorithms for structural optimization has been significantly improved by using trust regions. The trust regions are constructed using analytical second order sensitivity, and within this region, the augmented Lagrangian φ is minimized subject to bounds. Evaluation of first and second derivatives of φ by the adjoint method does not require derivations of individual (implicit) constraint functions, which makes the method economical. Eight test problems are considered and a vast improvement over previously used multiplier algorithms has been noted. Also, the algorithm is robust with respect to scaling, input parameters and starting designs.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 223-253 
    ISSN: 0029-5981
    Keywords: Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: A new class of predictor/corrector algorithms is proposed to solve the complex system of differential equations that arises from a Galerkin spatial discretization of the equations of motion in a recent formulation of dynamic vehicle/structure interaction. The applicability of the concept of a building-block vehicle/structure interaction model developed in our previous work - where the vehicle nominal motion is not prescribed a priori, but is part of the unknown motion of the system - is demonstrated through the construction of a simple vehicle model. In the new algorithms, the presence of the accelerations of the vehicle component is eliminated in the predictor structural equations, making these equations different from the corrector structural equations. The special treatment of the predicted axial motion that provides an artificial damping to eliminate unstable oscillations in the numerical results as proposed in the old algorithms is avoided. Accurate results from numerical simulations using the new algorithms are obtained, and there are no unstable oscillations that were observed in some other predictor/corrector schemes. The system energy balance is also better preserved compared with the old algorithms.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 295-311 
    ISSN: 0029-5981
    Keywords: Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: This paper presents a new method for the direct and accurate evaluation of strongly singular integrals in the sense of Cauchy principal values and weakly singular integrals over quadratic boundary elements in three-dimensional stress analysis and quadratic internal cells in two-dimensional elastoplastic analysis by the boundary element method. A quadratic triangle polar co-ordinate transformation technique is applied to reduce the order of singularity of the singular integrals. Next, a form of Stokes' theorem is introduced in order to remove the singularity in the Cauchy principal value integrals; therefore, the evaluation of these integrals can be carried out by standard Gaussian quadrature. Numerical examples of 2-D elastoplastic problems and a 3-D elastic problem show the effectiveness and efficiency of the method.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 363-383 
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    Keywords: Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: A numerical method for the solution of inverse heat conduction problems in two-dimensional rectangular domains is established and its performance is demonstrated by computational results. The present method extends Beck's8 method to two spatial dimensions and also utilizes future times in order to stabilize the ill-posedness of the underlying problems. The approach relies on a line approximation of the elliptic part of the parabolic differential equation leading to a system of one-dimensional problems which can be decoupled.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 439-439 
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    Keywords: Engineering ; Engineering General
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 921-937 
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    Notes: Methods are described for adapting a structured grid in response to a numerical solution, so that grid nodes become clustered where ‘solution activity’ is high, the aim being to reduce solution truncation errors without increasing the number of grid nodes employed, or modifying their connectivity. After introducing the concept of ‘equidistribution’, and discussing options for the measurement of solution activity, the paper concentrates mainly on two alternative techniques for producing smooth, regular grids which apply constraints on this equidistribution. The first technique described is based on a spring analogy, and is demonstrated here with examples of two- and three-dimensional inviscid flows, and with two-dimensional viscous flows. The second technique employs a Poisson grid generator with adaptive terms included in the control functions, and is demonstrated with a two-dimensional inviscid flow. A third method is then introduced, termed the LPE method, which allows a compromise to be chosen between grids generated by solving Laplace equations, Poisson equations and equidistribution equations. Since this method is still being developed, results are currently limited and tentative.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 957-967 
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    Notes: Bounds on eigenvalues of various finite element systems are analysed by using an element eigenvalue theorem together with the Global Eigenvalue Theorem. Both two dimensional continuum dynamics and heat conduction problems are considered. These bounds provide stable time steps for explict time integration schemes. A reduced eigenproblem at element quadrature point level, with all zero eigenvalues suppressed, is also presented in this paper. The simplified eigenproblem results in simple formulas for calculating the eigenvalues.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 1041-1055 
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    Notes: Based on the assumed element strain fields and the interrelated displacement-rotation interpolations, a four-node (12 dof) quadrilateral C0 finite element, designated as QCCP-2, for the analysis of thick/thin plates is developed in this paper. The four-node C0 plate element presented here possesses a linear bending strain field, and the element stiffness matrices are given explicitly. Therefore, the present four-node C0 plate element is more efficient and accurate than the existing four-node C0 plate elements where the constant strain stiffness matrices are obtained by numerical integration. By the use of the interrelated displacement-rotation interpolations, QCCP-2 is capable of automatically satisfying the Kirchhoff assumption for the case of thin plates. Consequently, QCCP-2 is not only free of shear locking, but also free from the numerical ill-conditioning. Furthermore, QCCP-2 passes the patch test of thin plates. The four-node quadrilateral C0 elements presented here can automatically reduce to the corresponding three-node triangular elements. Several numerical examples are given to demonstrate the efficiency and accuracy of the C0 plate bending element QCCP-2.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 1249-1252 
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 1189-1203 
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    Notes: The severe restrictions of the Babuška-Brezzi stability criteria permit only a limited number of interpolations for velocities (displacements) and pressure to be used for incompressible behaviour. These restrictions preclude the use of many useful elements. We show in this paper how such difficulties can be side-stepped by seeking the steady state solution through the use of various time marching schemes. This permits a simple iterative approach to incompressible (or nearly incompressible) problems of fluid mechanics or solid mechanics and provides a stimulus for the use of such procedures in metal forming flow, etc.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 1165-1187 
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    Notes: A control-augmented structural synthesis methodology is presented in which actuator and sensor placement is treated in terms of (0, 1) variables. Structural member sizes and control variables are treated simultaneously as design variables. A multiobjective utopian approach is used to obtain a compromise solution for inherently conflicting objective functions such as structural mass, control effort and number of actuators. Constraints are imposed on natural frequencies, peak transient displacements and accelerations, peak actuator forces and dynamic stability as well as controllability and observability of the system. The combinatorial aspects of the mixed (0, 1)-continuous variable design optimization problem are made tractable by combining approximation concepts with branch and bound techniques. Some numerical results for example problems are presented to illustrate the efficacy of the design procedure set forth.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 1497-1509 
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    Notes: The lateral hulls of multi-shelled ships such as Catamarans or Trimarans can be considered as rigid solids, or compared to thin walled beams in multi-layered materials for the global statical or dynamical behaviour of the ship. Unfortunately this approximation no longer hold after a detailed study of the hulls.Working in these problems we proceed to a fine analysis of the stress field at the neighbourhood of the linkage shell-arm or of the holes for access input to the hull itself. Analysis with a beam model is inadequate and the shell theory must be more appropriate. Numerous papers have been devoted to shell elements, see References 1 to 8 to mention just a few. Some of them require a reduced or selective integration scheme.9-12 We choose to start from the Ahmad element, 13, 14 which is suitable for moderate thick shells.15.16 The final aim of this paper is to explain how to build up a multi-layered equivalent homogeneous shell element which is both economical and accurate. Some examples will be given and compared with those obtained with the Ahmad finite element.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 1477-1495 
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    Notes: The stiffness matrix in the finite element method for multi-layered materials is generally computed by expressing the strain energy in each layer and adding them together. In order to lower the computing time, which may be prohibitive if the number of layers is high, and to get accurate information on the stresses, especially on transverse shear stresses, we present a new finite element using the Reissner principle. In the first part the case of plates will be detailed: extensions to shell problems will be presented in the second part. The efficiency of the method is tested on a special analytic solution, and some examples are given.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 1511-1536 
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    Notes: Iterative techniques for the solution of the algebraic equations associated with the direct boundary element analysis (BEA) method are discussed. Continuum structural response analysis problems are considered, employing single- and multi-zone boundary element models with and without zone condensation. The impact on convergence rate and computer resource requirements associated with the sparse and blocked matrices, resulting in multi-zone BEA, is studied. Both conjugate gradient and generalized minimum residual preconditioned iterative solvers are applied for these problems and the performance of these algorithms is reported. Included is a quantification of the impact of the preconditioning utilized to render the boundary element matrices solvable by the respective iterative methods in a time competitive with direct methods. To characterize the potential of these iterative techniques, we discuss accuracy, storage and timing statistics in comparison with analogous information from direct, sparse blocked matrix factorization procedures. Matrix populations that experience block fill-in during the direct decomposition process are included. With different degrees of preconditioning, iterative equation solving is shown to be competitive with direct methods for the problems considered.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 1553-1566 
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    Notes: A Newton method for solution of frictionless contact problems is presented. A finite element discretization is performed and the contact constraints are given as complementarity conditions. The resulting equations, which represent the equilibrium of the system, are formulated as a generalized equation. Generalized equations, from the discipline of Mathematical Programming, are a way of writing multi-valued relations, such as complementarity conditions, in a way that is similar to ordinary equations. Newton's method is then used, in a straightforward way, to solve the present non-linear generalized equation, resulting in a sequence of Linear Complementarity Problems (LCP's).
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 1537-1552 
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    Notes: The present study is concerned with the physical explanations of the linear and the cubic finite elements for beams and axisymmetric shells through comparisons of their strain energy approximations with those of the Rigid Bodies-Spring Models which are discrete elements suitable for plastic collapse analysis using the concepts of plastic hinges and hinge lines. The established conditions for the equivalence between these two modellings, which are given as the relations between the locations of the numerical integration points and those of the occurrence of plastic hinges, can be conveniently used in the economical plastic collapse analysis of framed structures and axisymmetric shells where the locations of plastic hinge formations are controlled by the movement of numerical integration points. Some numerical results are shown in order to prove numerically the obtained relations and to verify the validity of the proposed shifting technique of numerical integration points, which is identified as ‘the shifted integration technique’ in the present paper.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 595-607 
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    Notes: The paper deals with the development of a numerical method for determining Weight Functions in two-dimensional problems. After a short review of some recent numerical techniques an original approach is presented. The method is based on Finite Element calculations with coarse meshes and on the knowledge of some values of the Stress Intensity Factor for one reference loading condition. The validity of the method is demonstrated for a theoretical case and its accuracy and suitability are discussed with reference to practical applications.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 571-594 
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    Notes: A general computational technique is developed for the accurate analysis of forced non-synchronous harmonic vibration of linear structures rotating with constant speed about a fixed axis in the inertial space. The structures studied are built up from piecewise uniform straight Rayleigh-Timoshenko beam members having coinciding cross-sectional centres of geometry, shear and mass, and vibrating in coupled tension, torsion, bending and shearing. Hysteretic and viscous dampings in the beam material and in a Winkler-type ambient medium are considered. Rigid bodies and modal bodies and also discrete masses, springs and dampers can be included in the structure. The six coupled scalar partial linear differential equations governing the motion of a loaded beam are established in a corotating local co-ordinate system. A transcendentally frequency-dependent non-symmetric complex-valued 12 × 12 stiffness matrix is derived, over a state-space analogy and an associated eigenproblem, for a harmonically vibrating beam member non-synchronously excited at its ends. This matrix is exact in the sense that no assumed shape functions and no lumped masses are used. The general computational technique is here applied to a simple beam rotating about (1) its longitudinal axis and (2) about a transverse axis. The study clarifies the influence of gyroscopic effects and of material and support dampings on the dynamical behaviour of the beam at different rotational speeds and forcing frequencies. Resonance frequencies are found. Frequency response functions and frequency maps are plotted.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 609-621 
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    Notes: A direct boundary element formulation which produces equilibrium satisfaction in the numerical solutions is presented. It consistently originates from the standard boundary integral equation with a simple modification in the fundamental solution and can be applied to general potential and elasticity problems. Since boundary equilibrium is guaranteed for any problem discretization, the procedure is also found useful to generate improved stiffness matrices, which permits combination with finite elements.Some elastostatic examples are included to demonstrate the applicability of the formulation.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 645-646 
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 647-649 
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 623-643 
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    Notes: A new finite element model for the contact/impact problem is presented, and both its static and dynamic implementations are described. In this geometrical non-linear formulation, contact (from node to surface) is simulated through fictitious equivalent pressure along the boundary. Contrary to most existing models, this formulation entails relatively few matrix decompositions and thus is computationally inexpensive. The model is first assessed through some classical contact problems, and is subsequently applied to the fracture mechanics based analysis of a cracked dam under seismic excitation.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 19-52 
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    Notes: We show that, for rigid body dynamics, the mid-point rule formulated in body co-ordinates exactly conserves energy and the norm of the angular momentum for incremental force-free motions, but fails to conserve the direction of the angular momentum vector. Further, we show that the mid-point rule formulated in the spatial representation is, in general, physically and geometrically meaningless. An alternative algorithm is developed which exactly preserves energy, and the total spatial angular momentum in incremental force-free motions. The implicit version of this algorithm is unconditionally stable and second order accurate. The explicit version conserves exactly angular momentum in incremental force-free motions. Numerical simulations are presented which illustrate the excellent performance of the proposed procedure, even for incremental rotations over 65 degrees. The procedure is directly applicable to transient dynamic calculations of geometrically exact rods and shells.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 127-150 
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    Notes: The paper presents a shell formulation based on the ‘degenerated solid approach’. The theory employs covariant strains and performs explicit integration through the shell thickness. The rigid body motion is exactly represented. The consistent tangent stiffness matrix is evaluated for the four node quadrilateral. It is shown, in the final part, that this type of element, which distinguishes itself by a very simple and easily understandable theory, gives good answers for linear as well as non-linear applications.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 113-126 
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    Notes: A method to connect momentum Navier-Stokes equations with the universal law of the wall using the finite element method is developed for turbulent wall flows. This method is based on a domain decomposition of the fluid into subdomains near a solid boundary where the law of the wall is valid. A transmission formulation is introduced to match these regions and a new class of boundary finite element is used. This finite element takes into account the near-wall profile of the velocity and the transmission conditions. Computational results are presented for Poiseuille flow and flow over a backward-facing step.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 265-285 
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    Notes: We consider large eigenvalue problems for skeletal structures with symmetry. We present an algorithm, based upon a novel combination of group-theoretic ideas and substructuring techniques, that block-diagonalizes such systems exactly and efficiently. The procedure requires only the structural matrices of a repeating substructure, together with the symmetry modes, which are obtained from symmetry considerations alone. We first present a simple paradigmatic example and then follow with several non-trivial applications involving large lattice structures.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 307-317 
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    Notes: Two different methods of assuming independent strain fields are examined for the nine node degenerate solid shell element. In the first case, the assumed strain field is chosen for the local orthogonal co-ordinate systems defined at the Gaussian integration points. In the second case, the independent strain is assumed for a local orthogonal co-ordinate system defined at the origin of the parent co-ordinates. The results of numerical tests involving simple example problems demonstrate that the second method is capable of exactly representing constant stress or moment states even when element geometries are distorted. In addition, both methods lead to a finite element model which is free of locking.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 319-343 
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    Notes: A new numerical technique for large deflection elasto-plastic analysis of stiffened plates is presented. The method uses super finite elements which are macro elements having analytical as well as the usual finite element shape functions, specially designed so that only one plate element per bay and one beam element per span are needed. The large deflection theory by von Karman and the von Mises yield criterion and associated flow rule are employed. The governing equations are derived using the principle of virtual work, integrated numerically using Gauss quadrature and solved by Newton-Raphson iteration. Numerical solutions are presented for simple beams and plates, and plates stiffened in one or two mutually perpendicular directions. Good approximations are obtained with only one-element representations of each plate bay or beam span with significant savings in computing time, costs and storage requirements as compared with using regular finite elements.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 427-446 
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    Notes: A numerical method is presented for the solution of two dimensional crack problems including the effects of crack kinks and frictional contact between crack faces. The metod is based on an integral equation for the resultant forces along a crack. Coulomb friction between contacting crack surfaces is taken into account. The numerical implementation is demonstrated by considerations of surface and sub-surface piece-wise straight line cracks in a half-plane. Numerical results are presented to illustrate the efficiency and the reliability of the presented method.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 447-462 
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    Notes: In this paper, a new procedure for solving 3-D dynamic problems of unbounded foundations in the frequency domain by using BEM is studied. For simulations of wave propagations due to far field effects, a type of infinite boundary element (IBEM) is presented for modelling a 3-D regular or irregular half space. The wave type considered could be compressional, shear or a combination of the two. Through the analysis of the asymptotic behaviour of 3-D fundamental solutions for elasto dynamics, a rather feasible technique for obtaining singular integral coefficients for dynamic problems has been developed. Through the analysis of the dynamic response for a 3-D square foundation under a uniform load distribution, excellent accuracy has been achieved in agreement with previous numerical solutions. Another example-analysis of the dynamic compliance of a rigid square plate on a half space-has also shown very good results. The development of this infinite boundary element provides a powerful tool for dealing with 3-D structure foundation interaction or wave propagation problems for irregular foundations such as arch dam canyons.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 493-507 
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    Notes: A perturbation analysis is developed for 1-D shallow water flow over a curved bed for applications such as spillways. The perturbation approach leads to a new formulation of the problem with associated weak integral statement and approximation using finite elements. The flow may exhibit a hydraulic jump in the downstream regime. An artificial dissipation technique is introduced to stabilize the non-linear problem and suppress numerical oscillations. Numerical results demonstrate the performance of the model and compare it with the steep-slope shallow water formulation corresponding to the model with zero curvature.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 509-524 
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    Notes: For the analysis of deformation processes the Eulerian approach is usually formulated in material velocities. To describe the die compaction of compressible media, this paper presents an Eulerian simulation method, basically expressed in displacements. The material behaviour is modelled by the theory of elastoplasticity. Frictional interaction with the surroundings is included. As a spatially fixed finite element mesh is applied, rezoning is governed by the process specification and not, as in the Lagrangian approach, by the mesh distortion. The solution scheme, using a Newton-Raphson algorithm, is considered in detail. A consistent iteration procedure is derived. Examples demonstrate the merits of the method developed.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 525-545 
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    Notes: A method is described to determine contact stresses and deformation using a combination of the finite element method and a surface integral form of the Bousinesq solution. Numerical examples of contacting hypoid gears are presented.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 547-572 
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    Notes: Contact-impact algorithms, which are sometimes called slideline algorithms, are a computationally time-consuming part of many explicit simulations of non-linear problems because they involve many branches, so they are not amenable to vectorization, which is essential for speed on supercomputers. The pinball algorithm is a simplified slideline algorithm which is readily vectorized. Its major idea is to embed pinballs in surface elements and to enforce the impenetrability condition only to pinballs. It can be implemented in either a Lagrange multiplier or penalty method. It is shown that, in any Lagrange multiplier method, no iterations are needed to define the contact surface. Examples of solutions and running times are given.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 611-614 
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 573-592 
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    Notes: This is the first of a two part paper on three-dimensional finite elements with rotational degrees of freedom (DOF). Part I introduces an 8-node solid hexahedron element having three translational and three rotational DOF per node. The corner rotations are introduced by transformation of the midside translational DOF of a 20-node hexahedron element. The new element produces a much smaller effective band width of the global system equations than does the 20-node hexahedron element having midside nodes.A small penalty stiffness is introduced to augment the usual element stiffness so that no spurious zero energy modes are present. The new element passes the patch test and demonstrates greatly improved performance over elements of identical shape but having only translational DOF at the corner nodes.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 615-618 
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 593-610 
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    Notes: This is the second part of a two part paper on three-dimensional finite elements with rotational degrees of freedom (DOF). Part II introduces a solid tetrahedron element having 3 translational and 3 rotational DOF per node. The corner rotations are introduced by transformation of the midside translational DOF of a 10-node tetrahedron element. To further enhance the element performance a least squares strain extraction technique is also implemented to develop the stiffness matrix with a desired field. The strain smoothing improves performance without causing a loss in generality.As with the hexahedron in Part I, the element stiffness is augmented with a small penalty stiffness to eliminate any possible spurious zero energy modes. The new tetrahedron element passes the patch test and demonstrates much improved performance over the 4-node translational DOF only (constant strain) tetrahedron element.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 859-878 
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    Notes: This paper presents the development of a design algorithm for epicyclic gear systems. The criterion on which the design performance is assessed is the maximum tensile stress induced in the fillets of the sun, planet and annulus gears. From an initial set of prescribed real and integer design parameters the finite element method is used to determine the maximum tensile fillet stresses in each gear. An objective function is formulated to represent the total stress in the system by combining the maximum fillet stresses in each component. A sequential procedure is then used to minimize the objective function subject to equality, inequality and integer function constraints.The finite element method is used to evaluate the stresses in the gear teeth and iterative application of the analysis and optimization stages converges to produce a design vector such that the maximum stress produced in all components of the system is minimized.Since the effectiveness of each design is assessed using the finite element method, the factorized stiffness matrix is reused to calculate the design derivatives. This makes the processes very efficient in its use of computer resources.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 895-907 
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    Notes: By using cubic B-spline approximations, reasonably accurate solutions are obtained for line-loaded shallow spherical shells with a centre hole within a wide range of values of the geometrical parameter K (0 ≤ K ≤ 400, \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ K = \sqrt {12(1 - v^2)} 2f/h $\end{document}, f = shell rise, h = shell thickness). It was found that the buckling loads Pc as well as the buckling threshold of the geometrical parameter Kc increase monotonically as the radius of the centre hole β increases if the hole edge is reinforced with a rigid ring and the outer edge of the shell is simply supported. However, the effect of the centre hole on Pc decreases rapidly as K increases and becomes negligible for K ≥ 45 and β ≤ 0.4.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 909-926 
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    Notes: The following paper describes the incorporation of different constraints into a finite element system by means of matrix operators in conjunction with consecutive corresponding transformations. Instead of increasing the number of equations-as e.g. the Lagrange Multiplier Method10, 14 does-the Matrix Operator Method yields a set of reduced magnitude which can be solved more efficiently. The method will be developed for two classes of constraints: (i) stiff coupling of previously known subdomains and (ii) contact problem between two bodies. The assembly rules to obtain the system matrices are deduced. An application is given by a three-dimensional example of structural analysis in mechanical engineering.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 927-947 
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    Notes: The need for adding to the many existing rectangular plate elements is justified and the inclusion of the twist parameter, in the degrees of freedom selected, is shown to be essential. Using a rational choice of parameters to form the deflection functions for a simply supported plate element, a constant term, sixteen degrees of freedom rectangular element is developed which is shown to predict exactly the first mode frequency and mode shape when used in whole plate modelling. The properties of this ‘dynamic’ element are combined with the properties of an existing ‘static’ element to obtain the frequency dependent properties of a ‘blended’ element. It is demonstrated that in order to obtain high accuracy in eigenvalue determination it is necessary to use three separate modellings of the plate using a square element and two rectangular elements which are oriented orthogonally. From 3 × 3 and 2 × 5 modelling, it is shown that the frequencies of the first 20 modes of a simply supported square plate, resulting from matrix eigenvalue determinations are obtainable within one per cent of the exact values. Modes 11 and 18 are determined exactly. Mode shape distortions associated with frequency errors are examined and shown to be minimal for the first 20 modes.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 949-966 
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    Notes: A new methodology of evaluation of C0 beam elements is presented. It is shown that, knowing the stiffness matrix of an arbitrary type of element, it is possible to create equivalent equilibrium conditions expressed in the form of one difference equation for a regular beam discretized by these elements. The study of the convergence of one difference equation gives an interpretation of the source of troubles occurring in low-order bending elements which is more convincing than the usually applied consideration of the conditioning of element stiffness matrices. A careful examination of quadratic Mindlin elements provides a very clear explanation of the shear locking essence in the Timoshenko beam. The presented method enables one to identify errors that appear also in the reduced integrated or constrained elements. For each type of analysed quadratic element an adequate difference equation is derived and compared with the exact one. Based on this comparison a simple method of corrections is proposed that completely eliminates the errors associated with the application of C0 bending elements.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 967-985 
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    Notes: The dynamic substructure method is extended to linear and non-linear coupling systems. Only those master co-ordinates with non-linear nature (non-linear co-ordinates) are retained. Other slave co-ordinates relating to the linear part (linear co-ordinates) are eliminated by the dynamic substructure method. The dynamic flexibility matrix associated with the linear co-ordinates is first expanded in terms of the fixed interface natural modes. The condensed dynamic stiffness-matrix associated with the non-linear co-ordinates is formed subsequently. The convergence of the condensed dynamic stiffness matrix with respect to the natural modes can be improved by means of matrix manipulations and Taylor series expansion. To find the steady state solutions, the non-linear responses are expanded into a Fourier series. Responses of the linear co-ordinates are related to the non-linear co-ordinates analytically. To solve for the unknown Fourier coefficients, the harmonic balance method gives a set of non-linear algebraic equations relating the vibrating frequency and the nodal displacement coefficients. A Newtonian algorithm is adopted to solve for the unknown Fourier coefficients iteratively. The computational cost of a non-linear analysis depends heavily on the number of degrees of freedom encountered. In the method, the number of degrees of freedom is kept to a minimum and the computational cost is greatly reduced.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 1055-1068 
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    Notes: Boundary integral formulations for the 2D Helmholtz equation involve kernels in the form of modified Bessel functions. Accurate schemes for evaluating integrals of the kernels and their derivatives are presented. Special attention is paid to integrals involving singular and near singular kernels. Both boundary and domain integrals are considered. It is shown that, with the use of series expansion functions for the modified Bessel functions, the boundary integrals can be evaluated analytically in the neighbourhood of the singularity. For domain integrals, the behaviour of the kernels in the vicinity of the singularity is used to construct accurate numerical quadrature schemes. A transient heat conduction problem is formulated as a Helmholtz equation, solved, and compared against analytic solution to demonstrate the effectiveness of these schemes in relation to traditional methods. References are made to previous work to advocate the utility of the boundary integral method for non-linear and time-transient problems.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 1069-1086 
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    Notes: A variational higher-order theory involving all transverse strain and stress components is proposed for the analysis of laminated composite plates. Derived from three-dimensional elasticity with emphasis on developing a viable computational methodology, the theory is well suited for finite element approximations as it incorporates both C0 and C-1 continuous kinematic fields and Poisson boundary conditions. From the theory, a simple three-node stretching-bending finite element is developed and applied to the problem of cylindrical bending of a symmetric carbon/epoxy laminate for which an exact solution is available. Both the analytic and finite element results were found to be in excellent agreement with the exact solution for a wide range of the length-to-thickness ratio. The proposed higher-order theory has the same computational advantages as first-order shear-deformable theories. The present methodology, however, provides greater predictive capabilities, especially, for thick-section composites.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 1135-1149 
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    Notes: A new Petrov-Galerkin method for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations is presented. The use of the so-called ‘optimal upwind’ parameter in multidimensions is justified by a time-scale analysis of the relevant physical processes. The resulting procedure circumvents the Babuška-Brezzi condition and allows equal order interpolation for velocity and pressure to be used.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 31 (1991), S. 1121-1133 
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    Notes: Given a list of points defining a domain boundary, a three-stage process is often used to triangulate a domain. First, an appropriate distribution of interior points is generated. Next the points are connected to form triangles. And, finally, the connectivity data are used to reposition the interior points using the Laplacian smoothing technique, thereby usually improving the shapes of the shapes of the triangles. This paper describes a new techniques for mesh improvement - adjusting the connection structure during the second stage of this process. The new scheme, which we call mesh relaxation, consists of a procedure for iteratively making the mesh topology more regular by edge swapping. For each interior edge, a relaxation index is computed that depends on the degrees of its end points and adjacent points. Any edge for which this index exceed a prescribed threshold will be swapped, i.e. replaced by a new edge connecting the adjacent points of the original edge. After all edge swaps are completed, Laplacian smoothing is applied to the mesh. Example show that, when the mesh point density varies smoothly and due care is taken in the vicinity of the boundary, mesh relaxation can dramatically increase the regularity of the mesh and produce improve triangle shapes.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991) 
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 1371-1387 
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    Notes: This paper discusses an application of a boundary integral equation method (BIEM) to an inverse problem of determining the shape and the location of cracks by boundary measurements. Suppose that a given body contains an interior crack, the shape and the location of which are unknown. On the exterior boundary of this body one carries out measurements which are interpreted mathematically as prescribing Dirichlet data and measuring the corresponding Neumann data, or vice versa, for a field governed by Laplace's equation. The inverse problem considered here attempts to determine the geometry of the crack from these experimental data. We propose to solve this problem by minimizing the error of a certain boundary integral equation (BIE). The process of this minimization, however, is shown to require solutions of certain are proposed. Several 2D and 3D numerical examples are given in order to test the performance of the present method.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 1389-1409 
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    Notes: An explicit expression for the stiffness matrix is worked out for a triangular plate bending element considering the effect of transverse shear deformation. The element has twelve nodes on the sides and four nodes internal to it. The formulation is displacement type and the use of area co-ordinates makes it possible to obtain the shape functions explicitly. Separate polynomials are assumed for transverse displacement and rotations. To obtain the element stiffness matrix no matrix inversion or numerical integration need be carried out and only a few matrix multiplications of low order are necessary. The element, which is initially of thirty five degrees of freedom, can be reduced to a thirty degrees of freedom one by condensation of the internal nodes. An interesting feature of the element developed is that the values of nodal moments computed at a node point, considering different elements surrounding the node, do not vary significantly. Thus the nodal moments can be obtained directly at node points. Also, the element does not give rise to any inconvenience like locking, even for very thin plates. The straightforward approach in formation of the element stiffness will cut down the storage space considerably and will also call for less CPU time, thus making the use of the element well suited to low capacity computers. A number of plate bending problems have been worked out using the present element for different thickness to side ratios and a comparison has been made with the available results. Good accuracy has been observed in all cases, even for a small number of elements.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 1411-1439 
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    Notes: The non-linear response of soft hydrated tissues under physiologically relevant levels of mechanical loading can be represented by a two-phase continuum model based on the theory of mixtures. The governing equations for a biphasic soft tissue, consisting of an incompressible solid and an incompressible, inviscid fluid, under finite deformation are presented and a finite element formulation of this highly non-linear problem is developed. The solid phase is assumed to be hyperelastic, and the stress-strain relations for the solid phase are defined in terms of the free energy function. A finite element model is formulated via the Galerkin weighted residual method coupled with a penalty treatment of the continuity equation for the mixture. Using a total Lagrangian formulation, the non-linear weighted residual statement, expressed with respect to the reference configuration, leads to a coupled non-linear system of first order differential equations. The non-linear constitutive equation for the solid phase elasticity is incrementally linearized in terms of the second Piola-Kirchhoff stress and the corresponding Lagrangian strain. A tangent stiffness matrix is defined in terms of the free energy function; this matrix definition can be applied to any free energy function, and will yield a symmetric matrix when the free energy function is convex. An unconditionally stable implicit predictor-corrector algorithm is used to obtain the temporal response histories. The confined compression mechanical test of soft tissue in stress relaxation is used as an example problem. Results are presented for moderate and rapid rates of loading, as well as small and large applied strains. Comparison of the finite element solution with an independent finite difference solution demonstrates the accuracy of the formulation.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 1531-1542 
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    Notes: A simple approach to the numerical simulation of mechanical systems consisting of rigid and flexible bodies is presented. The mechanical system may consist of rigid bodies, different types of flexible bodies, joints and actuators and may have arbitrary topological structure with kinematical loops. The equations of motion are formulated as a large sparse system of equations in absolute co-ordinates as well as relative co-ordinates. These equations are numerically integrated as a system of differential-algebraic equations using modern numerical methods.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 1543-1563 
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    Notes: A formulation for the dynamic analysis of flexible systems, composed of slender bodies that can be accurately modelled by beams is presented in this paper. A new set of state variables, composed of Cartesian co-ordinates of points and unit vectors, is introduced to define the beam with respect to an inertial frame. A non-linear Timoshenko beam finite element capable of handling finite displacements with small linear elastic strains is developed. This allows relative displacements between material points of a single beam to be arbitrarily large. Since deformations are not explicit variables, there is no need to define a moving reference frame attached to each flexible body. Instead, deformations are obtained through a displacement-deformation relation based on finite-displacement beam theory. The differential equations of motion are obtained using the Lagrange equations. A symmetric, constant and sparse mass matrix is obtained in the inertial frame. Constraints are introduced with a penalty formulation and the resulting set of ordinary differential equations is integrated with Newmark's family of methods. The whole formulation is extremely simple and the results demonstrate the capabilities and efficiency of the proposed method for dynamic simulation, even when relative displacements are finite in a single beam or coupling effects are significant.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 1669-1689 
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    Notes: An extended kinematic graph concept and a variational-vector calculus approach are employed to develop a new recursive formulation for the dynamic analysis of flexible multibody systems. The extended graph concept introduced defines frames and transformations between frames as nodes and edges, respectively, rather than the more traditional body and joint convention. Kinematic relationships between adjacent flexible bodies are derived, using joint relative co-ordinates and a state vector notation that represents both translational and rotational components of velocity. Deformation kinematics are formulated in terms of modal co-ordinates, under small deformation assumptions. Joint relative co-ordinates are decoupled from deformation modal co-ordinates in both kinematic relations and in the recursive dynamics algorithm, leading to a significant reduction in the dimension of matrices that must be inverted. Dynamic analysis of a flexible closed-loop spatial robot is performed to illustrate the efficiency of the algorithm.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 1799-1812 
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    Notes: This paper presents a systematic method for deriving the minimum number of equations of motion for spatial flexible multibody systems. Relative kinematics are developed using relative joint co-ordinates and relative joint velocities to formulate a minimum number of equations of motion. The present method takes advantage of the simplicity of the absolute co-ordinate formulation and computational efficiency of the relative joint co-ordinate formulation. The system equations of motion are first formulated in terms of a coupled set of absolute reference co-ordinates and elastic modal co-ordinates. These equations are transformed to the joint co-ordinate space by use of a velocity transformation matrix including the elastic modal velocities. A computer algorithm is proposed and extended to closed loop mechanisms. One example of a flexible vehicle is presented and the results are discussed to illustrate the computational efficiency of the method.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 1813-1831 
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    Notes: In this paper, issues related to the dynamic modelling of constrained deformable bodies that undergo large rigid body displacements are discussed. Particular attention is focused on finite element formulations. It is shown that the use of nodal co-ordinates and shape functions to describe the finite rotation of some of the commonly used finite elements leads to a linearization of the kinematics and dynamic relationships. The structure of the non-linear dynamic equations that govern the motion of deformable bodies that undergo large displacements is examined. Comments on the finite element formulation of the invariants of motion, the definition of the generalized forces and moments in flexible body dynamics and the computational strategy used for the automatic generation of the equations of motion are made. The computer formulation of the joint constraints between deformable bodies as well as the numerical algorithms currently used in many of the general purpose computer programs that are based on the augmented formulation are discussed. A decoupled joint-elastic acceleration recursive formulation is also presented. This formulation leads to a small system of acceleration equations whose dimensions are independent of the number of the elastic degrees of freedom of the system. In this paper, the coupling between the displacements of the deformable bodies is classified as kinematic, inertia and elastic. In view of this classification, comments on the validity of using the updated finite element Lagrangian formulation and the 4 × 4 transformation matrix in the dynamic analysis of flexible multibody systems are made. The coupling between the finite rotation and the wave motion in constrained deformable bodies is also discussed.
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 32 (1991), S. 1851-1852 
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 63-73 
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    Notes: Two different formulations of the transverse resonance field-matching technique are applied to evaluate the modal spectrum of metal-finned waveguide structures. In the theoretical treatment, Method 1 uses boundary conditions prior to interface relations and allows the number of expansion terms to be selected according to the dimensions of the cross-section subregions. Method 2 imposes boundary and interface conditions in reversed order but requires the same number of expansion terms to be used in various subregions. The two procedures are then compared with respect to their influence on the modal scattering matrix computation of metal-finned waveguide resonators. Method 2 shows excellent agreement with measurements, but it is restricted to configurations with relatively thin fins and moderate slot widths. Although Method 1 may be applied to more general structures, this procedure requires a higher computational effort and leads to slightly different results. However, it constitutes a powerful PC-operational alternative whenever an extended precision compiler, as required for Method 2, is not available.
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 75-80 
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 175-188 
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    Notes: Knowledge of the electromagnetic field distribution inside electronic enclosures due to incident fields is of interest to EMC design engineers. In this paper, a three-dimensional formulation of the finite element method was developed to solve the electromagnetic field distribution inside metal enclosures with apertures. The formulation was developed using a three-component vector magnetic potential and a scalar electric potential. The displacement current as well as the conduction current term was included. The region of interest was discretized using eight-node isoparametric hexahedrons and the potential functions were defined using linear first-order basis functions. The penetration of a steady-state electromagnetic field through an aperture into a simple cavity was analysed with the 3-D FEM program.
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 259-269 
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    Keywords: Engineering ; Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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    Topics: Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
    Notes: This paper presents an annotated bibliography of numerical modelling in electromagnetic compatibility with emphasis on coupled transmission lines. Although the papers cited generally appeared in the open literature between 1980 and 1990, very useful works prior to that period are covered.
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 241-258 
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    Keywords: Engineering ; Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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    Notes: The electromagnetic radiation from electronic systems is formulated in terms of an integral equation for the electric and the equivalent magnetic current density, which is numerically solved by the method of moments. The electromagnetic coupling to conducting thin wires, thin plates, and aperture fitted cabinets is taken into account by appropriate operator equations.In order to solve the integral equation of electrically large conducting structures, suitable basis functions are needed to minimize the computation time. B-spline functions of the second and third degree are used as a basis in the moment method, which lead to a decrease of the computation time.A second way to decrease the computation time is given by the possibility of determining which parts of the structure of a printed circuit board (PCB) have to be considered and which parts can be neglected. Examples show that the influence of near source conducting areas to the radiated emissions is strong. It will be shown that this influence depends on the geometrical symmetry, the shape, and the distance of the scattering body.
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 19-43 
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    Keywords: Engineering ; Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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    Notes: A new insight into the numerical properties of the mode-matching (MM) technique is given at the example of capacitive and inductive diaphragms in rectangular waveguide. The presence of two sources of error is pointed out and the existence is demonstrated of an optimum modal ratio which produces the best compensation between the two errors. The MM technique is formulated in a generalized form as an integral equation for either the electric field on the aperture or the current on the diaphragm. This allows the edge condition to be incorporated into the basis functions in order to improve the numerical efficiency of the method. An extensive investigation of the numerical properties of the various formulations in different cases is presented, including the frequency behaviour of the numerical error.
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 163-174 
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    Notes: Calculation of the electromagnetic field diffracted by an aperture situated in a perfectly conducting ground plane can be made through the well-known theory of polarizabilities. However, simple expressions are only obtained under conditions which are not often fulfilled in electromagnetic compatibility problems since, for example, the disturbing field incident on the aperture must be considered as a uniform one. Furthermore, if the aperture is loaded by a low conducting material, available approximate formulas are only valid for a small circular hole. In this paper, we present a numerical approach based on the determination of the equivalent magnetic current distributed on the surface of the aperture. This distribution is the solution of an integral equation solved by the method of moments. This formulation allows us to take the surface impedance of a loading material and the contact resistance between this material and the rim into account. The validation of the computer code is shown by comparing computed and analytical results on some typical examples. Few applications are also described.
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 97-105 
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    Keywords: Engineering ; Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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    Notes: This paper illustrates how problems based on the Probabilistic Potential Method can be solved using a parallelized form of the Exodus Monte Carlo technique. The Exodus technique which does not use random number generation is shown to be more efficient for moderately large problems than the conventional fixed random walk method when programmed in both sequential and concurrent forms.The technique is illustrated for an electrostatic field problem by using as an example internal potential evaluation for a rectangular coaxial line. The problem geometry is torn into subsections which are then analysed independently using concurrent programming methods. The resulting algorithm is compared with the same problem executed using a conventional sequential algorithm. Computation is achieved by use of an array of transputers. The design of the concurrent algorithm is described in detail and typical results are compared with the fixed random walk Monte Carlo method and also with the finite difference relaxation method. Parallel Fortran is used throughout as the programming language.
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 139-139 
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 141-141 
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 143-152 
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    Notes: The transmission-line modelling (TLM) method is applied to problems in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). Simulated results for a field-to-wire coupling problem are presented, together with comparisons with experimental results. The comparisons confirm the validity of the model and its accuracy. The effects on resonances and field profiles, of placing a measurement dipole antenna inside a screened room are investigated. The resonant structure inside an unlined screened room and the same room when lined with radiation-absorbing material are investigated using a TLM model. The results confirm that the model developed can be used for the characterization of the entire EMC test environment.
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. ii 
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 287-299 
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    Notes: A moment method solution is presented to compute electromagnetic scattering from material bodies. The bodies are supposed to be homogeneous, arbitrarily shaped and lossy; they can be coated with very thin perfect conductors in some parts. A formulation of the scattering problem is made in terms of the equivalent surface current densities for which mixed potentials are used. The equivalent currents are expanded in the space-domain by a triangular expansion function on the triangulated surfaces of the scatterer. The Galerkin procedure is carried out to test boundary integral equations and reduce the functional form of the equations to a partitioned matrix equation. The solution is applied to the scattering problem of a dielectric slab, a thin conductor coated by absorber material and a rectangular patch on a grounded dielectric slab. The computed backscattering radar cross-section and surface current densities of the structures are presented and some of the results are compared with experimental data.
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 301-320 
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    Keywords: Engineering ; Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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    Topics: Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
    Notes: A new GaAs carrier transport modelling methodology is presented, designed to address the competing needs of microscopic detail and of computational efficiency. The rationale for advanced semiclassical models based on the Boltzmann transport equation (BTE) are reviewed and discussed in terms of the unique properties of GaAs. A new methodology is then presented, formulated around a one-dimensional velocity-space variable. It includes a realistic description of the GaAs band structure including multiple valleys, non-parabolicity, and anisotropy, which is used to explicitly evaluate the scattering distributions, and rates, for different scattering mechanisms. These in turn allow a direct evaluation of the BTE scattering inegral, which is solved iteratively with the non-scattering terms. Based on this methodology, a prototype model is shown to reproduce the GaAs velocity-field relationship in homogeneous, undoped material. Band structure and forward-scattering effects are clearly visible in the model's solutions for the carrier velocity distribution. The model's computational simplicity, combined with a finer level of detail, makes it suitable for device simulation without invoking Monte Carlo or other computationally intensive methods.
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 1-1 
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 3-18 
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    Notes: The effect of the substrate structure on the radiation properties of microstrip array feed networks is investigated with the space-domain integral equation approach. Numerical and analytical techniques are employed to produce efficient computer algorithms. Results for space and surface wave losses are presented for corner discontinuities printed on substrate/superstrate, and two-layer substrate structures. Comparisons are made with the single-layer case.
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 45-62 
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    Notes: A comprehensive analysis procedure is presented to investigate mode propagation in a class of semiconductor-based transmission lines suitable for application in microwave or optoelectronic circuits. The method of lines (MoL) has been used to investigate single or multiconductor planar transmission line structures printed on a combination of insulating and semiconducting substrate. Homogeneous as well as inhomogeneous doping areas in the semiconductor are included in the theoretical formulation. Numerical results are presented for III-V semiconductor travelling wave electro-optic modulators in double-rib, multilayer strip waveguide configuration, microslabTM transmission lines with partial and full strip cover and slow-wave MIS microstrip/coplanar transmission lines on thick and thin film semiconductor substrate with gradually inhomogeneous doping layer.
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. i 
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 81-95 
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    Notes: An adaptive mesh refinement scheme in the finite element method is presented in this paper. The new criterion Bdiff for adaptive refinement is tested for its validity. A technique for approximating curved boundaries employing the concept of triangle subdivision in conjunction with Delauney triangulation is also considered, so that the mesh produced is optimal. The implementation of the adaptive mesh refinement criterion in conjunction with the proposed technique of including the curved boundaries in the finite element model is described in detail and several examples of its application are given by way of illustration.
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    International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 4 (1991), S. 107-122 
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    Keywords: Engineering ; Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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    Topics: Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
    Notes: A set of modified semiconductor equations is described together with novel algorithms for solving them. These ensure a well-behaved, guaranteed convergent solution for a steady-state semiconductor model. Examples results on the simulation of a GaAs Dual Gate MESFET are given to demonstrate the efficiency of the new scheme.
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