The performance of the classic upwind-type residual distribution (RD) methods on skewed triangular grids are rigorously investigated in this paper. Based on an improved signals distribution, an improved second order RD method based on the LDA approach is proposed to faithfully replicate the flow physics on skewed triangular grids. It will be mathem...

Failure of engineering structures usually manifest from cracks preceded by local plastic deformation. The characterization of three-dimensional crack tip plastic deformation hence is important to assessment of susceptibility of cracks in structures. Three-dimensional elastic­ plastic techniques are available but application to complex problem are ...

The purpose of this paper is to propose and investigate the feasibility of using multiple element types in a single model, termed element mismatch, for a three-dimensional semi-elliptical crack problem. The purpose behind the exploration of this method is to ease the meshing process in complex models. Multiple semi-elliptical surface ...

The increment of the population in Kuala Lumpur had caused the LRT stations become crowded with excessive demand during the peak hours. This also includes the underground LRT stations especially near the KLCC area. Unfortunately, limited study was done regarding the pedestrian and train passengers at underground spaces in Malaysia. Due to th...

Kuala Lumpur is the national capital of Malaysia as well as the center of attraction for people looking for jobs. Thus, in the future people will tend to use public transport including the Light Rail Transit (LRT) more often than driving their vehicle. This is especially so due to critical traffic congestion on the road especially durin...

Tunneling under high overburden and high in-situ stress can pose a major threat to the tunnel construction due to the phenomenon of rock burst. Rock burst is a typical phenomenon caused by underground excavation due to stress release and rock explosion where the rock masses broken in large or small pieces. Thus, predicting the occurrence of this ph...

Shotcrete is ordinary concrete applied to the surface under high pressure. It demonstrates a highly time-dependent behaviour after few hours of application. Traditional approaches assume a simple linear elastic behaviour using a hypothetical young modulus to investigate the time-dependency and creep effects. In this paper, a new constitutive model ...

In this paper, the investigation of in-plane constraint loss in a semi-elliptical surface cracked panei(SCP) specimen based on a detailed non-hardening finite element analysis with aspect ratios ale ofO.S and relative depths aft of 0.33 and 0.5 under bending loads. The asymptotic stress field solutions were compared to the fully constrained Prandt...

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In this study, chitosan-bleaching earth clay composite (Chi-BE) was prepared in three different ratios (1:0.4, 1:0.6 and 1:0.8) by the alkali gelation method for carbon dioxide (COv adsorption in a fixed-bed adsorption system. Chi-BE (1:0.6) with best adsorption capacity was selected through fractional factorial design and characte...

This paper presents preliminary developments of entropy-stable residual distribution methods for scalar problems. Controlling entropy generation is achieved by formulating a entropy conserved signals distribution coupled with an entropy-stable signals distribution.Numerical results of the entropy-stable residual distribution methods are accurate an...

In this work, the effects of adding of inedible Calophyllum Inophyllum biodiesel to diesel fuel on performance, gaseous emissions, particulate matter (PM) and combustion characteristics were studied in a medium-duty, highpressure common-rail turbocharged four-cylinder diesel engine under different speed and torque conditions. The key physicochemica...