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15 - General Engineering
University of Glasgow
An isogeometric analysis approach to gradient damage models
The use of splines has major advantages compared to standard finite elements when solving higher-order differential equations in engineering, physics and biology. It is shown that for a proto-typical equation arising in material deterioration, the order-elevation property of splines provides an elegant and robust solution, paving the way for the accurate solution of a host of similar equations in biology and physics. The paper results from a collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin (T.J.R. Hughes, ForMemRS, Contact: hughes@ices.utexas.edu) and contributed to a Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award for de Borst; "A high-fidelity simulation methodology for evolving structures and processes".
