...Tiago R. Cesa; Branca F. Oliveira Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a finite element simulation to validate the strength and energy absorption capacity of a rollover protective structure (ROPS) of agricultural tractors. The test consists of four steps: rear loading, crushing...

... engineering of existing motor parts, designing them with the CATIA CAD Software and consequentially the created assembly is simulated using real time conditions in SimDesigner software, with the Adams Solver. Design/methodology/approach The cam profile is generated and the kinematic and dynamic analysis...

... steel structures. Therefore, an experimental database for validation purpose was generated. Subsequently, a finite element model was developed in LS‐DYNA in order to reproduce the tests. The behaviour of water was modeled by using the smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) methods. Numerical simulations...

... ε‐life fatigue parameters were used to calculate the fatigue life resulting from the complex residual stress fields due to the simulated LP process. Originality/value A fatigue life estimation framework that considers LP residual stress fields has been developed for use on structural components...

... starting from laser‐plasma interaction and coupled thermo‐mechanical target behavior. Several typical results of the developed SHOCKLAS numerical system are presented. In particular, the application of the model to the realistic simulation (full 3D dependence, non‐linear material behavior, thermal...

... Gaia‐R Thales laser delivering 10 J‐10 ns impacts, with 4‐6mm homogeneous laser spots at 1.06 mm. Surface deformation, work‐hardening levels and residual stresses were analyzed for both LSP conditions. Residual stresses were compared with numerical simulations using a 3D finite element (FE) model...