TY  - JOUR
A1  - Abel, Alexander
A1  - Kahmann, Stephanie Lucina
A1  - Mellon, Stephen
A1  - Staat, Manfred
A1  - Jung, Alexander
T1  - An open-source tool for the validation of finite element models using three-dimensional full-field measurements
JF  - Medical Engineering & Physics
N2  - Three-dimensional (3D) full-field measurements provide a comprehensive and accurate validation of finite element (FE) models. For the validation, the result of the model and measurements are compared based on two respective point-sets and this requires the point-sets to be registered in one coordinate system. Point-set registration is a non-convex optimization problem that has widely been solved by the ordinary iterative closest point algorithm. However, this approach necessitates a good initialization without which it easily returns a local optimum, i.e. an erroneous registration. The globally optimal iterative closest point (Go-ICP) algorithm has overcome this drawback and forms the basis for the presented open-source tool that can be used for the validation of FE models using 3D full-field measurements. The capability of the tool is demonstrated using an application example from the field of biomechanics. Methodological problems that arise in real-world data and the respective implemented solution approaches are discussed.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2019.10.015
SN  - 1350-4533
VL  - 77
SP  - 125
EP  - 129
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Tran, Ngoc Trinh
A1  - Staat, Manfred
T1  - Direct plastic structural design under lognormally distributed strength by chance constrained programming
JF  - Optimization and Engineering
N2  - We propose the so-called chance constrained programming model of stochastic programming theory to analyze limit and shakedown loads of structures under random strength with a lognormal distribution. A dual chance constrained programming algorithm is developed to calculate simultaneously both the upper and lower bounds of the plastic collapse limit and the shakedown limit. The edge-based smoothed finite element method (ES-FEM) is used with three-node linear triangular elements.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11081-019-09437-2
SN  - 1573-2924
VL  - 21
IS  - 1
SP  - 131
EP  - 157
PB  - Springer Nature
CY  - Cham
ER  -