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The main purpose of this publication is the proper determination of the fractional order at the Zener viscoelastic models and the analysis of the implications derived from the accuracy in obtaining this. The procedure is performed using the numerical method of Levenberg-Marquardt [...]

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The main purpose of this paper is to develop a reliable method based on a three-dimensional (3D) finite-element (FE) model to simulate the constitutive behaviour of [...]

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The numerical modelling of forming processes involving the flow of foams requires taking into account the different problem scales. Thus, in industrial [...]

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Soft materials, and especially soft biological tissues, have a complex highly nonlinear behavior both for quasielastic (slow) and viscous loading. In partiular, the cyclic behavior is different depending on the loading speed, number of cycles, and their magnitude. Furthermore, different [...]

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Muchas industrias, como la del automovil están haciendo un gran esfuerzo para reducir costes y aumentar la productividad de los procesos de fabricación de composites. Aunque todas estas tecnologías aún están emergiendo, parece que los procesos [...]

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Modeling the nonlinear material behaviour of long fiber reinforced thermoplastics (LFT) presents a challenging task since local inhomogeneities and nonlinear effects must be taken into account also on the microscale. We present a computational method with which we can predict the [...]

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In order to understand the mechanisms in degenerative disc disease and support the design of robust disc prothesis, accurate modelling of the intervertebral disc's (IVD) dynamics is necessary. Many experimental studies relate changes in the mechanical properties of the disk to the [...]