Modelling and Simulation-Based Life Cycle Engineering Book

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Scope and Introductory Remarks	1
	Research Needs	6
Pt. I	Solid and Structural Dynamics
	Computational Cohesive Zone Modeling of Polymer Interfacial Failure	17
	A Strain-Gradient Virtual-Internal-Bond Model	31
	Simulation-Based Design Environment by Meshfree-Particle Methods	47
	Modeling of Joints and Interfaces	60
	Formulation of a Finite Element Method with Arbitrary Element Geometry	76
	Meshless Methods for Life Cycle Engineering Simulation: Natural Neighbour Methods	91
	Aspects of Lifecycle Engineering for Reliable Microelectromechanical Systems Containing Multilayer Material Systems	106
	Variational Multiscale Methods to Embed Macromechanical Formulations with Fine Scale Physics	120
	Computational Multiscale Fatigue Analysis and Life Prediction for Composite Structures	135
Pt. II	Thermal and Fluid Sciences
	Life-Cycle and Durability Predictions of Elastomeric Components	155
	Radiative Transfer Modeling and Experiments Using Short Pulse Lasers	170
	Aerothermodynamic Predictions for Hypersonic Reentry Vehicles	185
	Numerical Study of Turbulence-Radiation Interactions in Reactive Flow	199
	Material Deterioration in High Temperature Gradients and Transients	214
Pt. III	Optimization and Uncertainty Quantification and Design
	Protection Against Modeling and Simulation Uncertainties in Design Optimization	231
	Analysis and Control of MEMS in the Presence of Uncertainty	246
	Parallel Algorithms for Large-Scale Simulation-Based Optimization	261
	Modeling and Simulation for Design Under Uncertainty	276
	Very Efficient Simulation for Engineering Design Problems with Uncertainty	291
	Decision-Theoretic Methodology for Performance-Based Design	303
	The Characterization and Management of Uncertainty in Model-Based Predictions	318
	Author Index	333
	Subject Index	339