irtual testing of composite materials is, compared to a conventional experimental analysis, less time consuming, and it can very clearly reveal the failure mode. Therefor [...]

The problem of an inverse analysis occurs in many engineering tasks. The problem itself has several different forms and can be solved by many very distinct methods. In th [...]

In this contribution, the problem of numerical homogenization of plates perforated by a large number of small openings is discussed. When the characteristic size of the o [...]

In this paper we present an identification method of microplane model parameters from results of experiments in a uniaxial deformation on concrete. Novelties are usage of [...]

The present contribution aims at the application of homogenization approaches to heterogeneous members subject to bending. The proposed approach is discussed with the emp [...]

In this contribution, we present and mutually compare three approaches to the analysis of finite heterogeneous elastic bodies with a random arrangement of individual phas [...]

This contribution deals with problem of solids weakened by cracks or joints. The rock containing crack is the model example of such a problem. Determination of properties [...]

The purpose of this contribution is to introduce a comparison of two Finite Element-based methods for computing the mechanical response to (thermo)mechanical loading of c [...]

This paper presents discrete optimization of reinforced concrete structures based on an efficient combination of deterministic and stochastic optimization strategies. The [...]