Methods and techniques for topology optimization. by Wilcox, D. D.

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Analysing the performance of a compressor impeller for a micro gas turbine by Bindeman, Marco

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Shell finite elements, with applications in biomechanics by Bartle, Samantha

“…Implementation has been carried out in deal.II, an open source library of finite element code. Substantial detail is given about how the shell formulation was implemented; this includes preprocessing, programming of the solution algorithm, and post-processing of results. …”
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A computational implementation of design sensitivity analysis and structural optimisation by Bothma, André Smith

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Classical, quantum and numerical aspects of modified theories of gravity by Beckering Vinckers, Ulrich Karoo

“…It is well-known that the Baumgarte-Shapiro-Shibata-Nakamura (BSSN) modification of the Arnowitt-Deser-Misner formulation of General Relativity is suitable for the construction of numerical relativity codes. …”
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A Proper Orthogonal Decomposition-based inverse material parameter optimization method with applications to cardiac mechanics by Moodley, Kamlin

“…The calibration results are then compared against the full-order solution which is obtained using an in-house code based on the element-free Galerkin method, which is assumed to be the exact solution. …”
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The German "culpa in contrahendo" by Ick, Harald

“…In German law the contractual liability of the debtor requires an obligation, this is expressed within the German civil code which formulates 'an obligatory relationship'. …”
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An integrated strategy and risk management approach for public universities in South Africa by Van der Walt, Viljoen

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Elastic Mesh Deformation for Internal Flows with Moving Boundaries by Mohammed, Ali Alaa Abdelkareem Awad

“…As such a tank with a flexible internal beam serves as the tested case employed in this work. As such a computer code was developed and the elastic deformation was implemented via the Finite Element Galerkin method with two methods to control the element's distortion near the moving boundaries, Jacobian-based stiffening modification and the distance criterion method. …”
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The development of the doctrine of common purpose subsequent to the judgement in S v Safatsa 1988 1 SA 868 (A): with specific reference to the general principles of criminal liabil... by Combrinck, H

“…The doctrine of common purpose, which hails from English law, was introduced into South African law via the Native Territories Penal Code. The first South African criminal case in which this doctrine was applied outside the field of application of the abovementioned act, was Ry Garnsworthy, where it was formulated as follows: Where two or more persons combine in an undertaking for an illegal purpose, each one of them is liable for anything done by the other of others of the combination, in the furtherance 'of their object, if what was done was what they knew or ought to have known, would be a probable result of their endeavoring to achieve their object.5 According to Visser and Vorster,6 this doctrine was probably imported into our law due to difficulties experienced in 1 D XLVIII.8.17: 'If a man dies after having been struck in the course of a quarrel, the blows of every one who took part in this should be investigated' - own translation. 2. …”
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The performance of high speed reciprocating polymer seals in water by Barnes, Jonathan James

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Constitutive modelling and finite element analysis in geomechanics by Resende, Luís Nuno da Costa

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The role of chirality in synthetic microwave absorbers by Bingle, Marianne

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The analysis of rigid-viscoplastic plane structures subjected to large impulsive loading by Griffin, Paul Dominic

“…A new algorithm for the determination of the mode shape is presented. The mode technique is then extended to include geometric effects by means of the instantaneous mode solution technique. …”
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An ethnographic and socio-semantic analysis of lexis among working-class Afrikaans-speaking coloured adolescent and young adult males in the Cape Peninsula, 1963-1990 by Stone, Gerald Leslie

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The effect of geological alterations on pillar strength

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Development of parallel strongly coupled hybrid fluid-structure interaction technology involving thin geometrically non-linear structures

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Numerical simulation of implant-bone interaction following cementless joint replacement by Starke, Gregory Richard

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Time series forecasting and model selection in singular spectrum analysis by De Klerk, Jacques

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Direct numerical simulation of free-surface and interfacial flow using the VOF method: cavitating bubble clouds and phase change by Malan, Leon

“…A method to deal with volume-changing vapour cavities, or pores, was formulated and implemented in an existing code, PARIS. …”
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