• A solution mapping algorithm in EUROPLEXUS 

      Casadei, Folco; Larcher, Martin; Valsamos, Georgios; Aune, Vegard (EUR;, Research report, 2018)
    • Accounting for large membrane strains in Q4GS and T3GS elements in EUROPLEXUS 

      Casadei, Folco; Aune, Vegard; Valsamos, Georgios; Larcher, Martin (EUR;, Research report, 2016)
      This short note presents the updating of element thickness due to large membrane strains recently introduced in some shell elements (Q4GS and T3GS) of the EUROPLEXUS code (EPX).
    • Description of the elasto-plastic material routine SGDI 

      Casadei, Folco; Aune, Vegard; Valsamos, Georgios; Larcher, Martin (EUR;, Research report, 2015)
      We describe the FORTRAN subroutine SGDI for rate-independent deviatoric plasticity with von Mises yield criterion and isotropic hardening, which corresponds to the VM23 material type in the EUROPLEXUS code (abbreviated as ...
    • Fluid-Structure Interaction with 3D beam and bar elements in EUROPLEXUS 

      Casadei, Folco; Valsamos, Georgios; Larcher, Martin; Aune, Vegard (Research report, 2019)
    • Generalization of the pinball contact/impact model for use with mesh adaptivity in EUROPLEXUS 

      Casadei, Folco; Aune, Vegard; Valsamos, Georgios; Larcher, Martin (EUR;, Research report, 2016)
      This report presents the generalization of the pinball-based contact-impact model (PINB) of the EUROPLEXUS code for use in conjunction with mesh adaptivity, i.e. with adaptive mesh refinement and un-refinement. The interaction ...
    • Numerical study on the structural response of blast-loaded thin aluminium and steel plates 

      Aune, Vegard; Valsamos, Georgios; Casadei, Folco; Larcher, Martin; Langseth, Magnus; Børvik, Tore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The inelastic response of thin aluminium and steel plates subjected to airblast loading is studied numerically and validated against experimental data. Special focus is placed on the influence of elastic effects and negative ...
    • Shock tube test with coupled 1D-3D models in EUROPLEXUS 

      Casadei, Folco; Aune, Vegard; Daude, Frederic; Galon, Pascal; Valsamos, Georgios; Larcher, Martin (EUR;, Research report, 2016)
      This report illustrates the use of coupled 1D-3D models for the simulation of shock tube experiments by the EUROPLEXUS code. This, combined with new features allowing appropriate piloting of the time increment in the ...
    • Simulation of blast-loaded thin steel plates with slits by EUROPLEXUS 

      Casadei, Folco; Valsamos, Georgios; Larcher, Martin; Aune, Vegard (EUR;, Research report, 2023)
      This report presents some EUROPLEXUS [1] simulations of thin steel plates with slits that have been tested in the SIMLab Shock Tube Facility (SSTF) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, ...
    • Some notes on the organization of routines for solid materials in EUROPLEXUS 

      Casadei, Folco; Valsamos, Georgios; Larcher, Martin; Aune, Vegard (EUR;, Research report, 2015)
      This document describes the organization of some routines for the modelling of solid materials in the EUROPLEXUS computer code (EPX) at the Joint Research Center (JRC) of the European Commission (EC) at ...
    • Testing of the Johnson-Cook material model VPJC in EUROPLEXUS 

      Casadei, Folco; Aune, Vegard; Valsamos, Georgios; Larcher, Martin (EUR;, Research report, 2015)
      This document presents some numerical tests for the verification of the Johnson-Cook material model(VPJC) recently introduced in the EUROPLEXUS code (EPX).EUROPLEXUS [1] is a computer code jointly developed by the French ...
    • Use of damage-based mesh adaptivity to predict ductile failure in blast-loaded aluminium plates 

      Aune, Vegard; Valsamos, Georgios; Casadei, Folco; Larcher, Martin; Langseth, Magnus; Børvik, Tore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      This study uses experimental data to evaluate the capabilities of a numerical model in EUROPLEXUS (EPX) to predict ductile failure in thin aluminium plates subjected to blast loading. The loading was generated using a shock ...