The present study aims to explore the dynamical behavior in the uniform flow by numerical method. The theoretical model is based on transient of continuity equation and momentum equation in CFD software: Fluent. With User Define Function¡]UDF¡^, we can simulate the Vortex-induced vibration¡]VIV¡^under the uniform flow by numerical method and plot the contour of amplitude and flow field under different Reynolds number. We will identify the accurate and capable of central difference method in UDF by comparing with the previous study. Also, we focus on whether the amplitude and flow situation will effect by uniform flow in different degrees or not. Furthermore, this study shows how the time step size and mesh effect the conclusion so that we could have the best choice on model.

Orientador: Amarildo Tabone Paschoalini / Banca: Vicente Lopes Júnior / Banca: Heraldo Nelio Cambraia / Resumo: Neste trabalho considera-se a interação fluido-estrutura em um modelo numérico tridimensional do escoamento sanguíneo no interior da artéria aorta abdominal humana. O sangue é considerado um fluido incompressível e Newtoniano e é governado pelas equações de Navier- Stokes. As paredes da aorta são modeladas a partir da Lei de Hooke, considerando a condição quase-estática. Uma solução numérica é desenvolvida para calcular os campos de pressão e velocidade do fluido e o campo de deslocamento da artéria. Exemplos experimentais foram utilizados como parâmetros validadores do modelo numérico através do método dos elementos finitos. / Abstract: In this work we are considered the interaction fluid-structure in a tri-dimensional numeric model of the blood flow inside the artery human abdominal aorta. The blood is considered an incompressible fluid and Newtonian and it is governed by the equations of Navier-Stokes. The walls of the aorta are modeled starting from the Law of Hooke, considering the condition quasi - static. A numeric solution is developed to calculate the pressure fields and speed of the fluid and the field of displacement of the artery. Experimental examples were used as parameters for validates of the model numeric through the method of the finite elements. / Mestre

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This thesis presents three different approaches to model corrosion-induced crack propagation in reinforced concrete structures. The first approach is solved numerically using finite differences to model the softening behaviour of concrete in tension. The second approach idealizes the concrete cover as either a brittle elastic or an elastoplastic material so that it may be solved using a closed-form solution. Both approaches are based on a thick-walled cylinder (TWC) analogy and consider rust compressibility and rust diffusion into cracks. The third approach uses finite element modelling to validate the application of the TWC and perform a parametric study. The results obtained using each approach are compared against each other as well as against experimental results. The TWC was found to be an appropriate analogy for the geometries and reinforcement configurations considered. Analytical models were found to provide upper and lower limits to the results based on the numerical model. The experimental data found in the literature showed reasonable agreement with predictions from the numerical and elastoplastic models.