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Research Summary:

Dr. Baiz specialises in alternative options to the standard Finite Element Method (FEM) for modelling of Thin Walled Structures (plates/shells and their assemblies). His research in Computational Structural Mechanics can be encompassed by what is known as "Partition of Unity Methods": a type of numerical method that features the ability to include in the approximation space knowledge about the partial differential equation being solved. This concept, initiated within Meshfree methods is now part of mainstream commercial FE packages (e.g. Abaqus, Ansys, Samcef, etc) in the form of XFEM.

This area of computational mechanics has changed and expanded over recent years, with intensive research in a broad range of topics that includes: Solid and Fracture Mechanics; Structural Optimization; Fluid-structure interaction; Multiscale problems among many others.

Keywords:

Buckling, Damage, Fracture, Plasticity, Residual Stress, Boundary Elements, Finite Elements, Meshless Methods

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