Featured Image: Designed by Atanas Zhelev and Mariya Korolova at Studio Kazuyo Sejima, Institute of Architecture, University of Applied Arts Vienna. Architects in search of the ultimate, light, thin, elegant floating shapes – the kind that appear to overcome gravity – … Read More
Understanding behind-armor blunt trauma is important for developing effective personal ballistic protection solutions. Even if a bullet is stopped by the armor, some damage can still be transmitted to the body. By today’s standards, the protections are assessed on plastilina blocks … Read More
For those involved with composite materials in Europe and beyond, the annual JEC expo in Paris is a sure sign of spring. For the sixth consecutive year, Altair exhibited at JEC that took place in early March 2018. The JEC … Read More
The myth goes like this: A shot with no backspin will hit the rim and then tragically bounce away with no chance of going in. In contrast, the magic of spinning somehow slows the ball down during the impact(s) and … Read More
Subsurface mooring deployment, recovery, and performance in current and waves For many years moorings have been designed using basic mass-drag-buoyancy calculations, spreadsheets, rules-of-thumb, black magic scripts, and a dose of ‘salty-sea-dog’ experience. With these methods, we can frequently estimate a … Read More
With March Madness beginning today (US college basketball tournament), I was asked to create a basketball simulation, so here we go! Let’s try a three-pointer with backspin from 8 meters. It hits the back board a bit low and off … Read More
Is it possible to study and optimize the performance of a badminton racquet through simulation? Is it art or science to design a racquet? Would it be possible to reuse knowledge from other simulation disciplines and apply them on … Read More
We must often strike the right balance between the computational time and accuracy of our simulation. Simplification/removal of unimportant CAD features, locally refined mesh, and usage of equivalent elements are some proven methodologies to reduce the calculation time. If the … Read More
According to Wikipedia, “Multiphysics is a computational discipline which treats simulations that involve multiple physical models or multiple simultaneous physical phenomena. For example, combining chemical kinetics and fluid mechanics or combining finite elements with molecular dynamics. Multiphysics typically involves solving coupled systems of partial differential equations.” What does this imply for … Read More
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