CONTENTS Volume 51, Issue Nos. 1-12 (2001) International Journal for NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING Issue No. 1 Self-regular boundary integral equation formulations for Laplace’s equation in 2-D: A. B. Jorge, G. O. Ribeiro, T. A. Cruse and T. S. Fisher On the spectrum of the electric field integral equation and the convergence of the moment method: K. F. Warnick and W. C. Chew A basic thin shell triangle with only translational DOFs for large strain plasticity: F. G. Flores and E. Onate A three-noded shear-flexible curved beam element based on coupled displacement field interpolations: P. Raveendranath, G. Singh and G. Venkateswara Rao Well-posedness and numerical performances of the strain gap method: G. Romano, F. Marotti de Sciarra and M. Diaco Issue No. 2 Inverse optimal design of cooling conditions for continuous sheet quenching processes: Y. Ruan Two-dimensional unsteady heat conduction analysis with heat generation by triple- reciprocity BEM: Y. Ochiai Numerical study of grid distribution effect on accuracy of DQ analysis of beams and plates by error estimation of derivative approximation: C. Shu, W. Chen, H. Xue and H. Du papers in this journal are available online ahead of the print issue Wiley InterScience €EarlyView www.interscience.wiley.com This journal’s homepage, where a Cumulative Author, Title and Subject Index is freely available, as well as a Conference Diary and Award Announcements, can be found at the address: http://www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/0029-5981/ The International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering is covered by the following abstracting and indexing services: Applied Mechanics Reviews, BHRA Fluid Engineering Centre (Elsevier), Cambridge Scientific Abstracts/Materials Information, CompuMath Citation Index (ISI), Current Contents®/Engineering, Computing & Technology (IS!), Earthquake Engineering Abstracts (NISEE), Ei COMPENDEX PLUS, Ei Page One, Geobase (Elsevier), Geotechnical Abstracts (Geotext Services), Indian Society of Earthquake Technology Bulletin, INSPEC, International Aeronautical Abstracts & Database (AIAA), International Civil Engineering Abstracts (Anbar), International Petroleum Abstracts, ISI Alerting Services, Materials Science Citation Index (ISI), Mathematical Reviews, Mechanics, PASCAL Database (INIST), Science Citation Index Expanded (also known as SciSearch®) (ISI), Science Citation Index® (ISI), Shock & Vibration Digest (Sage), Tribology and Corrosion Abstracts, Zentraiblatt fir Mathematik/Mathematic Abstracts. iv VOLUME CONTENTS Combined hybrid approach to finite element schemes of high performance: T.-X. Zhou and Y.-F. Nie A semi-analytical locally transversal linearization method for non-linear dynamical systems: D. Roy and L. S. Ramachandra On topology optimization of plates with prestress: N. L. Pedersen Higher-order hybrid-mixed axisymmetric thick shell element for vibration analysis: J. G. Kim and Y. Y. Kim Issue No. 3 A combined rh-adaptive scheme based on domain subdivision. Formulation and linear examples: H. Askes and A. Rodriguez-Ferran Displacement/pressure mixed interpolation in the method of finite spheres: S. De and K.-J. Bathe The extended finite element method for rigid particles in Stokes flow: G. J. Wagner, N. Moés, W. K. Liu and T. Belytschko An algorithm and a method to search bifurcation points in non-linear problems: R. Chambon, S. Crochepeyre and R. Charlier Frequency-domain analysis of time-integration methods for semidiscrete finite element equations—part I: Parabolic problems: A. Mugan and G. M. Hulbert Frequency-domain analysis of time-integration methods for semidiscrete finite element equations—part II: Hyperbolic and parabolic-hyperbolic problems: A. Mugan Issue No. 4 An implicit boundary element solution with consistent linearization for free surface flows and non-linear fluid—structure interaction of floating bodies: P. Donescu and L. N. Virgin Analysis of post-buckling branches at multiple symmetric bifurcations: A.M agnusson Application of upper bound method to the powder-forging of cup-shaped axi- symmetric preforms for estimating punch load: J. R. Cho and H. S. Jeong Three-dimensional stochastic finite element method for elasto-plastic bodies: M. Anders and M. Hori Dimensional model reduction in non-linear finite element dynamics of solids and structures: P. Krysl, S. Lall and J. E. Marsden Issue No. 5 Dynamic stiffness for piecewise non-uniform Timoshenko column by power series—part |: Conservative axial force: A. Y. T. Leung, W. E. Zhou, C. W. Lim, R. K. K. Yuen and U. Lee VOLUME CONTENTS Dynamic stiffness for piecewise non-uniform Timoshenko column by power series—part II: Follower force: A. Y. T. Leung, W. E. Zhou, C. W. Lim, R. K. K. Yuen and U. Lee Complementarity methods for multibody friction contact problems in finite deforma- tions: P. Chabrand, O. Chertier and F. Dubois Validation of a novel algorithm for the adaptive calculation of transient stratified flow of gas, oil and water in pipelines: L .Hanich and C. Thompson On a progressive simultaneous iteration method for vibration analysis of gyroscopic systems: K. K. Gupta and C. L. Lawson Transient vibration and sound radiation of a rectangular plate with viscoelastic boundary supports: Z. Fan Issue No. 6 A numerical estimation of the effects of a cylindrical hole and imperfect bonding on stability of a fibre in an elastic matrix: Y. N. Lapusta and W. Wagner A 2-D time-domain boundary element method with damping: F. Jin, O. A. Pekau and C. H. Zhang A parallel advancing front grid generation scheme: R. Lohner Remarks on the interpretation of current non-linear finite element analyses as differential-algebraic equations: P. Ellsiepen and S. Hartmann Eigenderivative analysis of asymmetric non-conservative systems: S. Adhikari and M. |. Friswell CFD shape optimization using an incomplete-gradient adjoint formulation: O. Soto and R. Lohner Issue No. 7 Effects of approximations in analyses of beams of open thin-walled cross-section— part |: Flexural-torsional stability: Y. L. Pi and M. A. Bradford Effects of approximations in analyses of beams of open thin-walled cross-section— part Il: 3-D non-linear behaviour: Y. L. Pi and M. A. Bradford A novel three-dimensional contact finite element based on smooth pressure interpola- tions: R. E. Jones and P. Papadopoulos Fully C'-conforming subdivision elements for finite deformation thin-shell analysis: F. Cirak and M. Ortiz Finite element modelling of hybrid active-passive vibration damping of multilayer piezoelectric sandwich beams—part |: Formulation: M. A. Trindade, A. Benjeddou and R. Ohayon vi VOLUME CONTENTS Finite element modelling of hybrid active-passive vibration damping of multilayer piezoelectric sandwich beams—part II: System analysis: M. A. Trindade, A. Benjeddou and R. Ohayon A geometrical-based contact algorithm using a barrier method: G. Kloosterman, R. M. J. van Damme, A. H. van den Boogaard and J. Huetink Issue No. 8 Quadrilateral elements for the solution of elasto-plastic finite strain problems: J. M. A. César de Sa, P. M. A. Areias and R. M. Natal Jorge An improved three-node hybrid-mixed element for Mindlin/Reissner plates: R. Ayad, A. Rigolot and N. Talbi Modelling crack growth by level sets in the extended finite element method: M. Stolarska, D. L. Chopp, N. Moés and T. Belytschko A variance propagation algorithm for stochastic heat and mass transfer problems in food processes: N. Scheerlinck, P. Verboven, J. D. Stigter, J. De Baerdemaeker, J. F. Van Impe and B. M. Nicolai From medical images to anatomically accurate finite element grids: J. R. Cebral and R. Lohner Issue No. 9 Preconditioning of the second-kind boundary integral equations for 3D eddy current problems: G. Schmidlin, U. Fischer, Z. Andjelié and C. Schwab A comparison in terms of accuracy and efficiency between a MBS dynamic formulation with stress analysis and a non-linear FEA code: J. Cuadrado, R. Gutiérrez, M. A. Naya and P. Morer A coupled BEM and arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian FEM model for the solution of two-dimensional laminar flows in external flow fields: D. L. Young, J. T. Chang and T. |. Eldho Genetic optimization of stiffened plates and shells: J. L. Marcelin Least-squares collocation meshless method: X. Zhang, X.-H. Liu, K.-Z. Song and Comparison of several numerical methods for mechanical systems with impacts: O. Janin and C. H. Lamarque AN! JUNCEMENT Issue No. 10 Random walk method for the two- and three-dimensional LaPlace, Poisson and Helmholtz’s equations: M. K. Chati, M. D. Grigoriu, S. S. Kulkarni and S. Mukherjee . Alternative time marching process for BEM and FEM viscoelastic analyses: A. D. Mesquita, H. B. Coda and W. S. Venturini VOLUME CONTENTS Iterative solution of large-scale acoustic scattering problems with multiple right-hand- sides by a domain decomposition method with Lagrange multipliers: R. Tezaur, A. Macedo and C. Farhat Evaluations of certain hypersingular integrals on intervals: Q.-K. Du Determination of an optimal regularization factor in system identification with Tikhonov regularization for linear elastic continua: H. W. Park, S. Shin and H. S. Lee A fixed-mesh finite element thermally coupled flow formulation for the numerical analysis of melting processes: M. A. Cruchaga and D. J. Celentano Issue No. 11 Refined 9-Dof triangular Mindlin plate elements: C. Wanji and Y. K. Cheung Adaptive return mapping algorithms for J, elasto-viscoplastic flow: J. Lof and A. H. van den Boogaard Buckling analysis of rotationally periodic structures using shell element with relative degrees of freedom: Z. Cen, J. Li and S. T. Lie A 2.5D finite/infinite element approach for modelling visco-elastic bodies subjected to moving loads: Y.-B. Yang and H.-H. Hung A finite element formulation for the simulation of propagating delaminations in layered composite structures: W. Wagner, F. Gruttmann and W. Sprenger Locking in the incompressible limit for the element-free Galerkin method: A. Huerta and S. Fernandez-Méndez Issue No. 12 Die shape design optimization of sheet metal stamping process using meshfree method: N. H. Kim, K. K. Choi and J. S. Chen A method for representing boundaries in discrete element modelling—part |: Geometry and contact detection: M. Kremmer and J. F. Favier A method for representing boundaries in discrete element modelling—part Il: Kinematics: M. Kremmer and J. F. Favier Theory and numerics of a thermodynamically consistent framework for geometrically linear gradient plasticity: T. Liebe and P. Steinmann Smooth C'-interpolations for two-dimensional frictional contact problems: P. Wriggers, L. Krstulovic-Opara and J. Korelc AUTHOR INDEX KEYWORD INDEX