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Nuno Silvestre

University of Lisbon - Department of Mechanical Engineering

Lisbon

Portugal

  • University of Lisbon - Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Combining Newton and Picard iteration in finite strain plasticity integration: a formalization of the semi-implicit method

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 09 Nov 2025
Pedro Areias, Timon Rabczuk, Nuno Silvestre and M. Fátima Vaz
University of Lisbon - Instituto Superior Técnico, Bauhaus University - Institute of Structural Mechanics, University of Lisbon - Department of Mechanical Engineering and University of Lisbon
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Finite strain plasticity, Newton/Picard hybrid method, Semi-implicit return-mapping, Consistent tangent, Symmetrized Mandel stress, Variable flow direction

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A New Porous Hyperelasticty/Finite Strain Plasticity/ Damage Model for Additively Manufactured Pla

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 22 Apr 2024
Pedro Areias, Nuno Silvestre, M. Fátima Vaz and Marco Leite
University of Lisbon - Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon - Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Lisbon and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Porous hyperelasticity, Damage, finite strain plasticity, gradient-enhanced, fused filament fabrication, polylactic acid (PLA)

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Combining Newton and Picard iteration in finite strain plasticity integration: a formalization of the semi-implicit method

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 05 Apr 2026
Pedro Areias, Timon Rabczuk, Nuno Silvestre and M. Fátima Vaz
University of Lisbon - Instituto Superior Técnico, Bauhaus University - Institute of Structural Mechanics, University of Lisbon - Department of Mechanical Engineering and University of Lisbon
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Finite strain plasticity, Newton/Picard hybrid method, Semi-implicit return-mapping, Consistent tangent, Symmetrized Mandel stress, Variable flow direction

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A Multi-Level Framework for Type-Safe Topological Structures with Efficient Connectivity Queries

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 14 Mar 2026
Pedro Areias, Mahmood Jabareen, Manuel Sardinha and Nuno Silvestre
University of Lisbon - Instituto Superior Técnico, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Lisbon - Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Topological data structures, mesh connectivity, hypergraphs, sparse matrices, type-safe generics, finite element analysis, mesh refinement, crack insertion, node duplication