December 5, 2013
Professor Thomas J.R. Hughes delivered the inaugural Ted Belytschko Lecture at Northwestern University Nov. 25. His lecture, “Isogeometric Analysis, Phase-field Modeling and Fracture,” explored isogeometric analysis, a computational approach that integrates computer-aided drafting (CAD) and finite element analysis (FEA) technologies. Hughes summarized the mathematical developments that confirm the approach’s effectiveness, presented sample applications, and described his current work.
Established in 2013, the Ted Belytschko Lecture recognizes Belytschko for his contributions to the field of computational structural mechanics. A member of Northwestern’s faculty since 1977, Belytschko’s interests lie in the development of computational methods including explicit finite element methods that are widely used in crashworthiness analysis.
