A Strategy for Resolving Europe\u27s Problem Loans

This discussion note uses a new survey of European country authorities and banks to examine the structural obstacles that discourage banks from addressing their problem loans. A three pillared strategy is advocated to remedy the situation, comprising: (i) tightened supervisory policies, (ii) insolvency reforms, and (iii) the development of distressed debt market

Monte Carlo Simulation of Electrons' and Ions' Trajectories in Magnetron Sputtering Systems

APPEAL FROM SENTENCING ORDERS AND ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL ENTERED IN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR UTAH COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH, THE HONORABLE DON V. TIBBS, JUDGE, PRESIDING

Mixed Dimensional Coupling in Finite Element Stress Analysis

In many finite element analysis models, there are usually regions that are ideal candidates for dimensional reduction. In order to capture stress concentrations at local details, it would be desirable to combine the reduced dimensional element types with higher dimensional elements in the whole global model. Therefore, it is important in such cases to integrate into the analyses some scheme for coupling the element types that conforms to the governing equations of the problem. In this paper, a novel method that can correctly couple beams to solids, beams to shells and shells to solids for elastic problems is presented. The approach adopted is to equate the work done on either side of the mixed dimensional interface and this leads to multi-point constraint equations, providing compatible relationships of the nodal degrees of freedom between the differing element types. Example results show that the proposed technique does not introduce any spurious stresses at the dimensional interface