Publications by Meisam Sistaninia

Prediction of Hot Tear Formation in Vertical DC Casting of Aluminum Billets Using a Granular Approach

Jean-Marie Drezet, Michel Rappaz, André Phillion, Meisam Sistaninia

A coupled hydromechanical granular model aimed at predicting hot tear formation and stress-strain behavior in metallic alloys during solidification is applied to the semicontinuous direct chill casting of aluminum alloy round billets. This granular model c ...

Springer2013

Experimental and numerical study on structural behavior of a single timber textile module

Laurent Humbert, Yves Weinand, Markus Hudert, Meisam Sistaninia, Masoud Sistaninia

The present work investigates an innovative class of timber structure with potential applications in roofing, facade and bridge construction, called Timberfabric. The development of Timberfabric structures originates from the approach of harnessing the str ...

Elsevier2013

3-D granular modeling and in situ X-ray tomographic imaging: A comparative study of hot tearing formation and semi-solid deformation in Al-Cu alloys

Jean-Marie Drezet, Michel Rappaz, André Phillion, Meisam Sistaninia

The mechanical behavior of partially solidified Al-Cu alloys is investigated to assess the influence of mushy zone deformation on hot tearing. For this purpose, the results of a semi-solid tensile test conducted in situ using X-ray microtomography are comp ...

Elsevier2013

Prediction of Hot Tearing Formation in Metallic Alloys Using a Granular Approach

Meisam Sistaninia

EPFL2013

Three-dimensional granular model of semi-solid metallic alloys undergoing solidification: Fluid flow and localization of feeding

Jean-Marie Drezet, Michel Rappaz, André Phillion, Meisam Sistaninia

A three-dimensional (3-D) granular model which simulates fluid flow within solidifying alloys with a globular microstructure, such as that found in grain refined Al alloys, is presented. The model geometry within a representative volume element (RVE) consi ...

Elsevier2012

A 3-D coupled hydromechanical granular model for simulating the constitutive behavior of metallic alloys during solidification

Jean-Marie Drezet, Michel Rappaz, André Phillion, Meisam Sistaninia

A three-dimensional (3-D) coupled hydromechanical granular model has been developed and validated to directly predict, for the first time, hot tear formation and stress strain behavior in metallic alloys during solidification. This granular model consists ...

Elsevier2012

A 3D coupled hydro-mechanical granular model for the prediction of hot tearing formation

Jean-Marie Drezet, Michel Rappaz, André Phillion, Meisam Sistaninia

A new 3D coupled hydro-mechanical granular model that simulates hot tearing formation in metallic alloys is presented. The hydro-mechanical model consists of four separate 3D modules. (I) The Solidification Module (SM) is used for generating the initial so ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2012

Simulation of Semi-Solid Material Mechanical Behavior Using a Combined Discrete/Finite Element Method

Jean-Marie Drezet, Michel Rappaz, André Phillion, Meisam Sistaninia

As a necessary step toward the quantitative prediction of hot tearing defects, a three-dimensional stress–strain simulation based on a combined finite element (FE)/discrete element method (DEM) has been developed that is capable of predicting the mechanica ...

2011