Vulture culture [[electronic resource] ] : dirty deals, unpaid claims, and the coming collapse of the insurance industry / / Eric D. Gerst

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451822903321
• Autore: Gerst Eric D
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : American Management Association, c2008
• ISBN: 1-281-27113-6; 9786611271138; 0-8144-0958-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Disciplina: 368/.973; 368.00973
• Soggetti: Insurance - Corrupt practices - United States; Insurance law - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The crisis : a long time coming -- How the industry got where it is : a rogues' gallery -- How the industry got where it is today : unpaid claims and the storm after Hurricane Katrina -- How the industry got where it is today : foreign takeovers, unregulated reinsurers, insurer and claimant fraud -- The view from outside : a report card on state regulation -- Trends : the next decade -- The public uproar and a crescendo of distrust -- Fifty nonuniform state fiefdoms -- Winds of change: how to improve the industry -- The solution : UFOIL : a two-step process of consumerization and federalization.
• Sommario/riassunto: The insurance industry is on the brink of collapse ... why do we need to care? And who should we blame?

Advanced computational materials modeling [[electronic resource] ] : from classical to multi-scale techniques / / edited by Miguel Vaz Júnior, Eduardo A. de Souza Neto, and Pablo A. Muñoz-Rojas

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910133643703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH, c2011
• ISBN: 1-283-30241-1; 9786613302410; 3-527-63232-8; 3-527-63231-X
• Edizione: [4th ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (452 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): Vaz JúniorMiguel; NetoE. A. de Souza (Eduardo); Muñoz-RojasPablo A
• Disciplina: 620.11015118
• Soggetti: Materials - Mathematical models; Finite element method; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Advanced Computational Materials Modeling: From Classical to Multi-Scale Techniques; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Materials Modeling - Challenges and Perspectives; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Modeling Challenges and Perspectives; 1.2.1 Mechanical Degradation and Failure of Ductile Materials; 1.2.1.1 Remarks; 1.2.2 Modeling of Cellular Structures; 1.2.2.1 Remarks; 1.2.3 Multiscale Constitutive Modeling; 1.3 Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; 2 Local and Nonlocal Modeling of Ductile Damage; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Continuum Damage Mechanics; 2.2.1 Basic Concepts of CDM; 2.2.2 Ductile Plastic Damage2.3 Lemaitre's Ductile Damage Model; 2.3.1 Original Model; 2.3.1.1 The Elastic State Potential; 2.3.1.2 The Plastic State Potential; 2.3.1.3 The Dissipation Potential; 2.3.1.4 Evolution of Internal Variables; 2.3.2 Principle of Maximum Inelastic Dissipation; 2.3.3 Assumptions Behind Lemaitre's Model; 2.4 Modified Local Damage Models; 2.4.1 Lemaitre's Simplified Damage Model; ; 2.4.1.1 Constitutive Model; 2.4.1.2 Numerical Implementation; 2.4.2 Damage Model with Crack Closure Effect; 2.4.2.1 Constitutive Model; 2.4.2.2 Numerical Implementation; 2.5 Nonlocal Formulations2.5.1 Aspects of Nonlocal Averaging; 2.5.1.1 The Averaging Operator; 2.5.1.2 Weight Functions; 2.5.2 Classical Nonlocal Models of Integral Type; 2.5.2.1 Nonlocal Formulations for Lemaitre's Simplified Model; 2.5.3 Numerical Implementation of Nonlocal Integral Models; 2.5.3.1 Numerical Evaluation of the Averaging Integral; 2.5.3.2 Global Version of the Elastic Predictor/Return Mapping Algorithm; 2.6 Numerical Analysis; 2.6.1 Axisymmetric Analysis of a Notched Specimen; 2.6.2 Flat Grooved Plate in Plane Strain; 2.6.3 Upsetting of a Tapered Specimen; 2.6.3.1 Damage Prediction Using the Lemaitre's Simplified Model2.6.3.2 Damage Prediction Using the Lemaitre's Model with Crack Closure Effect; 2.7 Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Recent Advances in the Prediction of the Thermal Properties of Metallic Hollow Sphere Structures; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Methodology; 3.2.1 Lattice Monte Carlo Method; 3.2.2 Finite Element Method; 3.2.2.1 Basics of Heat Transfer; 3.2.2.2 Weighted Residual Method; 3.2.2.3 Discretization and Principal Finite Element Equation; 3.2.3 Numerical Calculation Models; 3.3 Finite Element Analysis on Regular Structures3.4 Finite Element Analysis on Cubic-Symmetric Models; 3.5 LMC Analysis of Models of Cross Sections; 3.5.1 Modeling; 3.5.2 Results; 3.6 Computed Tomography Reconstructions; 3.6.1 Computed Tomography; 3.6.2 Numerical Analysis; 3.6.2.1 Microstructure; 3.6.2.2 Mesostructure; 3.6.3 Results; 3.7 Conclusions; References; 4 Computational Homogenization for Localization and Damage; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Mechanics Across the Scales; 4.1.2 Some Historical Notes on Homogenization; 4.1.3 Separation of Scales; 4.1.4 Computational Homogenization and Its Application to Damage and Fracture
• Sommario/riassunto: With its discussion of strategies for modeling complex materials using new numerical techniques, mainly those based on the finite element method, this monograph covers a range of topics including computational plasticity, multi-scale formulations, optimization and parameter identification, damage mechanics and nonlinear finite elements.