Welcome to Recolo’s documentation!

This python package provides tools for reconstuction of pressure loads using the Virtual Fields Method (VFM).

Getting started:

• Overview
  • Getting started
• Installation
  • By cloning the repo:
  • Running the tests
• Minimal example

Virtual experiments:

• Abaqus experiment with grid deformation and deflectometry

Real experiments:

• Experiment with impact hammer

Theory:

• VFM
  • Pressure Reconstruction
  • Bibliography

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Citing us:

If you use this toolkit as part of your research, please cite the following:

19. 14. Olufsen, R. Kaufmann, E. Fagerholt, V. Aune (2022). RECOLO: A Python package for the reconstruction of surface pressure loads from kinematic fields using the virtual fields method. Journal of Open Source Software, 7(71), 3980, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.03980