JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS

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1 HU ISSN JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS An Open Access International Journal Published by the University of Miskolc VOLUME 9, NUMBER 1 (2014) MISKOLC UNIVERSITY PRESS

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3 EDITORS László BARANYI, Institute of Energy Engineering and Chemical Machinery, University of Miskolc, H-3515 MISKOLC, Hungary, István PÁCZELT, Institute of Applied Mechanics, University of Miskolc, H-3515 MISKOLC, Hungary György SZEIDL, Institute of Applied Mechanics, University of Miskolc, H-3515 MISKOLC, Hungary EDITORIAL BOARD Edgár BERTÓTI, Institute of Applied Mechanics, University of Miskolc, H-3515 MISKOLC, Hungary, Atilla BAKSA, Institute of Applied Mechanics, University of Miskolc, H-3515 MISKOLC, Hungary, István ECSEDI, Institute of Applied Mechanics, University of Miskolc, H-3515 MISKOLC, Hungary, Ulrich GABBERT, Institut für Mechanik, Otto-von- Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, MAGDEBURG, Germany, Zsolt GÁSPÁR, Department of Structural Mechanics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3, 1111 BUDAPEST, Hungary, Robert HABER, Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, 216 Talbot Lab., 104 S. Wright Str., URBANA, IL 61801, USA, Csaba HŐS, Department of Hydraulic Machines, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3, 1111 BUDAPEST, Hungary, József KÖVECSES, Mechanical Engineering Department 817 Sherbrooke Street West, MD163 Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6 Márta KURUTZ, Department of Structural Mechanics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3, 1111 BUDAPEST, Hungary, Herbert MANG, Institute for Strength of Materials, University of Technology, Karlsplatz 13, 1040 VI- ENNA, Austria, Sanjay MITTAL, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, UP , India, Zenon MROZ, Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Swietokrzyska 21, WARSAW, Poland Gyula PATKÓ, Institute of Machine Tools and Mechatronics, University of Miskolc, H-3515 MISKOLC, Hungary, Jan SLADEK, Ústav stavbeníctva a architektúry, Slovenskej akadémie vied, Dubróvska cesta 9, BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, [email protected] Gábor STÉPÁN, Department of Applied Mechanics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3, 1111 BUDAPEST, Hungary, [email protected] Barna SZABÓ, Center for Computational Mechanics, Washington University, Campus Box 1129, St. Károly JÁRMAI, Institute of Logistics, University of Miskolc, H-3515 MISKOLC, Hungary, LOUIS, MO63130, USA, [email protected] [email protected] Balázs TÓTH, Institute of Applied Mechanics, University of Miskolc, 3515 MISKOLC, Hungary, László KOLLÁR, Department of Strength of Materials and Structures, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3. K.II.42., [email protected] 1521 BUDAPEST, Hungary, [email protected] HONORARY EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS Imre KOZÁK, Institute of Applied Mechanics, University of Miskolc, H-3515 Miskolc-Egyetemváros, Hungary Tibor CZIBERE, Department of Fluid and Heat Engineering, University of Miskolc, H-3515 Miskolc-Egyetemváros, Hungary R. Ivan LEWIS, Room 2-16 Bruce Building, Newcastle University, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 7RU, UK Gábor HALÁSZ, Department of Hydraulic Machines, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3, 1111 BUDAPEST, Hungary,

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5 A Short Preface for Authors and Readers The Journal of Computational and Applied Mechanics (JCAM) came out first in 2000 and two issues a year were published till There was an increasing interest in publishing papers in the journal since the review period was relatively short and in addition the papers could be downloaded freely form the home page of the journal. It was the main objective of the editorial board to establish an international journal in Hungary which would provide an opportunity for publishing papers in the field of theoretical and applied mechanics. With regard to the research carried out at the University of Miskolc in computational mechanics (fluid mechanics and mechanics of solid bodies as well as heat conduction could be mentioned here) a special emphasis was laid on the results achieved in these fields. We planned to publish review papers and special issues were devoted to novel results in biomechanics. The financial difficulties that began in 2008 played a role in our being unable to publish the journal between 2008 and With this issue we would like on one hand to restart the journey we began in 2000 so that we can make up for what we have missed and on the other hand to reinforce the objectives set in It is worth emphasizing that the journal should be open access in the same way as before for ambitious young and also for more experienced researchers, that is, for everybody who takes an interest in doing research in theoretical and applied mechanics. In contrast to some free journals which expect the authors to pay for the review (or for the publication of a paper), JCAM insists on the novelty and the level of the papers published, and at the same time we would like to emphasize that publication as well as access to the papers published is free of charge. The review process is, however, a rigorous one: we need two positive reviews to accept a paper for publication. We truly hope that we can regain the trust of our faithful readers, who would also honor us contributing manuscripts for publication. László Baranyi, István Páczelt and György Szeidl P.S. Our home page is being redesigned, which will take some time. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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