Abstract: The conventional finite element method shows its weakness in determining the stress distributions along fiber matrix interfaces. This is because the chosen element displacement functions do not explicitly and/or implicitly ...

Abstract: An improved method for interpreting strain gauge data is proposed to reduce the effects of the measurement errors. The results obtained by this modified method are compared with both a traditional strain gauge solution ...

Abstract: An approach has been proposed to verify, and modify if necessary, the conventional method for determining the peak hot spot stresses of various configurations of tubular joints subjected to combined loadings. To illustrate ...

Abstract: This paper describes the framework of the proposed intelligent structural design system, ISTRUDS, currently under development, and an implemented example, IPDOJS, intended for the preliminary design of fixed‐steel offshore ...

Abstract: The conventional finite‐element method shows its weakness in determining the stress distributions along free‐ and interboundaries for plate (facet shell) analysis. This is because the chosen element displacement and rotation ...

Abstract: The focus of the present paper is on the data‐knowledge integration problem, whereby data and knowledge can be made radically more useful within the same framework. Most tools for developing knowledge‐based systems do not ...

Abstract: The use of hierarchical abstractions allows processing at an abstract level so that the complexity of low-level processing can be avoided or delayed. The idea of hierarchical abstractions is a simple but powerful one in ...

Abstract: This article presents an overview of recent progress on magnetomechanical deformation and fracture of functional ferromagnetic materials. Following a brief introduction of the classical magnetoelasticity ...