Abstract: In this paper, the multidomain spline fictitious boundary element method (SFBEM) is presented for analysis of elastic plane problems with different material constants or thicknesses throughout different domains. The problems ...

Abstract: Stochastic optimal control of structures involves the optimal design of the control law and the optimal selection of the weighting parameters adopted in the control law. The classical stochastic optimal control (CSOC) ...

Abstract: Topology optimization is an appealing technique for optimal layout of active controllers of structures. However, the existing methods are mainly restricted to deterministic excitations, and the optimal control law involved ...

Abstract: An efficient analysis procedure has been developed for the random vibration analysis of nonlinear structures subjected to nonstationary random excitations based on the equivalent linearization method and the time-domain ...

Abstract: The response surface Monte Carlo method (RSMCM) is proposed for reliability analysis of aerostatic response and aerostatic stability for different types of long-span bridges, in which the nonlinear effects due to geometric ...

Abstract: A generic crack bridging model for short fiber-reinforced cementitious composites is developed aiming to analytically account for fiber tensile rupture at the pullout stage and two-way fiber pullout induced by both the ...

Abstract: For project managers, accurate, timely, and intuitive information is the key to successful decision-making during progress control at a construction site. This paper presents a method that combines computer vision with ...