Abstract: Object composition offers significant advantages over class inheritance to develop a flexible software architecture for finite-element analysis. Using this approach, separate classes encapsulate fundamental finite-element ...

Abstract: A framework for simulating the material and geometric nonlinear response of frame members is developed from the equations of beam mechanics. The implementation of a beam-column finite element is reduced to the state ...

Abstract: Computational modeling of structures subjected to extreme static and dynamic loads (such as snow, wind, impact, and earthquake) using finite-element software are part of mainstream structural engineering curricula in ...

Abstract: The finite-element (FE) method is widely recognized as a powerful tool in modeling structural and geotechnical systems and simulating their response to static and dynamic loads. In addition, numerical optimization is ...

Abstract: Satellite and street view images are widely used in various disciplines as a source of information for understanding the built environment. In natural hazard engineering, high-quality building inventory data sets are crucial ...