Abstract: A mathematical formulation for the solution of inverse problems pertaining to the identification of flaw shapes and the reconstruction of boundary conditions in a continua is described. Integral ...

Abstract: Boundary element formulations for the treatment of boundary value problems in 2-D elasticity with random boundary conditions are presented. It is assumed that random boundary conditions may be described as second order ...

Abstract: Carbon nanotube reinforced composites offer enhancements in fracture properties since the reinforcing nanotubes provide a bridging mechanism to resist crack growth. In this paper, a study of crack bridging by nanotubes in ...

Abstract: An adjoint approach for the shape design sensitivity analysis of plane elasticity problems with a direct boundary integral equation formulation is presented. The objective function or the constraint function is expressed ...

Abstract: The governing nonlinear vector differential equations for large deflections of an end‐loaded, three‐dimensionally deformed, initially straight, axisymmetric elastica are developed and simulated numerically without ...

Abstract: The contact surface, with its accompanying load transfer, may well constitute the critical factor in a structural member. Thus it is essential to be able to perform contact stress analysis of a component accurately and ...

Abstract: A finite element formulation is presented for the viscoelastic dynamic responses of Euler‐Bernoulli beams. A time‐stepping procedure based on New‐mark's method is employed. The changes in creep strain during a time step ...