Journal of Engineering Mechanics
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EISSN:1943-7889|ISSN:0733-9399|Disc:The Journal of Engineering Mechanics covers activity and development in the field of applied mechanics as it relates to civil engineering. Research on bioengineering, computational mechanics, computer-aided engineering, dynamics of structures, elasticity, experimental analysis and instrumentation, fluid mechanics, flow of granular media, inelastic behavior of solids and structures, probabilistic methods, properties of materials, fracture mechanics, stability of structural elements and systems, and turbulence is reported. Typically, published papers describe the development and implementation of new analytical models, innovative numerical methods, and novel experimental methods and results|Priority:12|Publisher:American Society of Civil Engineers|
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Universal Runge–Kutta Neural Oscillator for Stochastic Response Analysis of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems under Random Loads
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The Runge–Kutta neural network effectively captures the physical characteristics of dynamic structures, offering clear interpretability and making it well-suited for structural response analysis. However, this neural network ... -
Two-Phase Peridynamic Elasticity with Exponential Kernels. II: Bending, Buckling, and Vibration of Beams
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper is devoted to the static and vibration behavior of a two-phase peridynamic (or relative rotation-based integral approaches) Euler–Bernoulli beam with exponential kernels. This two-phase peridynamic beam theory ... -
Nonlinear Thermomechanical Static and Dynamic Buckling Responses of FG-GPLRC Spherical Caps and Circular Plates with Two-Step Spiderweb Stiffeners and a Piezoelectric Layer
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Nonlinear thermomechanical static and dynamic buckling responses of functionally graded graphene platelets-reinforced composite (FG-GPLRC) circular plates and spherical caps with two-step spiderweb stiffeners and piezoelectric ... -
Importance of Precipitation in the Slowdown of Creep Behavior Induced by Pressure Solution
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Pressure solution is a chemo-mechanical process, involving dissolution at grain/asperity contacts and precipitation away from them. It induces a compaction in time of rocks and sediments. The present study investigates ... -
Calculation Method for the Penetration Depth of Missile Impact on Nuclear Containment Concrete Walls Based on Plastic Limit Theory
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The containment structure is the final barrier in nuclear power plants, designed to prevent the release of radioactive materials under severe accident conditions. Missile impact can pose a serious threat to the integrity ... -
Data-Driven Stochastic Approach for Assessing Future Risk of Wave Overtopping in Coastal Defense Structures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Rising sea levels due to climate change pose a significant threat to coastal regions, especially through wave overtopping, which can lead to hazardous flooding for coastal communities and emphasize the urgent need for ... -
Buckling Load Estimation for Sandwich Plates with Innovative Circular Cell Cores via Nondestructive Vibration Correlation Technique and Machine Learning
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The vibration correlation technique (VCT) has emerged as an advanced and nondestructive approach for structural buckling analysis, offering substantial potential for high-level engineering applications. This study aims to ... -
Two-Phase Peridynamic Elasticity with Exponential Kernels. I: Statics and Vibrations of Axial Rods
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper explores the static and vibration behavior of a two-phase peridynamic rod (or relative displacement-based integral rod model) with exponential kernels. The two-phase peridynamic theory combines a local and a ... -
SH-Wave Scattering at the Boundary between Two Piezoelectric Half-Spaces with Surface-Interface Energy
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The study investigates the reflection and refraction phenomena of shear horizontal (SH) waves at the interface between two piezoelectric media in the scope of surface-interface elasticity. In micro/nano smart structures ... -
Quartic Wiener Path Integral Approximation for Stochastic Response Determination of Nonlinear Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)A novel Wiener path integral (WPI) technique exhibiting an enhanced degree of accuracy is developed for determining the stochastic response of nonlinear structural systems. Specifically, first, the system response joint ... -
Semianalytical Solution for the Transient Response of Multilayered Unsaturated Viscoelastic Porous Media
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Taking into account the stratification and viscoelastic properties of unsaturated porous media, the Poynting–Thomson viscoelastic model is integrated into the Biot-type wave equations tailored for unsaturated porous media, ... -
Modified Analytical Solutions for Purely Elastic Stress and Approximation of the Plastic Zone in Deep-Buried Circular Roadways
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Traditional deep-buried tunnel excavation theories often overlook the self-weight of surrounding rock within the calculation zone, leading to increased design errors and potential safety risks. This study proposes an ... -
Nonlinear Thermal Free Vibration Analysis of SMA-Embedded Damaged Laminated Composite and Experimental Verification
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This research adopted full-scale nonlinearity via Green’s strain in Lagrangian scope to model functional composite structures with and without the crack type of damage. The solutions of linear and nonlinear frequencies ... -
Use of Peak Factors in Response Spectrum–Based Modal Combination Rules for Peak Floor Accelerations
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Response spectrum–based modal combination rules play an important role in the estimation of linear peak responses of multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) systems consistent with the seismic hazard specified through a set of ... -
Rapid Bayesian Hamiltonian Monte Carlo Method for Operational Modal Analysis: Theory, Verification, and Application
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)A rapid Bayesian Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (HMC) method for operational modal analysis (OMA) is proposed. This novel approach assumes a conservative system, treating parameter identification as sampling along the gradient ... -
Insight into Hysteretic Drying and Wetting in Unsaturated Granular Soil from Fully Resolved Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The hysteresis of soil water retention curves (WRCs) originates from multiple factors including the pore geometry, contact angles at the solid–liquid interface, and pore-water morphology. This study exploits high-resolution ... -
Limit State and Bifurcation Point in Hypoelastic Materials for Some Objective Stress Rates
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The limit state in hypoelastic materials, analogous to the failure or yield in classical theory of plasticity, along with the bifurcation point, corresponding to a localized instability, have been studied. Analytical ... -
Response Analysis of Vortex-Induced Random Vibration of Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Nonlinear Structure
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Many wake oscillator (or lift oscillator) models are limited to studying the vortex-induced vibration (VIV) of linear structures excited by a constant-speed fluid flow. However, in wind engineering, real wind is typically ... -
Nonlocal Dynamics in Porous Thermoelastic Plates: A New Framework for Multi-Phase-Lag Theory and Microtemperature Effects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper establishes a fresh mathematical framework for the investigation of improved multi-phase-lag theory for porous thermoelastic plates with microtemperature under nonlocal parameters. This model is made simpler by ... -
Dynamic Response of a Lined Tunnel beneath a Truncated Semicircular Canyon Subjected to Plane SH Waves
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Many underground structures have been constructed beneath irregular topographies, and tunnels traversing canyons are particularly common. Seismic waves propagation is affected by surface irregular topographies and underground ...