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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Analysis of Wave Motion and Deformation in a Nonlocal Micropolar Poro-Thermoelastic Plate with Three Memory-Dependent Theories
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This article presents the impact of nonlocal parameters (NLP) on wave motion and deformation in a micropolar porous thermoelastic plate under memory-dependent derivatives (MDD). The basic equations are converted into ... -
Numerical Simulation of Crack Propagation and Coalescence in Quasi-Brittle Materials under Compression Using the Field-Enriched Finite-Element Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In this paper, the field-enriched finite-element method is developed to simulate crack evolution of quasibrittle materials under compression by considering two kinds of fracture criteria: the maximum circumferential stress ... -
Nonlinear Seismic Assessment of Concrete Dams Using a Novel Elastoplastic Damage Numerical Framework
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Numerical simulations were conducted to investigate the damage modes of concrete dams under seismic loading. The employed numerical model is based on an elastoplastic damage numerical framework for concrete, which innovatively ... -
Neural Network–Augmented Physics Models Using Modal Truncation for Dynamic MDOF Systems under Response-Dependent Forces
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Accurate prediction of the dynamic response of a structure is crucial for its system identification, reliability analysis, and health monitoring. However, uncertainties in physics-based models and parameters may cause a ... -
Modeling Foot–Floor Interactions during Walking for Normal and Abnormal Gaits
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Abnormalities of human walking are critical indicators for the early detection of the risk of trips and falls and of neuromusculoskeletal disorders such as joint impairments, Parkinson’s, and stroke. Understanding the ... -
Minkowski Sum–Enhanced 3D Mesoscale Structure Model for Concrete with High Aggregate Volume Fractions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper presents a novel and efficient method for generating three-dimensional (3D) mesoscale structures of concrete using the discrete element method (DEM). The proposed approach enables the flexible and precise ... -
Mechanism of Grain and Twin Nanoboundaries Making Strength and Wear Resistance Different in CoCrFeNiCu: A Molecular Dynamics Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)With the indenter scratches the single-crystal, polycrystalline and polycrystalline-twin structures CoCrFeNiCu, these characteristics in various crystal nanostructures were found. Single-crystal structure CoCrFeNiCu has ... -
Mechanism of Elastic–Plastic Crack Initiation in Unsaturated Rock Cracks under Gas–Ice Pressure at Low Temperatures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)While analyzing the frost heaving and cracking of rock mass in cold regions, it is generally assumed that the cracks are fully saturated. However, rock mass cracks are often in an unsaturated state in actual engineering ... -
Mechanical Properties of the Interface between Reactive Powder Concrete and Aggregates at Different Temperatures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)To analyze the effect of temperature on the failure of the interface between reactive powder concrete (RPC) and aggregate, a constitutive model based on the elastoplastic theory to describe both tension and shear failure ... -
Mechanical Behavior and Energy Absorption of TPMS Diamond Structures and Hybrid SC-FCC-BCC Plate-Lattices
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Architected cellular materials and structures provide the ability to tailor mechanical and functional properties based on design topological aspects. With the progressive advancement of additive manufacturing techniques, ... -
MASKE: A Kinetic Simulator of Coupled Chemical and Mechanical Processes Driving Microstructural Evolution
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The microstructure of materials evolves through chemical reactions and mechanical stress, often strongly coupled in phenomena such as pressure solution or crystallization pressure. This article presents the Microstructural ... -
LIGO Newtonian Noise Cancellation Using Metamaterial-Based Periodic Structures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper presents a novel approach to mitigating Newtonian noise (NN) in laser interferometer gravitational wave observatory (LIGO) on Earth’s surface. The proposed method offers an unprecedented means to enhance the ... -
Investigation of Epoxy Resin under Uniaxial, Biaxial, and Triaxial Quasi-Static Loads
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Several studies indicate that epoxy resin exhibits a very wide range of mechanical behavior, in particular its strength, as a function of stress state. Especially when epoxy resin is used as matrix material for fiber ... -
Influence of Size and Shape of Defects on Deformation Concentration and Brittle Fracture of Perforated Plates
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The study investigates how different shapes and sizes of defects affect the fracture of a typical brittle material. The strain distribution and the fracture strength of perforated polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) plates with ... -
Impact of Road Roughness on Tire–Pavement Contact Stresses during Vehicle Maneuvering
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The deterioration of the US transportation highway network and the onset of new technologies in the freight industry are expected to cause changes in the axle load magnitude and distribution, further exacerbating the ... -
Gaussian Process–Based Optimal Design of a Negative Stiffness Device under Stochastic Seismic Excitation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The protection of buildings under seismic events necessitates the development of efficient vibration mitigation devices. The recently proposed negative stiffness vibration (NegSV) device materializes such a seismic protection ... -
Fuzzy Dynamic Responses of Train–Bridge Coupled System Based on Information Entropy
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In the analysis of a train–bridge coupled system, fuzzy uncertainty is a factor that must be considered in the prediction of coupled vibration response, but it has not been considered so far. In this work, the concept of ... -
Fracture in 3D-Printed Concrete Beams: Deflection and Penetration of Impinging Cracks at Layer Interfaces
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Structural assemblies produced using three-dimensional (3D) concrete printing consist of multiple layers of extruded material deposited along precise trajectories. The stress response of the printed assembly relies on the ... -
Fluid Seepage into a Rotating Channel Filled with a Porous Medium
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Liquid or gas seeps into one side of a porous layer. Coriolis forces affect the flow due to system rotation. The problem models seepage flow into a porous rock fault under planetary rotation. Using similarity, the ... -
A Whole-Rate-Region Fatigue Crack Growth Model Incorporating Nonlinear Rate Evolution Characteristics Based on a Peridynamic Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The traditional peridynamic fatigue model is capable of simulating the fatigue behaviors in stable region because of its correlation to the Paris law, which describes the stable evolution of fatigue crack growth rate. ...