Journal of Engineering Mechanics: Recent submissions
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Surface and Interfacial Wave Propagation over an Undulating Bottom in a Stratified Fluid with a Moored Porous-Flexible Barrier
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This work investigated the effect of a porous and flexible barrier and undulating bottom on wave attenuation in a two-layer stratified fluid under the action of oblique wave incidence, using small amplitude and structural ... -
Study on the Hysteresis Performance of Notch-Type Compliant Joints Based on Experimental and Finite-Element Simulation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The incorporation of origami-inspired structures in mechanical engineering has garnered significant attention due to their high efficiency and versatile deformation capabilities. In engineering applications such as ... -
Structural Dynamics Feature Learning Using a Supervised Variational Autoencoder
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In this study, we propose a novel approach for learning structural dynamics and discover useful features using a supervised variational autoencoder (SVAE) with the aim of executing classification tasks that feed into ... -
Stochastic Inference of Plate Bending from Heterogeneous Data: Physics-Informed Gaussian Processes via Kirchhoff–Love Theory
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Advancements in machine learning and an abundance of structural monitoring data have inspired the integration of mechanical models with probabilistic models to identify a structure’s state and quantify the uncertainty of ... -
Roll Waves in Mudflow Modeled as Herschel–Bulkley Fluids
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)We develop a multilayer model to study roll waves in mudflow of Herschel–Bulkley fluids initiated by periodic and localized disturbance. Simulations are conducted of the temporal development of periodic roll waves and ... -
Research on Mode I Crack Propagation Problem Using the Base Force Element Method Based on the Complementary Energy Principle
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)A novel base force element method (BFEM) with separable interfaces based on the complementary energy principle has been proposed. The linear elastic fracture problem of mode I cracks is solved by this complementary finite ... -
Elastoplastic Modeling for Crushable Sands over a Large Stress Range Based on the Particle Rearranging and Crushing State
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The stress–strain behavior of granular soils is related largely to their grain-size distributions and density. If sand particles are crushed under load, some basic physical and mechanical properties of sands will be changed ... -
A Computationally Efficient Approach for Estimation of Tissue Material Parameters from Clinical Imaging Data Using a Level Set Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study proposes a computational method for estimating in vivo mechanical properties of tissues using clinical imaging data. In particular, a new level-set-based objective functional to compare a target and estimated ... -
Mechanism of the Dynamic Response Amplification of Cable Transport Lines: Design Applications Based on Cable Tension Signal Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Cables are used for engineering applications such as transport systems that involve mobile cables suspended between supports for carrying attached vehicles. Because of the inherent cable’s flexibility and the modification ... -
Efficient System Reliability–Based Disaster Resilience Analysis of Structures Using Importance Sampling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Disaster resilience is an emerging concept for managing the risk of civil structural systems considering not only structural safety against extreme loads but also aftermath recovery efforts. The system reliability–based ... -
An Efficient Bayesian Updating Method and Its Application in the Structural Analysis of Underground Tunnels
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Model updating (i.e., inverse problems) involving high-dimension and nonlinearity plays an increasingly important role in various research fields, e.g., digital twin model updating. Bayesian updating has become ... -
Elastic Wave Propagation Analysis Using the Space-Time Discontinuous Galerkin Quadrature Element Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Wave propagation in elastic solids is analyzed by a space-time discontinuous Galerkin quadrature element method. First, the space-time quadrature element is conveniently formulated based on the space-time discontinuous ... -
Multisurface Plasticity for Concrete Subjected to Fire: A Spectral Decomposition–Based Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The paper proposes a spectral decomposition–based approach for implementing a multisurface coupled damage–plasticity model for concrete subjected to fire. The multisurface approach enables distinct flow rules to be used ... -
Guided Wave–Based Defect Localization via Parameterized FRF-Based Reduced-Order Models
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The use of Lamb waves within a guided wave (GW)–based scheme holds promise toward monitoring and nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of plate structures. Their short wavelength enables interaction with small defects and they ... -
Modified Differential Quadrature Method Using Basis Functions Satisfying Multiple Boundary Conditions for Buckling Analyses of Beams and Rectangular Plates
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The paper presents a modified differential quadrature method (DQM) to solve buckling problems of beams and rectangular plates. The proposed method addresses the problem of applying multiple boundary conditions at each ... -
Fisher Information–Based Optimal Sensor Locations for Structural Identification of Nonclassically Damped Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The investigation of optimal sensor location problems in the field of vibration-based structural identification is predominantly performed for classically damped systems. In this study, a methodology is introduced to obtain ... -
Effect of Wrapping Force on the Effective Stiffness of Packed Parallel Wire Cables with Elastoplastic Contacts
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)When cables use many wires packed in a hexagonal pattern wrapped by bands around the surface, effective stiffness plays an important role in structural integrity and safety. This paper studies cylindrical wires packed in ... -
Outcrossing Rate Method for Nonstationary Non-Gaussian Performance Functions and Its Application to Time-Dependent Reliability Assessment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In recent decades, the outcrossing rate method has gained popularity for structural time-dependent reliability assessments (TRA). Despite numerous efforts, developing a general analytical outcrossing rate method for a ... -
Embedded Unit Cell Homogenization Approach for Fracture Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)We extend the applicability of the embedded unit cell (EUC) method to three-dimensional (3D) fracture problems, which are modeled by the extended finite element method (XFEM). The EUC method is a concurrent multiscale ... -
Estimate of Zero-Plane Displacement for Open-Channel Flows with Submerged Rigid Vegetation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Zero-plane is an important reference level included in the logarithmic velocity profile. The prediction of the zero-plane displacement remains challenging, especially in open-channel flows with submerged vegetation. In ...