Journal of Engineering Mechanics: Recent submissions
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Atomistic-Informed and Machine Learning–Assisted Crystal Plasticity Modeling for Material Interfaces
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper presents a novel methodology that addresses the limited predictive capability of the existing crystal plasticity (CP) method in interfaces modeling. Our approach incorporates interfacial parameters generated ... -
Three-Variate Nonstationary Probabilistic Wind Field Modeling with Time-Varying Spatial Coherence via the NUFFT-Enhanced Stochastic Wave–Based Spectral Representation Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)To conduct accurate reliability analysis of complex wind-sensitive structures, it is crucial to model three-variate (3V) nonstationary probabilistic turbulences considering two-point time-varying spatial coherence and ... -
Three-Dimensional Mesomechanical Complex Modulus Prediction for Asphalt Mortar Considering Conjunctive Shell Mechanism of Interface Transition Zones and Properties of Coarse Mastic
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Asphalt mortar is a mixture of asphalt mastic and fine aggregates (<2.36 mm) in asphalt concrete. Accurately predicting the complex modulus of asphalt mortar is essential to further estimating asphalt concrete’s ... -
Theoretical Model of Seismic Fracture Prediction for Low-Yield-Point Steel LYP225 and Its Validation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The fracture of energy-dissipation components with low-yield-point (LYP) steels under seismic action may cause the progressive collapse of the structures. Therefore, it is essential to predict the fracture of various LYP ... -
Temporal Homogenization Modeling of Viscoelastic Asphalt Concretes and Pavement Structures under Large Numbers of Load Cycles
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This paper aims to introduce a highly efficient computational model compared to the current cycle-by-cycle simulation strategy to compute the viscoelastic responses of asphalt concretes and pavement structures under large ... -
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 ...