Journal of Engineering Mechanics: Recent submissions
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Noncoaxial Behavior of Granular Materials under Principal Stress Rotation: Insights from Stress Probing Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractNoncoaxiality refers to the deviation between the principal directions of plastic strain increment and stress. However, in laboratory tests, due to the difficulty of separating elastic and plastic strains, the ... -
Phase-Shifting Filtering Method for Simulating Three-Dimensional Directional Ocean Waves
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractOcean wave action is a key environmental load on marine structures, and its numerical simulation is a critical issue in the field of ocean engineering. In stochastic dynamic response analysis and time-variant ... -
Compressive Rate-Dependent Modification of a von Wolffersdorff Hypoplastic Model and Application to Underground Explosions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractAlthough it is well-known that the particle strength has a three-regime increment under the full range of strain rates, strain rate effects are rarely considered in the granular materials because of a lack of ... -
Simplified Continuum Approach for Modeling Soft Composites with Fiber–Matrix Shear Interactions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractFiber–matrix interactions are a significant domain of study while describing the mechanical behavior of an anisotropic hyperelastic composite. Quantification of these interactions is primarily possible by evaluating ... -
From Particle Gradation to Soil Water Retention and Suction Stress Characteristic Curves of Sands Using the Unsaturated Discrete Spheres Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractThe soil-water retention curve (SWRC) and suction stress characteristic curve (SSCC) are fundamental to understanding the hydromechanical behavior of unsaturated soils. However, direct laboratory measurement of ... -
Novel Framework for Solving the Two-Dimensional Consolidation Problem Using the Random Feynman–Kac Formulation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThis paper presents a novel framework for solving the plane strain two-dimensional (2D) consolidation problem of saturated soils using the random Feynman–Kac (RF–K) formulation. The proposed framework addresses the ... -
Role of Particle Shape in the Combined Fabric Evolution for Contact Normal and Particle Orientation Anisotropy Based on X-Ray Tomography Imaging
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractParticle shape plays a crucial role in influencing the mechanical behavior of granular materials, yet its evolution under loading requires further understanding. This study validates the combined fabric evolution ... -
Straightforward Superposition: An Analytic Framework to Buckling in Orthotropic Rectangular Plates
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThis work introduces a systematic and straightforward superposition framework for obtaining analytic buckling solutions, characterized by its clear derivation procedures and concise final analytic expressions. ... -
Response Spectrum Method for Rapid Acoustic Fatigue Assessment by Improving the Nomograph
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractIn this paper, an acoustic response spectrum method is presented for fatigue damage analysis of thin-walled structures under uncorrelated random acoustic loads. The nomograph is improved to obtain the fatigue damage ... -
Development Length of a High-Strength Steel Wire in a Bridge Cable Changing with Wrapping Force and Axial Load
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractThis paper studies the force transfer of a large bridge cable containing a broken wire under wrapping force and axial load. Following our recent work, the wrapping force transferred through the contacts between the ... -
Analysis of SH Wave Reflection and Refraction at a Viscoelastic Membrane Interface
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractThis study investigates the behavior of shear-horizontal (SH) waves in viscoelastic substrates, with a particular focus on wave reflection and refraction phenomena. The interaction between SH waves and common ... -
Computationally Efficient Time-Domain Finite-Element Model Updating for Joint Input-Parameter Estimation Based on a Simplified Response Sensitivity Calculation Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractPerforming time-domain output-only finite-element (FE) model updating to estimate unknown input load time histories is usually hindered by the high computational cost required for calculating FE response sensitivities ... -
New Insight into the Analysis of Size-Dependent Higher-Order Microplates with Modified Strain Gradient Finite Elements
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThis study investigated the vibrational behavior of higher-order microplates by incorporating modified strain gradient continuum theory (MSGT) to account for size-reduction effects. A novel finite-element formulation ... -
Randomized Time-Delayed Dynamic Mode Decomposition Approach for Reconstruction of Wind Pressure Fields on High-Rise Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractDynamic mode decomposition (DMD) provides an effective approach for analyzing complex wind pressure fields by decomposing them into spatiotemporal modes. However, traditional DMD suffers from two main limitations: ... -
Static-Fatigue Unified Damage Constitutive Model of Concrete Based on Accumulated Energy Equivalent Strain
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractDamage accumulation and mechanical performance degradation will inevitably occur in concrete structures under long-term repeated loading. A reliable concrete constitutive model is essential for accurately predicting ... -
Regulation of the Mechanical Behavior of Frozen Soil during Warming and Thawing by Ice Nucleation Active Bacteria
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractInfrastructures in cold regions are suffering thaw subsidence–caused issues because of ice thawing in frozen soil under climatic warming. The loss of crystalline ice and the subsequent reduction of soil load-bearing ... -
Computational Study of Optimal Aggregate Ratio in the Mix Design of Various Concrete Types
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractThe construction industry is increasingly prioritizing the enhancement of concrete materials to meet environmental goals and promote sustainability by optimizing aggregate proportion. The improvement of aggregate ... -
Growth Rate of Natural Hydraulic Fracture
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractNatural hydraulic fractures (NHFs) are tensile fractures that form in fluid-saturated rocks when in-situ pore pressure exceeds the minimum compressive stress. Their propagation is controlled by the inflow of pore ... -
Aerodynamic Flutter of an Orthotropic Hyperbolic Paraboloid Tensile Membrane
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractTensile membranes are widely used in civil structures, aerospace, and mechanical systems due to multiple attributes. The inherent flexibility of membranes triggers aerodynamic instabilities in the form of divergence ... -
Thrombosis Simulation Using a Triphasic Porous Medium Model: Application to Aortic Dissection
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThis study presents a comprehensive framework for modeling a thrombus growth as a strongly coupled multiphasic porous medium in the context of Type B aortic dissection. Using the theory of porous media, the thrombus ...