Journal of Engineering Mechanics: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Innovative Formulation for the Bending of Plates with Reentrant Angles
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Very recently, an innovative mesh-free method, the so-called line element-less method (LEM), has been proposed to determine the response of plates under uniformly distributed edge moments. However, the previous formulations ... -
Cold-Formed Cross-Sectional Folds with Optimal Signature Curve
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)A novel figure of merit based on the concept of signature curve for cold formed steel (CFS) cross sections is used to improve the structural member’s overall behavior regardless of length and boundary conditions. The ... -
Regularized Density-Driven Damage Mechanics Model for Failure Analysis of Cementitious Composites
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This paper presents the mathematical derivation and numerical implementation of a novel regularized density-driven damage mechanics (D3M) model for simulating failure in concrete members. The novel idea behind the derivation ... -
The Role of the Horizon in Modeling Failure due to Strain and Damage Localization with Peridynamics
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This paper investigates the effect of the horizon size on failure due to strain and damage localization in the case where peridynamics is a nonlocal theory by its own, which corresponds to most bond-based peridynamics ... -
Modified Damage Model of Aeolian Sand Self-Compacting Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Modeling of concrete damage is an important branch of concrete structural analysis; however, the damage behavior of different types of concrete varies. In this study, mechanical property tests were conducted to modify the ... -
Stochastic Response Determination of Hysteretic Vibratory Energy Harvesters with Fractional Derivatives via Stochastic Averaging
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The realistic modeling of vibratory energy harvesters is necessary to ensure their reliable performance when subjected to random excitation. However, the hysteretic behavior of piezoelectric materials and the nonlocality ... -
Discrete-Element Quantification of the Noncoaxiality of Anisotropic Granular Materials under Orientational Rotational Shear
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The discrete-element method was employed to investigate the macro- and micromechanical behaviors of anisotropic granular specimens using orientational rotational shear (ORS) tests. The variations in the initial fabric ... -
Dynamic Torsional Vibration of a Pipe Pile in Radial Heterogeneous Transversely Isotropic Saturated Soil
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)A rigorous theoretical solution is presented for torsional vibration response of a pipe pile embedded in radial heterogeneous transversely isotropic saturated soil. The method was successfully verified against the analytical ... -
Microscopic and Macroscopic Creep Damage Behavior and Constitutive Model of Sandstone Subjected to Static and Dynamic Coupled Loading
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Understanding the instantaneous and creep mechanical responses of rocks subjected to the combined influence of static and dynamic loading is of great importance for designing underground works. This study developed an ... -
Drained Solution for Elastoplastic Stress of Compressible Matrix around a Growing Poroelastic Inhomogeneity Inclusion
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)An analytical solution is presented for spherically symmetric growth of a fluid-saturated, poroelastic inhomogeneity inclusion embedded within a compressible elastoplastic matrix. A fluid source at the center causes the ... -
Aging Epidemiology: A Hereditary Mechanics–Inspired Approach to COVID-19 Fatality Rates
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The COVID-19 pandemic has evidenced that reliable model-based epidemiological predictions have remained an open challenge, and this concerns in particular the identification of model parameters that may change throughout ... -
Thermal Actuator Identification and Control for Thermomechanical Real-Time Cyber–Physical Testing
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Thermomechanical cyber–physical testing enables two-way thermal coupling between a numerical and an experimental subsystem. The interactions between the numerical model and the physical specimen occur through transfer ... -
Curvilinear Slope Profile–Based Seismic Stability for Rock Slopes Using Stress Characteristics Method and Generalized Hoek–Brown Criterion
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This paper introduces a novel approach to analyze the seismic stability of rock slopes using the stress characteristics method (SCM). Based on a prescribed factor of safety (FS), the slope profile (SP) is forthrightly ... -
Response Control of SDOF System with Inerter-Assisted Tuned Liquid Sloshing Damper
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In the present study, an inerter is introduced between a tuned liquid sloshing damper (TLSD) and a single degree of freedom (SDOF) system. The resulting vibration control system is known as an inerter-assisted tuned liquid ... -
Approximating Fracture Paths in Random Heterogeneous Materials: A Probabilistic Learning Perspective
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Approximation frameworks for phase-field models of brittle fracture are presented and compared in this work. Such methods aim to address the computational cost associated with conducting full-scale simulations of brittle ...