Journal of Engineering Mechanics: Recent submissions
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Effective Warping Properties and Buckling Analysis of Fiber-Reinforced Elastomeric Isolators
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Fiber-reinforced elastomeric isolators (FREIs) have been proposed as a cost-effective solution for expanding the use of seismic isolation to normal-importance structures. By using lightweight fiber reinforcement and ... -
Numerical Simulations of Particle Behavior and Crushing within a Pressurized Sand Damper Subjected to Cyclic Loading
(ASCE, 2024/01/01)This paper presents a discrete element method (DEM) numerical model to elucidate mechanical behavior, particle crushing, and anisotropy evolution within a pressurized sand damper (PSD) subjected to cyclic loading. Computational ... -
Time-Dependent Elastoplastic Stress of an Infinite Matrix around a Growing Poroelastic Inhomogeneity Inclusion
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)This paper presents a time-dependent analytical solution for undrained elastoplastic response of a porous, fluid-saturated medium to fluid source at the center of an embedded spherical, porous, fluid-saturated inhomogeneity ... -
Applications of Space–Time Elements
(ASCE, 2024/04/01)The potential of a finite-element technique based on an egalitarian meshing of the space–time domain D of physical problems described by parabolic or hyperbolic differential equations is explored. A least-squares minimization ... -
Finite Linear Representation of Nonlinear Structural Dynamics Using Phase Space Embedding Coordinate
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Modeling of structural nonlinear dynamic behavior is a central challenge in civil and mechanical engineering communities. The phase space embedding of response time series has been demonstrated to be an efficient coordinate ... -
Discretize-Then-Optimize Modeling for Dynamic Force Inversion Based on Runge–Kutta Explicit Time Integration
(ASCE, 2024/04/01)This paper presents a new discretize-then-optimize (DTO) method for dynamic force inversion in a two-dimensional (2D) linear elastic, damped solid based on Runge–Kutta (RK) explicit time integration. Previous literature ... -
Analytical Solution to Transversely Isotropic Hollow Cylinder under Axisymmetric Surface Loading Using Variational Principle
(ASCE, 2024/06/01)The behavior of axisymmetric cylinders under various surface loading has remained the topic of research for many years. Most of the solutions presented in the literature are load-specific. Therefore a general solution is ... -
The Combined Effect of Normal Stress and Mechanical Vibration on Wheat Packing Density
(ASCE, 2024/01/01)In this scientific investigation, the impact of mechanical vibrations, precisely the vibration time (t), vibration amplitude (A), and external normal stress (σ), on the packing density (ρ) of wheat is thoroughly examined ... -
Analytic Solution of Timoshenko-Like Deformation in Bidirectional Functionally Graded Beams
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)The variational asymptotic method (VAM) was used to analyze the deformation behavior of bidirectional functionally graded material (FGM) beams under transverse loading. Gradation was provided in the longitudinal as well ... -
Instantaneous Power Balance Algorithm for Flutter Critical Wind Speed Prediction of Bridge Girders
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Wind-induced vibration has become increasingly prominent for long-span bridges. Flutter instability, as a type of divergent vibration, is a key component in the wind resistance investigation of long-span bridges. Based on ... -
A Critical Evaluation of Some Constitutive Models for Finite-Element Simulation of Structural Steel Components
(ASCE, 2024/01/01)Currently, finite-element (FE) simulation is ubiquitous in engineering research and practice as a tool for solving a wide variety of problems. In steel structures, high-fidelity continuum FE (CFE) analysis is often used ... -
Advancing Understanding of the Influence of Drained Cyclic Loading on Sand Behavior Using DEM
(ASCE, 2024/01/01)Understanding the response of sand to drained cyclic loading is relevant to the design of abutments of integral bridges and foundations of wind turbines among other applications. In this study, the discrete element method ... -
Largest Experimental Investigation on Size Effect of Concrete Notched Beams
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)This work presents an experimental study performed to investigate the effect of the size of the specimen on the fracture response of geometrically similar concrete notched beams. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this ... -
Isogeometric Analysis for Nonlocal Vibration Characteristics of BFGP Curved Nanobeams with Variable Nonlocal Parameters
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)In this paper, for the first time, isogeometric analysis (IGA) and nonlocal theory are used to investigate the free vibration and transient response of bidirectional functionally graded porous (BFGP) curved nanobeams with ... -
Model Falsification from a Bayesian Viewpoint with Applications to Parameter Inference and Model Selection of Dynamical Systems
(ASCE, 2024/06/01)This work provides a Bayesian reinterpretation of model falsification. We show that model falsification can be viewed as an approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) approach when hypotheses (models) are sampled from a prior. ... -
A Semianalytical Solution for the Transient Response of One-Dimensional Unsaturated Single-Layer Porous Media with General Boundary Conditions
(ASCE, 2024/06/01)According to the governing wave equations for unsaturated porous media, a theoretical model is proposed to obtain the transient response solution of single-layer unsaturated porous media in one-dimensional conditions with ... -
Buckling of Short Beams Considering Shear Warping: Application to Fiber-Reinforced Elastomeric Isolators
(ASCE, 2024/01/01)This paper presents a theory for the buckling of short beams considering cross-sectional distortions due to transverse shear (i.e., shear warping), based on the consistent linearization of a geometrically nonlinear ... -
Effect of Seepage Differential Pressure on Permeability Evolution of Tunnel Lining Fracture under Hydraulic–Mechanical Coupling Process
(ASCE, 2024/01/01)The permeability evolution of lining fracture is of great significance for the safety evaluation of tunnel engineering in service. To date, there are few reports on the evolution in concrete fracture permeability when ... -
An Experimental Investigation for Detection, Localization, and Quantification of Compound Changes in Complex Uncertain Systems
(ASCE, 2024/01/01)The field of (practical) data-driven approaches that utilize the vibration signature of target systems for developing mathematical models (for computational purposes, control, or anomaly detection for structural health ... -
Analytical Study on Response Power Spectral Density of Structures Subjected to Nonstationary Excitation Considering Transient Responses
(ASCE, 2024/01/01)Computing the response power spectral densities (PSDs) of structures from the excitation PSDs has always been a classical problem in structural random vibration. Conventional analytical methods ignore the frequency ...