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... The fuzzy stochastic analysis algorithm encompasses a fuzzy analysis and a stochastic analysis to deal effectively with the fuzziness and randomness characteristics of the uncertainties[r] ... See full document

... Gupta, S., Majhi, D.K., Kundu, S., Vishwakarma, S.K., (2013). Propagation of Love waves in non-homogeneous substratum over initially stressed heterogeneous half-space. Applied Mathematics and Mechcanics 34: 249–258. ... See full document

... Crash testing of bridge barriers is performed with a series of full-scale impact tests that follow the recommended guidelines of the NCHRP Report 350 or MASH to appraise barrier streng[r] ... See full document

... The example is analyzed by using the present HFS-FEM. Figure 11 displays the initial computational mesh, in which three general 8-node hybrid elements and one 22-node hybrid element are employed to model the domain. ... See full document

... A comparison between error percentage in obtained torsional and bending stiffness for all models is depicted in Figure 16. The overall percentage of error in all models is relatively low which illustrates the validity of ... See full document

... The results of experimental tests and numerical simulations, as well as the collapse shapes of the models, showed that the expanded metal tubes can be used as energy absorbers in the i[r] ... See full document

... Based on the theories of thermal elasticity and nonlocal elasticity, Chang (2012) developed an elastic Euler-Bernoulli beam model for the thermal-mechanical vibration and buckling inst[r] ... See full document

... The effects of various parameters such as different boundary conditions, nonlocal parameter, Winkler and Pasternak elastic modulus, temperature and nanotube curvature on the critical[r] ... See full document

... so as to avoid the involvement of attenuation. For the same reason, the incidence was restricted to pre-critical angles. Unfortunately, this is in contrast to the realistic flow mechanics in crustal rocks where the ... See full document

... In this investigation, the analytical approach called Homotopy Analysis Method (HAM) has been successfully applied to find the most accurate analytical solution for the velocity distrib[r] ... See full document

... of Solids and Structures is composed of 6 selected articles among those presented at the 10th International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting (ACE-X 2016), which was held in Split ... See full document

... The current investigation showed that in specific applications, such as the transport of an etha- nol reservoir by a crane using a special truss lifting system attached to the tank throu[r] ... See full document

... The springback angle predictions with the model parameters obtained by the optimization of both cyclic and V-die bending simulations are found to mimic the experimental results in a b[r] ... See full document

... Analyzing Figures 8 to 12 one can observe some aspects which are recurrent. First of all, the rectangular (R) and diamond (D) openings present, respectively, the higher and the lower range for the ratio H 0 L 0 . ... See full document

... • For pullout process, the use of spring elements with variable stiffness, which is associated to interface shear stress as a function of interface slip displacement through Equation 4 [r] ... See full document

... nia, USA, 2015), a commercial software package. The loading conditions used in computer simula- tion were meant to represent the procedures stated in conducting the Brazilian test, as represented in Figure 3 . For that, ... See full document

... Using this artificial neural network, designed for many different projectile masses and exit velocities, the amount of muzzle displacement that occurs when different types of ammunitio[r] ... See full document

... potential are calculated considering calculated yield stresses and r-values corresponding to the equivalent plastic strain values starting from 0.001 to 0.301 at each 0.002 increment. F[r] ... See full document

... .; Enzler, H.; Müssig, J., 2016). All the conducted studies showed a dramatic effect for the fibers type, alignment, length, and processing parameters on the composite performance (Lu, 2002). This research shows a ... See full document

... The finite element analyses carried out on the case study column allowed evaluating the influence of rocking and sliding on its dynamic response, as well as assessing its remarkable vul[r] ... See full document