Engineering Computations: Volume 38 Issue 7

A modified trigonometric cubic B-spline collocation technique for solving the time-fractional diffusion equation

Neeraj Dhiman, M.J. Huntul, Mohammad Tamsir

The purpose of this paper is to present a stable and efficient numerical technique based on modified trigonometric cubic B-spline functions for solving the time-fractional…

The treatment of constraints due to standard boundary conditions in the context of the mixed Web-spline finite element method

Ouadie Koubaiti, Said EL Fakkoussi, Jaouad El-Mekkaoui, Hassan Moustachir, Ahmed Elkhalfi, Catalin I. Pruncu

This paper aims to propose a new boundary condition and a web-spline basis of finite element space approximation to remedy the problems of constraints due to homogeneous and…

M2R-Net: deep network for arbitrary oriented vehicle detection in MiniSAR images

Zishuo Han, Chunping Wang, Qiang Fu

The purpose of this paper is to use the most popular deep learning algorithm to complete the vehicle detection in the urban area of MiniSAR image, and provide reliable means for…

Application of Hagstrom-Warburton high-order truncation boundary condition on time harmonic analysis of concrete arch dam-reservoir systems

Vahid Lotfi, Ali Lotfi

Subsequently, the response of idealized Morrow Point arch dam is studied due to stream, vertical and cross-stream ground motions for reservoir bottom/sidewalls conditions of both…

Slope stability analysis considering the rotated anisotropy in soil properties

Zhen Wang, Huanling Wang, Weiya Xu, W.C. Xie

This paper aims to analyze the influence of rotated anisotropy on the stability of slope, the random finite element method is used in this study.

Optimum design of composite structures with ply drop-offs using response surface methodology

Camila Aparecida Diniz, Yohan Méndez, Fabrício Alves de Almeida, Sebastião Simões da Cunha Jr, G.F. Gomes

Many studies only take into account the ply stacking sequence as the design variable to determine the optimal ply drop-off location; however, it is necessary to optimize other…

Fast and accurate computation of interactions between linear fiber segments

Anirban Pal

Fiber networks represent a vast class of materials, which can be modeled by representing its microstructure using one-dimensional fiber embedded in three-dimensional space…

A numerical method of lower bound dynamic shakedown analysis for 3D structures

Guichen Zhang, Heng Peng, Hongtao Zhang, Juzhen Tang, Yinghua Liu

The safety assessment of engineering structures under repeated variable dynamic loads such as seismic and wind loads can be considered as a dynamic shakedown problem. This paper…

Artificial neural networks applied for solidified soils data prediction: a bibliometric and systematic review

Vinicius Luiz Pacheco, Lucimara Bragagnolo, Antonio Thomé

The purpose of this article is to analyze the state-of-the art in a systematic way, identifying the main research groups and their related topics. The types of studies found are…

Attenuation and dispersion phenomena of shear waves in anelastic and elastic porous strips

Parvez Alam, Suprava Jena, Irfan Anjum Badruddin, Tatagar Mohammad Yunus Khan, Sarfaraz Kamangar

This paper aims to study the attenuation and dispersion phenomena of shear waves in anelastic and elastic porous strips. Numerical investigations are performed for the phase and…