State-of-the-Art in Computational Analysis of Machines, Mechanisms, Structures and Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Background:

This Special Issue deals with the state-of-the-art innovations in the contemporary computational analysis of machines, mechanisms, structures, and materials. Current computer-based analysis methods have reached the point where improvements are made through material science, structural design, and new procedures for mechanism analysis. The application of artificial intelligence has improved these procedures even further to an area of optimization that cannot be performed by the human mind alone. As the impact of the development of human civilization on our environment becomes more visible, there is a clear necessity to switch over to sustainable industry and power generation. This switch requires novel advances in the design of machines and both mechanical and fluid power transmission systems, enabling the harvesting of energy from renewable sources. This enhanced approach, using these new and improved design procedures, is required for the efficient application of already scarce natural resources through sustainable development, with the ultimate goal of providing cost-effective and environmentally friendly designs.

Objective of Special Issue:

The objective of this Special Issue is to represent the latest research using computational technologies to improve the traditional engineering approach to the analysis of complex mechanical systems, the optimization of material properties, and the analysis of structures under load.

Papers of interest deal with, but are not limited to, non-linear mechanics, smart structures, fracture analysis, materials anisotropy, and dynamic load modeling. Real-time simulation and analysis are particularly welcome, as well as interdisciplinary approaches combining several engineering branches. Practical applications from the aerospace, automotive, transportation, power generation, and offshore industries are also welcome.

The Guest Editors hope that you will find the overview of these activities gathered in this Special Issue useful for the advancement of engineering science.    

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Structural Analysis and Optimization;
• Design and Analysis of Smart Structures;
• Design of Advanced and/or Additively Manufactured Materials;
• Optimization of Machines and Mechanisms for Sustainable Development;
• Advanced Mechanical and Fluid Power Transmissions;
• Applied Numerical Optimization and Analysis;
• Engineering Applications of AI- and OR-based Modeling and Analysis.

Dr. Kristina Marković
Dr. Zeljko Vrcan
Dr. Sanjin Troha
Dr. Dragan Marinkovic
Guest Editors

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• computational analysis
• structural analysis
• smart structures
• additively manufactured materials
• machines and mechanisms
• mechanical and fluid power transmissions