Mathematical Models for Civil Engineering

CivilEng launches a new Section in the Journal called “Mathematical Models for Civil Engineering”, aimed to attract the interest of scholars to a forum in which theoretical models are discussed, of potential utility in current (or even futuristic) applications. Papers should develop speculative investigations, finalized to supply physical interpretations, contributing to enlarging the general knowledge in the field.

Papers submitted to the Section “Mathematical Models for Civil Engineering” will contain the following: the description of a phenomenon or a specific problem, the formulation of a mathematical model based on reasonable hypotheses, the treatment of the equations, the presentation of one or more sample examples, with numerical results displayed, interpreted and commented on. Solutions will not necessarily be analytical, although welcome, but numerical methods could be used for solving the already formulated analytical model. Numerical or physical experiments are also highly appreciated when finalized to validate the mathematical model and not to substitute it.

Papers in any field of civil engineering are accepted in this Section. This aspect will make CivilEng valuable in the field of existing scientific journals. Indeed, the initiative will bring together contributions of scholars working on different topics, in accordance with the multidisciplinary scope of the journal. A non-exhaustive list of topics is provided in the following:

• Elasticity, plasticity, viscosity, damage, fracture and fatigue.
• Homogenization methods for materials and structures.
• Wave propagation in solids and fluids.
• Linear and nonlinear vibrations of structures.
• Energy harvesting from structures and fluids.
• Buckling and post-buckling of structures.
• Active and passive control of structures.
• Wind–structure, ground–structure and fluid–structure interactions.
• Geomechanics and geomaterial modeling.
• Marine and coastal engineering modeling.
• Transport system (e.g., cable-driven, rail system, …) modeling.
• Infrastructures (e.g., bridges, pipe lines, electrical lines, …) modeling.
• Mathematical models for building physics.
• Mathematical models for urban planning.
• Risk and failure analyses of civil engineering systems.