To investigate the seismic behavior of the wall pier of a covered bridge, the multi-layer shell element in OpenSEES was used to carry out the numerical analysis under a horizontal low cyclic loading in the weak axis direction. The effects of the mesh...
Due to the higher lateral stiffness, load-carrying, and energy dissipation capacities compared with traditional reinforced concrete (R.C.) shear walls, steel shape-reinforced concrete (SRC) shear walls, in which steel profiles are encased in the boun...
Addressing the limitations of restricted coding capacity and material dependency in acoustic identity tags for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), this study introduces a novel passive acoustic identification tag (AID) design based on multilayered...
In this article, a layered shell element-based, elastic finite element method for predicting welding distortion in multi-pass welding is developed. The welding distortion generated in each pass can be predicted by employing layer-by-layer equivalent...
Robust finite element models are utilised for their ability to predict simple to complex mechanical behaviour under certain conditions at a very low cost compared to experimental studies, as this reduces the need for physical prototypes while allowin...
This article presents a numerical study of the influence of applied nonlinearities on the response of a flat slab–column structure under progressive collapse conditions. A key aspect of the work is the extension of nonlinear static analysis by...
Nowadays, the durability of reinforced concrete (RC) elements affected by corrosion has become a worldwide research topic, especially after some catastrophic failures that have involved corroded structures and infrastructures. One of the main purpose...
Multi-layer fabrics are commonly used in ballistics shields with a lower bulletproof class to protect against pistol and revolver bullets. In order to additionally limit the dynamic deflection of the samples, layers reinforced with additional materia...
This paper presents a numerical reduced-order modeling (ROM) approach for complex multi-layered arrays of piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (PMUTs). The numerical modeling technique adopted to generate an array of PMUTs consisting of...
This study proposes the DNN-MVLEM, a novel macromodel for the non-linear analysis of RC shear walls based on deep neural networks (DNN); while most RC shear wall macromodeling techniques follow a deterministic approach to find the right configuration...
During their service life, existing structures may suffer a combination of ageing and reinforcement corrosion. The corrosion deterioration can significantly affect the durability of reinforced concrete (RC) elements causing premature concrete crushin...
The double-layered cylindrical shell represents a key structural configuration for underwater vehicles, where its vibration behavior remains a primary concern in engineering design and analysis. This study develops a spectral element method (SEM) for...
The research on the structural response of explosive vessel is an important basis for the design of explosive vessels. Double-layer cylinder structures are widely used in the design of various explosive vessels. This paper studied the deformation of...
The superimposed slab shear wall has been found to be more and more applicable in the building construction industry due to its building industrialization superiority. The hysteretic behavior of superimposed slab shear walls accounts for an important...
A graded multilayer corrugated-core sandwich cylindrical shell is proposed as an innovative blast-resistant container to resist internal blast loading. The blast resistance performance of both uniform and graded multilayer corrugated shells was syste...
Rare earth-doped nanoparticles (RENPs) are promising biomaterials with substantial potential in biomedical applications. Their multilayered core–shell structure design allows for more diverse uses, such as orthogonal excitation. However, the ty...
In this paper, the free vibration response of a stiffened functionally graded graphene nanoplatelet (GPL)-reinforced composite multilayer cylindrical shell panel is studied for the first time. The shell is stiffened by both stringers and rings. Addit...
An innovative type of precast braced concrete shear (PBCS) wall has been tested and verified to have comparable shear resistances relative to conventional cast-in-place reinforced concrete (RC) shear walls. The triangular or rectangular embedded expa...
The discrete element model of Mactra veneriformis currently employs an oversimplified multi-sphere approach using EDEM’s Hertz–Mindlin model, assuming uniform shell–flesh mechanical properties. This study developed an advanced dual-...
Multi-cavity double steel plate–concrete composite structures are composed of two layers of steel plates, accompanied by steel flanges, diaphragms, and a core of concrete. Thanks to their exceptional mechanical attributes, these structures have...
The application of computer vision and machine learning methods for semantic segmentation of the structural elements of 3D-printed products in the field of additive manufacturing (AM) can improve real-time failure analysis systems and potentially red...
Compressed gas storage of hydrogen has emerged as the preferred choice for fuel cell vehicle manufacturers, as well as for various applications, like road transport and aviation. However, designers face increasing challenges in designing safe and eff...
The present research aims at determining the axial buckling load of stiffened multilayer cylindrical shell panels made of functionally graded graphene-reinforced composites (FG-GPL RCs). Rings and stringers are applied as stiffening tools for shell p...
Ball-shell rotors with non-standard shapes, non-uniform conductive coatings, and eccentric masses machined by conventional processes constrain the improvement of levitation and torque accuracy of magnetically levitated momentum balls. This paper focu...
This study addresses the challenge of multi-order resonance in base structures within the low-frequency range (10~300 Hz), a common issue in shipbuilding and aerospace applications. Traditional vibration control methods, including those based on the...
The unstable combustion problem in small-sized solid rocket engines with a large aspect ratio is so complicated that its causes remain unclear. In this study, the coupled vibration between the sound field and shell in the engines was proposed as a po...
To produce antioxidant substances from agricultural waste Camellia spp. fruit shells before their further utilization, gallic acid from five kinds of Camellia spp. fruit shells was separated on specific recognition by deep eutectic solvent molecularl...
Because the interfacial Cu0/Cu+ in Cu-based electrocatalyst promotes CO2 electroreduction activity, it would be highly desirable to physically separate Cu-based nanoparticles through coating shells and load them onto porous carriers. Herein, multilay...
Although carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites have excellent intrinsic mechanical properties, they are vulnerable to impact loads because of their weak inter-laminar fracture toughness, which results in delamination damage. This study pr...
Photonic and acoustic jets are subwavelength wave localization phenomena formed in the near field of dielectric or elastic scatterers, enabling spatial resolution beyond classical diffraction limits and motivating applications in sensing, imaging, an...
Novel derivatives were prepared by reaction of aromatic amines with 2-(4-ethylphenoxymethyl)benzoyl isothiocyanate, affording the N-[2-(4-ethylphenoxymethyl) benzoyl]-Nꞌ-(substituted phenyl)thiourea. Structural elucidation of these compounds was perf...
This study focuses on an equivalent model of Polyvinyl Butyral (PVB) laminated glass to simulate the Head Injury Criterion (HIC) when a pedestrian collides with a TRAM. To simulate the collision behavior that occurs when a pedestrian’s head col...
Different approaches for the simulation of wrinkling during forming of textile reinforcements are presented. It is shown that 3D finite element modeling requires the consideration of an additional bending stiffness of the fibers. In shell-type modeli...
The structural design of aeronautical composite components requires numerical models which capture multilayer behaviour while keeping computational costs manageable. High-fidelity three-dimensional (3D) finite element models are often too expensive f...
The construction of a heterostructured nanowires array allows the simultaneous manipulation of the interfacial, surface, charge transport, and transfer properties, offering new opportunities to achieve multi-functionality for various applications. He...
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are widely used in electric vehicles and energy storage systems, making accurate state transition monitoring a key research topic. This paper presents a characterization method for large-format LIBs based on phased-array...
To provide reliable impact protection for a flying car power battery pack under stringent lightweight requirements, especially under takeoff, landing, and drop impact scenarios, a biomimetic metamaterial sandwich enclosure inspired by the hierarchica...
In this paper, the ballistic performance of a multilayered composite inspired by the structural characteristics of nacre is numerically investigated using finite element (FE) simulations. Nacre is a natural composite material found in the shells of s...