COMPUTERS & STRUCTURES

Design of shell-infill structures by a multiscale level set topology optimization method

On the application of machine learning techniques to derive seismic fragility curves

A discrete approach for modelling backfill material in masonry arch bridges

Chaos-based firefly algorithms for optimization of cyclically large-size braced steel domes with multiple frequency constraints

A locking-free face-centred finite volume (FCFV) method for linear elastostatics

Uncertainty propagation of frequency response functions using a multi-output Gaussian Process model

Fully parallel level set method for large-scale structural topology optimization

Hybrid fundamental solution based finite element method for axisymmetric potential problems with arbitrary boundary conditions

An isogeometric analysis to identify the full flexoelectric complex material properties based on electrical impedance curve

Fracture analysis of cracked thin-walled structures using a high-order XFEM and Irwin’s integral

Thermo-mechanical finite element prediction of the structural long-term response of asphalt pavements subjected to periodic traffic load: Tire-pavement interaction and rutting

Insight into the cell-based smoothed finite element method for convection-dominated flows

Guided wave propagation in buried and immersed fluid-filled pipes: Application of the semi analytic finite element method

Semi-analytical orthotropic model for the prediction of the post-buckling behaviour of stiffened cylindrically curved steel panels under uniaxial compression

The strain-smoothed MITC3+ shell finite element

A numerical method for modeling ultrasonic guided waves in thin-walled waveguides coupled to fluids

Optimization of concrete cable-stayed bridges under seismic action

A digital tool to design structurally feasible semi-circular masonry arches composed of interlocking blocks

A damping model for nonlinear dynamic analysis providing uniform damping over a frequency range

A higher-order conformal decomposition finite element method for plane B-rep geometries

Output performance simulation and contact analysis of traveling wave rotary ultrasonic motor based on ADINA

A fracture energy based damage-plasticity interfacial constitutive law for discrete finite element modelling of masonry structures

New enriched 3D solid finite elements: 8-node hexahedral, 6-node prismatic, and 5-node pyramidal elements

Free flexural vibration of tapered beams

Topology optimization of stress-constrained structural elements using risk-factor approach

On the best choice of symmetry group for group-theoretic computational schemes in solid and structural mechanics

Moisture induced strains in spruce from homogenization and transient moisture transport analysis

Design optimization of dynamic flexible multibody systems using the discrete adjoint variable method

Unstrained length-based methods determining an optimized initial shape of 3-dimensional self-anchored suspension bridges

Performance evaluation of a reinforced concrete building strengthened respectively by the infill wall, active and passive tuned mass damper under seismic load

A new state-space method for exponentially damped linear systems

Theoretical formulation and seamless discrete approximation for localized failure of saturated poro-plastic structure interacting with reservoir

Assessment and vulnerability reduction of under-designed existing structures: Traditional vs innovative strategy

Integrated finite strip flutter analysis of bridges

Static and free vibration analysis of Timoshenko beam based on combined peridynamic-classical theory besides FEM formulation

Super and sub-harmonic synchronization in generalized van der Pol oscillator

A computational methodology for simulating quasi-brittle fracture problems

A parametric reduced-order model using substructural mode selections and interpolation

Two-tier model reduction of viscoelastically damped finite element models

A quasi-static nonlinear analysis for assessing the fire resistance of reinforced concrete 3D frames exploiting time-dependent yield surfaces

A beam-column model for evaluating the effects of residual stresses and geometrical imperfections

Mathematical model of deformation of orthotropic shell structures under dynamic loading with transverse shears

On the mitigation of shear locking in laminated plates through p-version refinement

Concurrent topology optimization with uniform microstructure for minimizing dynamic response in the time domain

Nonlinear mixed finite element formulations for the analysis of planar curved beams

Automatic contact detection between rope fibers

Lattice domes reliability by the perturbation-based approaches vs. semi-analytical method