Engineering cementitious composites (ECC) are widely used in concrete structures for resisting impact loads. This paper establishes a peridynamics (PD)-based model for impact crack propagation in ECC, incorporating a failure criterion considering …

A novel type of lightweight and high-performance, collinear polymer lattices is presented in which the concept of stayed slender columns is exploited with the aid of material extrusion additive manufacturing (MEX). The stays, preventing lower …

This study delves into a Bayesian machine learning (ML) framework designed to comprehensively characterize cutting force and residual stress in the micro end milling process across a diverse range of aluminum alloys. The foundation of this …

Spinodoid topologies are bicontinuous porous microstructures inspired by the natural spinodal decomposition process. They offer a vast design space and are capable of representing anisotropic topologies, which makes them suitable for use in …

This paper presents the quasi-static free inversion behavior of a new conical tube absorber. The absorber is composed of a multi-component conical tube with a spherical end cap and varying lengths and diameters. When this structure undergoes an …

Due to their superior biocompatibility, flexibility and control strategy compared to the traditional robots, soft robots have been widely used in a wide spectrum of engineering areas, such as biomedical, exploration, aerospace, intelligent devices …

This article explores the waveguide phenomenon that possesses trifurcated rigid inlet/outlet and muffler conditions. Additionally, this waveguide is linked to a finite, thin, and flexible shell with the aid of partitioning discs located at the …

Composite materials offer the unique advantage of allowing customization of their properties based on their load. However, the optimization of composite laminate properties can often be challenging, often leading to quasi-isotropic designs or the …

This study presents a novel and efficient approach for analyzing the nonlinear behavior of nanoscale plates composed of functionally graded (FG) piezoelectric porous materials. Our approach, which focuses on small-scale structures, demonstrates …

The tube hydroforging process (THFG) is an advanced technology for manufacturing tubular components with complex cross-sections. The positive-curvature arc is one of the most fundamental and difficult-to-form features of complex cross-sections.

Traditional acoustic materials typically have fixed acoustic bandgaps (BGs), making them unsuitable for complex vibration environments. In recent years, prestress-controlled acoustic metamaterials have emerged as an effective solution. However …

A novel material testing concept is developed in order to provide tensile and compressive properties within a single mechanical test. A new specimen geometry is designed for testing in a universal testing machine. Under tensile load, both a …

In recent years, significant attention has been garnered by Tailor Rolled Blanks (TRBs), especially within the automotive industry, attributed to their unique performance characteristics, defined by varying thickness profiles. Nonetheless, the …

The immersed roller is very common in the roll-to-roll industry, such as hot dip galvanizing, electroplating, roll coating. In these applications, the strip is developing thinner and wider, and its flexibility is also strengthening. The vibration …

This paper investigates stability and free vibration behaviours of bi-directional functionally graded material (BDFGM) curved sandwich beams. Simultaneous variation of material compositions along tangential and radial direction is considered. A …

An approach to estimating the dynamic characteristic of one-dimensional orthorhombic quasicrystal sector plates with various boundary conditions is presented. These investigated structures have an arbitrary angle span, and the constituent …

This research extensively used different progressive machine learning (ML) techniques to predict the compressive strength (CS) and tensile strain (TSt) of engineered cementitious composites (ECC) with 14 input variables and six algorithms.

In view of the fact that composite material structures will be affected by multi-source uncertainty factors during use, a new method for predicting the uncertainty of the residual strength of porous laminates in hot and humid environments is …

In this paper, we delve into the evolving landscape of vibration-based structural damage detection (SDD) methodologies, emphasizing the pivotal role civil structures play in society's wellbeing and progress. While the significance of monitoring …

In this paper, we extend our earlier single blade shedding studies by examining the dynamics of multiple blade shedding in a fan disc of an aviation gas turbine engine experimentally using a scaled-down test rig with improved instrumentation and …