This study aims to provide a comprehensive exploration of the nonlinear vortex-induced vibration (VIV) characteristics of the wind turbines in parked conditions. Considering the influences of the aero-damping and structure of the wind turbine, a vibration mitigation strategy for VIV is proposed to avoid the potential harm caused by VIV in practical projects. The finite element method (FEM) is used

It is well known that, during replication, RNA viruses spontaneously generate defective viral genomes (DVGs). DVGs are unable to complete an infectious cycle autonomously and depend on coinfection with a wild-type helper virus (HV) for their replication and/or transmission. The study of the dynamics arising from a HV and its DVGs has been a longstanding question in virology. It has been shown that

This work introduces an innovative strategy for mitigating shadow effects in images through the utilization of a time-fractionated anisotropic osmosis equation. The method goes beyond conventional approaches by incorporating a newly derived bilateral total variation (BTV) term, coupled with a nonlinear anisotropic transport component. Theoretical insights are rigorously presented, accompanied by a

This work delves into the study of stresses induced in a non-homogeneous pre-stressed nearly incompressible elastic substrate with irregularity as a result of a normal load moving on its rough surface. The irregularity on the free surface of the substrate is considered in the form of parabolic irregularity. The solution methodology features the applicability of perturbation method along with substitution

This paper proposes two realistic and biologically viable methods for -based biocontrol of mosquitoes, assuming imperfect maternal transmission of the bacterium, incomplete cytoplasmic incompatibility, and direct loss of infection caused by thermal stress. Both methods are based on optimization approaches and allow for the stable persistence of -infected mosquitoes in the wild populations in a minimum

The move towards a circular economy represents an urgent need for production and distribution systems. For this reason, traditional supply chains must rearrange their structures and configurations to reduce virgin material extraction, as well as production and end-of-life products that are sent to landfill. However, many questions regarding the dynamic behavior of circular supply chains remain unsolved

In order to solve the problem of the deterioration of the vehicle vertical vibration caused by the introduction of hub motor, to study the interaction mechanism between the electric vehicle (EV) and the road, to analyze the coupling relationship between vehicle vibration and unbalanced electromagnetic force, road surface irregularity, road vibration and other factors and their influence on the vertical

The non-Gaussian rough surface simulation method with desired spatial distribution and height distribution is generally used to analyse the contact characteristics of rough surfaces under different contact conditions. Conventional surface simulation methods have disadvantages in terms of their range, accuracy, and stability. In this study, the analytical function method is enhanced to generate non-Gaussian

In practice, transient gas transport problems frequently have to be solved for large-scale gas networks. Gas network optimization problems typically belong to the class of Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming Problems (MINLP). However current state-of-the-art MINLP solvers are not yet mature enough to solve large-scale real-world instances. Therefore, an established approach in practice is to solve

Imaginary perturbation is used in the complex step differentiation method to compute first-order derivatives, widely known as an effective approach for sensitivity analysis in structural dynamics. However, coupling of imaginary parts occurs in the damped frequency response functions when employing this method. To mitigate this coupling, a novel approach for sensitivity analysis based on multicomplex-step

This paper introduces a vibration control strategy for bridges that involves the implementation of an inertial amplifier to mitigate train-induced vibrations. The study comprehensively evaluates the effectiveness of two types of vibration absorbers, namely spring-mass resonator (SMR) and inertial amplifiers (IA), using a non-dimensional mechanics-based framework. The study further employs a heuristic

Recently, tensor factorization models have shown superiority in solving traffic data imputation problem. However, these approaches have a limited ability to learn traffic data correlations and are easy to overfit when the pre-defined rank is large and the available data is limited. In this paper, we propose a Bayesian tensor ring decomposition model, utilizing Variational Bayesian Inference to solve

The precise control and structural design of the soft matter of the hydrogel subjected to dynamic loading require an in-depth understanding of its transient wave characteristics. However, for the complex solid–liquid coupling effects of the soft matter of hydrogels, the traditional single-phase wave model is no longer applicable. In this study, a transient wave propagation model that considers the

We present a numerical model for the simulation of complex planar interfaces at which moving solid objects can be immersed, reproducing a wide variety of experimental conditions. The mathematical model consists of the Navier-Stokes equations governing the incompressible viscous flow in the liquid subphase, the transport equation for the evolution of the surfactant concentration at the interface, and

The theory of linear and nonlinear dynamic vibration absorbers is a well-established topic for many years. However, many recent contributions paid attention to the nonlinear vibration absorbers and different practical realizations of corresponding devices. Here, we propose a mechanical system constituted of the inerter-based nonlinear energy sink attached to the main body that is resting on an elastic

Generating realistic three-dimensional (3D) yarn-level models for fabrics has become a significant research topic due to the complexity of fabric structures and the requirement for high-quality models with no interpenetration between yarns. The generation process of idealized geometric models leads to inaccurate descriptions of yarn contact, specifically the interpenetrations and spurious voids between

The reconstruction of snapshot compressive imaging (SCI) presents a significant challenge in signal processing. The primary goal of SCI is to employ a low-dimensional sensor to capture high-dimensional data in a compressed form. As a result, compared to traditional compressive sensing, SCI emphasizes capturing structural information and enhancing the reconstruction quality of high-dimensional videos

In this article, the strain gradient elasticity (SGE) theory is used to investigate the mechanical behaviour of a functionally graded material (FGM) weakened by two unequal collinear mode-III cracks. The SGE theory uses two material characteristic lengths, and , to account for volumetric and surface strain-gradient factors, respectively. The directions of both cracks coincide with the material gradation

Coupling the Material Point Method (MPM) with the Finite Element Method (FEM) provides a powerful approach for addressing problems characterized by the coexistence of large and small deformations. The majority of existing MPM-FEM methods, which operate within the updated Lagrangian framework, introduce inherent issues, such as cell-crossing noise and numerical fracture, compromising the overall accuracy

This study aims to clarify and gain an insight into the lateral dynamic response of offshore wind turbines (OWTs) supported by cement-soil composite steel (CCS) pipe pile embedded in gassy marine sediment layer by developing an analytical approach. In the proposed approach, the CCS pipe pile-supported OWT system is divided into three parts including the tower part, the seawater-immersed steel pipe

In this study, analytical solutions of vertical deformation of ground surface and horizontal displacement of strata are derived combining the Mindlin solution and the mirror method due to rectangular pipe jacking tunneling in composite strata, which considers the combined effect of five factors of additional excavation pressure, friction of rectangular pipe jacking and soils, segment-soil friction

This paper introduces nonlinearity into bilinear springs and proposes an efficient asymmetrical nonlinear frequency converter (NC) that has a non-reciprocal transmission, which cascades a nonlinear spring and a rope. To solve the vibration equations of both NC and the conventional NES, the Runge-Kutta method is utilized. A comparison is conducted between the amplitude attenuation rates of the NC and

Flexible thermoelectric devices possess the capability to generate electricity by harnessing temperature differences, rendering them highly promising for applications in wearable devices and powering the Internet of Things. This paper introduces a topology optimization design approach for double-layer thin-film flexible thermoelectric devices with the aim of enhancing the device's output voltage and

Reliable photovoltaic power prediction is crucial to power dispatching and power grid management. Aiming at the problems that the existing photovoltaic power prediction has low accuracy and cannot reflect the power variation range, this paper proposes a multi-factor photovoltaic power prediction model based on an improved fuzzy C-means (IFCM), variational mode decomposition (VMD) optimized by modified

To reflect the anisotropic degree of materials and to further reveal its relevance with the elastic wave propagation in materials, the Thomsen's parameters were proposed for transversely-isotropic materials with weakly anisotropy and were generalized to materials with lower symmetries. This paper derives the complete 21 anisotropic parameters of arbitrarily-anisotropic (triclinic) materials to reflect

The prediction of the tertiary industry's output value is essential for enhancing the market economic system and providing guidance for the government in formulating relevant economic policies. The tertiary industry encompasses various sectors such as finance and transportation, and its total output value exhibits uncertain and nonlinear trends. Triangular fuzzy number sequences contain more comprehensive

Understanding motion-induced terrain deformation is essential for improving predictive models in geotechnical engineering, infrastructure development, and robotics. The existing analysis assumes a uniform and unchanged environment and lacks a description of the terrain deformation induced by motion, which is particularly significant when the grains are loosely packed. To address this gap, we performed

For achieving high-performance control of hydraulic actuator systems, an adaptive sliding mode control with disturbance estimation algorithm is proposed and successfully applied to the hydraulic actuator systems of rock drilling jumbo. A switching extended state observer for hydraulic actuator systems is proposed, which combines the advantages of the linear extended state observer and the nonlinear

The internal structure of shock waves is well known for shocks with a Prandtl number of the order of unity, but it is still poorly understood for shocks with extremely large and small Prandtl numbers, and the latter case is of particular interest given the non-existence of smooth solutions for strong inviscid shocks. The literature has suggested unequal contributions of viscosity and heat conduction

The integration of topology optimization and additive manufacturing (AM) is seen as a pivotal approach for creating products with high added value. Nevertheless, the inherent layer-by-layer fabrication process of AM and the widespread manufacturing errors lead to both anisotropy and uncertainty in the printed parts, which poses challenges to constructing material models and optimization strategies

This study investigates the effect of coupling configuration on a state-of-the-art harvesting system consisting of a series of spring-coupled piezoelectric nonlinear monostable tip-loaded cantilever-based vibration energy harvesters (VEHs). The investigation finds favorable coupling configurations that exploit complex nonlinear interaction for improving system performance. The system model incorporates

This paper presents a numerical model for addressing thermo-mechanical coupling problems in topology optimization, utilizing the element-free Galerkin (EFG) method. A multi-parameter density-based topology optimization framework is introduced to interpolate the thermal stress coefficient, encompassing thermal conductivity, thermal expansion coefficient, and elastic modulus. Two numerical examples are

Spacecrafts usually suffer from the thermal shock during operation, leading to large control error or even failure. At the same time, spacecrafts are often rigid-flexible coupled multibody systems with large degrees of freedom and multiple varying parameters. The real-time control and condition monitoring require effective order reduction methods. In this investigation, the displacement and temperature

Accurately determining the electric field and capacitance in multilayer-structured interdigital electrode capacitor (IDC) transducers is an important prerequisite for designing the structure, estimating properties, and optimizing performance. In this paper, a semi-analytical model of the electric field and capacitance in a multilayered IDC is introduced utilizing the method of separation of variables

The coupling effects between the plane motion and the flexible vibration of the completely free plate bring a great challenge of the dynamic analysis on which. In this paper, the single variable simple plate theory is employed to establish the dynamic model of the completely free weightless thick plate describing the dynamic problem of some spatial plate-type structures in the geostationary orbit.

This paper proposes an analytical method to investigate the out-of-plane vibration of thin-walled curved beams under a moving mass. This method comprehensively considers the warping stiffness, shear deformation, and rotatory inertia, as well as the inertia force caused by moving mass and damping. The Fourier sine integral transform and Laplace-Carson integral transform are used to decouple the system

To obtain more accurate model parameters and improve prediction accuracy, we proposed a regularized Kriging model that penalizes the hyperparameter theta in the Gaussian stochastic process, termed the Theta-regularized Kriging. We derived the optimization problem for this model from a maximum likelihood perspective. Additionally, we presented specific implementation details for the iterative process

The multi-mode and dispersion characteristics of guided waves in plate bring great challenges to the manipulation of guided waves and controlling vibration and noise. In this study, the Stroh formalism is developed to establish a theoretical model for deriving the dispersion relations of guided waves in a multilayered piezoelectric plate. The dispersion characteristics under different electrical boundary

Magnetic nanoparticles have the potential to be used in various biomedical applications, including magnetic drug targeting and hyperthermia for cancer treatment. In both cases, precise prediction of the local particle concentration is required to plan a successful therapy, which is a challenging task due to several complex flow phenomena. Computational macroscopic and microscopic models have been developed

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the leading life-threatening diseases owing to its non-cytopathic nature and scarcity of vaccines to combat. Hepatocyte apoptosis casts extensive impact in regulating chronic HCV infection. We propose a four dimensional deterministic model scheming the role of hepatocyte apoptosis and significance of HCV-specific CTL response in the intermediate stages

The elastically line-hinged orthotropic rectangular plates with rotationally restrained edges are commonly used in engineering applications such as deployable structures. However, it is intractable to obtain the analytical solutions for the free vibration problems of such structures owing to the challenges in processing the high-order partial differential equations. Here, we make a first attempt to

Elastica theory plays an important role in the study of large displacements of slender rods. However, the majority of the studies are still limited to elastic material only. In this paper, the traditional elastica theory is extended to an elastica-plastica theory.

In the hypersonic boundary layer, the streamwise instability modes are mainly the Mack first mode and the Mack second mode. After the Mach number exceeds 4.0, the Mack second mode becomes the dominant instability mode for boundary layer transition. Currently, there is no complete analytical method to establish an amplification factor transport equation for the second mode. In order to improve the application

As the development of hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) to high-speed, heavy-load, the electromechanical coupling vibration becomes the bottleneck in high-speed electromechanical hybrid transmission (EHT) system. To explore the dynamics characteristics and optimization direction for high-speed EHT system, an electromechanical coupling dynamics model under multi-source excitations is established with lumped-distributed

This article presents an innovative approach to modeling particle bed growth through suspension dead-end filtration, a process of paramount importance in various industrial and environmental contexts. More precisely, it focuses on the numerical formulation of a continuous approach based on a Stokes–Darcy coupling. In a Level-Set/FEM frame, this model effectively captures the dynamic evolution of particle

Truncated conical shells are essential components of rocket booster nozzles and thrust vector control (TVC) systems for the propulsion of multi-stage launch vehicles. The TVCs assist the ascent of launch vehicles by directing the resultant thrust from the boosters, acting as a follower force that might trigger instability. Previous studies on the instability of aerospace structures have mostly focused

The recently proposed space tether-sail system could enable various interesting and important potential space missions thanks to its thin and long connecting tether and solar radiation pressure (SRP) force without consuming propellants. This paper focuses on nonlinear libration and its control of a tether-sail system in Earth polar orbits. Firstly, nonlinear coupled in-plane and out-of-plane dynamics

This study addresses the estimation of material properties at a mesoscopic level using the PuMA software from an uncertainty quantification perspective. Stochastic simulation with PuMA is primarily related to the random distribution of fibers, which is an intrinsic source of uncertainty. Additionally, the selection of certain physical parameters, such as the fiber's thermal conductivity, introduces

For RNA-seq studies, an important task is to identify genes that are differentially expressed between groups. Nevertheless, the identification of differentially expressed (DE) genes from a single study can be challenging as the small number of samples and the high sensitivity of data perturbations. Combining -values from multiple RNA-seq studies can increase the statistical power and the accuracy in

In the operational environment of electronic products, simultaneous multiple stresses contribute to product degradation, with their interactions often being intricate. To effectively analyze and optimize multi-stress accelerated degradation tests, we introduce a Multi-Stress Generalized Coupling accelerated degradation model based on the Tweedie exponential dispersion process, coupled with a multi-decision

To address high degree of freedom planetary rover modeling and enhance dynamic performance, an innovative joint-space multi-axis dynamics modeling theory is proposed. The approach aims to streamline the dynamic modeling process by introducing concepts such as topology, natural coordinate system and kinematic iterations. Through an analysis of closed subtrees’ properties and characteristics, an improved

The paper presents the modeling of damage to articular cartilage under cyclic daily loads using a curved beam model and hyper-elasticity theory. Mainly, articular cartilage (AC) is a kind of very important biological tissue that has the fundamental role of withstanding applied mechanical loads and providing smooth movement of joints. The existence of mechanical loads, however, has a huge influence

This paper explores the vibration characteristics of fiber-reinforced thin-walled conical-cylinder composite shells (FTCCS) with local bolt missing connections by combining theory and experiment. Firstly, based on the classical lamination theory and Kirchhoff-Love assumption, the FTCCS with local bolt missing is modeled. In order to simulate the bolt connections, the artificial spring method is used

This paper applies the variable separation method to the hydrodynamic pressure calculation of finite-length tilting pad journal bearings under Reynolds boundary conditions, and a series solution of the Reynolds equation is obtained based on the Sturm-Liouville theory, which considers pad deformation. The thermal effect is also taken into account. A comparison of the present solutions is made with the

Due to its vast potential for applications in agricultural harvesting, the tethered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has garnered considerable interest. However, the anti-disturbance control of this system remains fraught with obstacles, stemming primarily from its inherent nonlinearity, unpredictable airflow disturbances, unmeasurable tether tension, and the changes in the center of gravity during operation

Failure in cancer treatment often stems from drug resistance, which can manifest as either intrinsic (pre-existing) or acquired (induced by drugs). Despite extensive efforts, overcoming this resistance remains a challenging task due to the intricate and highly individualized biological mechanisms involved. This paper introduces an innovative extension of an already well-established mathematical model

Traditional isogeometric analysis involves redundant geometric calculations and is more complex than the finite element method when imposing boundary conditions. To address this, a geometry-independent spline finite element method is proposed, which integrates the geometric construction techniques of isogeometric analysis and the element construction techniques of finite element method. Firstly, the

In this paper, a type of metamaterial isolation beam consisting a cantilever beam with flexoelectric film attached is provided. Electrodes interconnect on the surface to create parallel resonant shunt circuits, enabling band-stop filtering. The electromechanical control equations are derived using the Hamiltonian principle. A closed-form analytical expression for the bandgap range is obtained via the

Cratering occurs inevitably on the surface of materials at all scales due to comprehensive factors. The presence of craters may have a significant influence on the mechanical performance of the surface of an elastic body. In this paper, we study the SH wave propagation in an elastic semi-infinite medium whose surface has a semi-elliptical crater. We explore the scattering of the SH wave by the crater

Energy systems converting efficiently from surrounding environment for powering semiconductor electronic components at nanoscale has attracted intense research interests. Due to the strong size dependency, flexoelectricity has been demonstrated as an excellent candidate implemented as nanoscale piezoelectric semiconductor energy harvesters. In this work, through a judicious exploitation of structural