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View article: An efficient numerical tool for 1-dof nonlinear systems towards large-scale seismic structural health monitoring of masonry buildings
An efficient numerical tool for 1-dof nonlinear systems towards large-scale seismic structural health monitoring of masonry buildings Open
A nonlinear constitutive model, combined with an ad-hoc developed numerical strategy, is proposed to study the nonlinear dynamics of masonry buildings approached through single degree-of-freedom systems (1-dof). This proposal is explicitly…
View article: Path-following strategy with consistent Jacobian for periodic solutions in multi-DOF nonlinear dynamic systems
Path-following strategy with consistent Jacobian for periodic solutions in multi-DOF nonlinear dynamic systems Open
View article: On the efficiency and accuracy of a modified Newton-Raphson method for advection-diffusion coupled problems
On the efficiency and accuracy of a modified Newton-Raphson method for advection-diffusion coupled problems Open
The present work deals with the nonlinear multiphysics advection-diffusion problem where non-stationary Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible flows are coupled with heat transfer equations.Although a large variety of numerical methods…
View article: On the efficiency and accuracy of a modified Newton-Raphson method for advection-diffusion coupled problems
On the efficiency and accuracy of a modified Newton-Raphson method for advection-diffusion coupled problems Open
The present work deals with the nonlinear multiphysics advection-diffusion problem where non-stationary Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible flows are coupled with heat transfer equations. This software employs a modified Newton-Raph…
View article: Nonlinear Dynamic Response of Nanocomposite Microbeams Array for Multiple Mass Sensing
Nonlinear Dynamic Response of Nanocomposite Microbeams Array for Multiple Mass Sensing Open
A nonlinear MEMS multimass sensor is numerically investigated, designed as a single input-single output (SISO) system consisting of an array of nonlinear microcantilevers clamped to a shuttle mass which, in turn, is constrained by a linear…
View article: Improving the monodromy matrix computation in pathfollowing schemes for nonsmooth dynamics
Improving the monodromy matrix computation in pathfollowing schemes for nonsmooth dynamics Open
An enhanced pathfollowing strategy was recently proposed employing a modified Newton–Raphson solver accelerated by a low-cost routine via a Krylov subspace iterator. One of the key points of the numerical strategy is the computation of the…
View article: Nonlinear Dynamic Response of Nanocomposite Microbeams Array for Multiple Mass Sensing
Nonlinear Dynamic Response of Nanocomposite Microbeams Array for Multiple Mass Sensing Open
A nonlinear MEMS multimass sensor is investigated. The MEMS design consists of an array of nonlinear microcantilevers clamped to a shuttle mass which, in turn, is attached to a linear spring and a dashpot. The microcantilevers are made of …
View article: Unusual softening-to-hardening switching in branched carbon nanotube nanocomposites
Unusual softening-to-hardening switching in branched carbon nanotube nanocomposites Open
The unusual features of the nonlinear dynamic response of nanocomposite beams made of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and branched carbon nanotubes (bCNTs) are documented experimentally. The frequency response curves for cantilever specim…
View article: A coupled multiphase Lagrangian-Eulerian fluid-dynamics framework for numerical simulation of Laser Metal Deposition process
A coupled multiphase Lagrangian-Eulerian fluid-dynamics framework for numerical simulation of Laser Metal Deposition process Open
We present a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) framework for the numerical simulation of the Laser Metal Deposition (LMD) process in 3D printing. Such a framework, comprehensive of both numerical formulations and solvers, aims at providin…
View article: Three-part humeral head fractures treated with a definite construct of blocked threaded wires: finite element and parametric optimization analysis
Three-part humeral head fractures treated with a definite construct of blocked threaded wires: finite element and parametric optimization analysis Open
View article: Understanding COVID-19 nonlinear multi-scale dynamic spreading in Italy
Understanding COVID-19 nonlinear multi-scale dynamic spreading in Italy Open
The outbreak of COVID-19 in Italy took place in Lombardia, a densely populated and highly industrialized northern region, and spread across the northern and central part of Italy according to quite different temporal and spatial patterns. …
View article: Understanding COVID-19 nonlinear multi-scale dynamic spreading in Italy
Understanding COVID-19 nonlinear multi-scale dynamic spreading in Italy Open
The outbreak of COVID-19 in Italy took place in Lombardia, a densely populated and highly industrialized northern region, and spread across the northern and central part of Italy according to quite different temporal and spatial patterns. …
View article: Kinship-based differential evolution algorithm for unconstrained numerical optimization
Kinship-based differential evolution algorithm for unconstrained numerical optimization Open
View article: An Integrated CAD Strategy for Nonlinear Dynamics of 3D Suspended Bridges
An Integrated CAD Strategy for Nonlinear Dynamics of 3D Suspended Bridges Open
This paper describes an innovative methodology which automatically creates a 2D-axisymmetric finite element (FE) model of a quasi-axisymmetric component from its 3D CAD model.The process has been implemented as a script and uses the API to…
View article: Abitazioni per anziani. Una prima esplorazione
Abitazioni per anziani. Una prima esplorazione Open
Questo volume e la Giornata Internazionale di Studi di cui raccoglie gli Atti, sono stati realizzati nell’ambito della Ricerca “Abitazioni Sicure e Inclusive per Anziani”, finanziata presso il Dipartimento di Architettura dell’Università d…
View article: Prediction of overall survival after 3 months of treatment using the NLR-over-the-time curve in pancreatic cancer patients
Prediction of overall survival after 3 months of treatment using the NLR-over-the-time curve in pancreatic cancer patients Open
View article: A nonlinear mechanical model for the fatigue life of thin-film carbon nanotube supercapacitors
A nonlinear mechanical model for the fatigue life of thin-film carbon nanotube supercapacitors Open
View article: A computational multiscale approach to couple hygro-mechanical responses of large-scale masonry walls
A computational multiscale approach to couple hygro-mechanical responses of large-scale masonry walls Open
We present a computational multiscale approach to the nonlinear problems of humidity diffusion and mechanical damage of large-scale masonry walls, and their coupling in terms of the effects of the humidity diffusion on the mechanical response…