Latest scientific and engineering advances have started to recognize the need of defining multiple types of uncertainty. Probabilistic modeling cannot handle situations with incomplete or little information on which to evaluate a probability, or when that information is nonspecific, ambiguous, or conflicting [46, 11, 43]. Many interval-based models of uncertainty have been developed to treat su...

Abstract In this paper, a first-order virtual element method for Reissner–Mindlin plates is presented. A standard displacement-based variational formulation employed, assuming transverse displacement and rotations as independent variables. the framework of element, piecewise linear approximation assumed both on boundary element. The consistent term stiffness matrix determined uncoupled polynomi...

A new Variational Multiscale framework for finite strain incompressible elasticity is presented. Significant contributions in this work are: (i) a systematic derivation of multiscale formulations that include the classical F method as a particular subclass, (ii) an error estimation procedure for nonlinear elasticity that emanates naturally from within the present multiscale framework, and (iii)...

Abstract The objective of present study was to evaluate pharmacokinetic parameters of dibudipine Phytosolve after oral administration in rats. The solubility test was carried out to select suitable oily solvent for dibudipine. Phytosolve formulation was prepared with a medium chain triglyceride (MCT) oil (20%), soybean phospholipids (5%) and a 70% fructose solution (75%). The effect of polyol c...

Vector surface turbulent stresses are estimated from vector winds determined from space-borne scatterometers. Scatterometer vector winds differ subtly from in situ observations of vector winds. These differences are exaggerated for severe storm conditions, which is advantageous for determining surface stress. A physically based model for surface stress is developed to link surface turbulent str...

Background: Environmental problems of the plastic materials used in food packaging and the demand for food quality improvements lead to the development of packaging in natural materials. Edible films such as calcium alginate extend the shelf life by acting as a selective barrier against moisture and oxygen. The main objective of this study was to explore a calcium alginate based edible film to ...

We define and study a calculus of discontinuity, a version of displacement calculus, which is a logic of segmented strings in exactly the same sense that the Lambek calculus is a logic of strings. Like the Lambek calculus, the displacement calculus is a sequence logic free of structural rules, and enjoys Cut-elimination and its corollaries: the subformula property, decidability, and the finite ...

To identify mechanical properties in heterogeneous materials, the local stress fields have to be estimated. The recent developments in imaging techniques allow reaching precise and spatially dense kinematic fields (e.g. displacement, strain ...). In this paper, an iterative procedure is used to identify the distribution of elastoplastic material parameters and the local stress fields. The formu...

A new elasto-plastic thin-shell finite element of the absolute nodal coordinate formulation allowing for large deformation and rotation is proposed based on Kirchhoff–Love theory layered plastic model. The von Mises yield criterion plane-stress with linear isotropic hardening adopted in constitutive description material. Owing to constraint, special treatment should be given stress update algor...

This paper describes a new concept of an active honeycomb structure for morphing wingtip applications based on tubular inflatable systems and an auxetic cellular structure. A work-energy model to predict the output honeycomb displacement versus input pressure is developed together with a finite element formulation, and the results are compared with the data obtained from a small-scale example o...