The upper integral is a type of non-linear integral with respect to non-additive measures, which represents the maximum potential of efficiency for a group of features with interaction. The value of upper integrals can be evaluated through solving a linear programming problem. Considering the upper integral as a classifier, this paper first investigates its implementation and performance. Fusin...

Present study deals with the prediction of crack initiation angle for mixed mode (I/II) fracture using finite element techniques and J-Integral based approach. The FE code ANSYS is used to estimate the stress intensity factor numerically. The estimated values of SIF were incorporated into six different crack initiation angle criteria to predict the crack initiation angle. Single edge crack spec...

This paper is concerned with a progressive failure analysis methodology for fiber reinforced composite laminates combining various analytical models designed for investigating failure mechanisms at different length scales. The methodology here employs a fundamental mechanism based approach to predict failure or damage initiation with strong coupling between the multiple length scales. The discr...

Initial development of a multiscale progressive damage and failure analysis tool for laminated composite structures is presented. The method models microdamage at the lamina level with the thermodynamically based Schapery Theory. Transverse cracking and ber breakage, considered failure mechanisms in this work, are modeled with failure criteria evaluate at the micro-constituent level using the G...

The scattering of a time-harmonic E-wave by a dielectric cylinder is solved by a single integral equation. Two alternatives are investigated to derive such a single integral equation. Interest is focused on the fields inside the dielectric. In this case the integral equation has only the incident electric field as its source term.

Ligaments, tendons and other soft tissues are nonlinearly viscoelastic. To discriminate among various constitutive equations which may be used to describe the tissue, appropriate experimental modalities are requisite. Ideally, testing should span physiologic ranges for load (or strain), load history (recovery and reloading), and load onset and duration, and a robust model will fit all data. Met...