This paper presents the concept and architecture of a fatigue damage control system for mechanical structures. In contrast to the conventional cycle-based approach, fatigue damage is represented via non-linear differential equations with respect to time in the state-variable setting. This damage model is compatible with the dynamic model of the plant, i.e. the process under operation and contro...

The constructive replication of a prespecified, cognitively mediated model of rape’s impact on psychosocial health is reported using longitudinal data (see Koss, Figueredo, & Prince, 2002, for a summary of model development). Rape survivors (n = 59) were assessed four times, 3 to 24 months postrape. Structural equations modeling of baseline data (intercepts) and rate of change over time (slopes...

A typical problem with the traditional Galerkin approach for the construction of finitemode models is to keep structural properties untouched in the process of discretization. We present two examples of finite-mode approximations that in some respect preserve the geometric attributes inherited from their continuous models: a three-component model of the barotropic vorticity equation known as Lo...

in this paper, we present an application of the stochastic calculusto the problem of modeling electrical networks. the filtering problem have animportant role in the theory of stochastic differential equations(sdes). in thisarticle, we present an application of the continuous kalman-bucy filter for a rlcircuit. the deterministic model of the circuit is replaced by a stochastic model byadding a ...

This paper formulates dynamic R&D investment decisions of private firms as an optimal stochastic control problem. It derives explicitly R&D investment decision rule and the cross equations parameter restrictions imposed by the rational expectations hypothesis, using the Riccati equations only and not requiring the use of Wiener-Kolmogorov prediction formula. Identification and estimation of the...

Glass relaxation occurs in a range of temperature during transition from equilibrium to super-cooled liquid. Viscoelastic material model can be applied to simulate glass behavior in the glass transition regime. COMSOL Multiphysics software 4.3b can simulate the stress relaxation with the WLF (WilliamsLandel-Ferry) shift function, but no structural relaxation. In this study we developed a framew...

in this study, a method which is based on the integration of navier-stokes and continuity equations has been used to develop the governing equations. in these equations the coriolis acceleration and the effect of wind also have been considered. the main application of the model is to solve two dimensional problems with free surface in the plane. the offshore engineering projects and the hydrody...

The dynamic response of an initially flat viscoelastic membrane is investigated. The viscoelastic model is described with fractional order derivatives. The membrane is subjected to surface transverse and inplane dynamic loads. The governing equations are three coupled second order nonlinear partial FDEs (fractional differential equations) of hyperbolic type in terms of the displacement componen...