.... Manuscript received January 4, 2018; final manuscript received January 12, 2018; published online February 14, 2018. Editor: Harry Dankowicz. 04 01 2018 12 01 2018 Computational mechanics The connection between the field of kinematics and the mathematical area of Lie groups has...

..., there is often plastic deformation. Such plastic deformation must be considered along with elastic deformation, and hence, metallic contacts are often labeled as elastic–plastic or elastoplastic. Computational mechanics Elasticity Mechanical interfaces Plasticity Surface properties 16 09...

... 18, 2017; published online August 16, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Rui Huang. 16 02 2017 18 07 2017 Computational mechanics Design fracture Mechanical interfaces Mechanical properties of materials Multi-scale modeling In the past decades, tin–lead (Sn–Pb) solder materials...

.... Editor: Pradeep R. Guduru. 20 09 2016 22 04 2017 Computational mechanics Constitutive modeling Continuum Mechanics Structures Materials In recent decades, there has been a significant upswing on the use of “nonlocal” theories for the modeling of material behavior...

... to the community of the computational mechanics. The difference between the weak form quadrature element method (WQEM) and the time domain spectral element method (SEM) is clarified. The review is carried out with an emphasis to present static, buckling, free vibration, and dynamic analysis of structural members...

.... Manuscript received December 3, 2015; final manuscript received June 23, 2016; published online September 6, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Martin Schanz. 03 12 2015 23 06 2016 Computational mechanics Mechanical properties of materials Micromechanics multi-scale modeling Dedicated...

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...; published online October 15, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Chin An Tan. 09 01 2015 28 09 2015 Computational mechanics Design Dynamics Experimental mechanics Micromechanics Stability Structures Vibration Global nonlinear dynamics in applied mechanics has a recent history dating...

.... Editor: Ellen Kuhl. 01 02 2015 30 06 2015 Biomaterials Biomechanics Composite materials Computational mechanics Elasticity Mechanical properties of materials Tissue Mechanics POP is an abnormality of pelvic floor support suffered by millions of women in the U.S. [ 1 – 4...

..., the element connectivity is performed by using kinematic and static conditions, so that displacements and stresses are continuous across the element boundaries. Numerical investigations integrate this survey by giving details on the subject. Computational mechanics Dynamics Elasticity Structures...