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Introduction to the special issue on structural integrity
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Open AccessNonlinear spatiotemporal characteristics of wind–rain flow around the trains passing through the tunnel entrance during rainstorms
Tropical storms present a significant risk to the safety of high-speed trains due to the extreme wind and rainfall they bring. This study employs Eulerian multiphase and Shear-Stress Transport k-ω turbulence mode...
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Open AccessEfficient path integral approach via analytical asymptotic expansion for nonlinear systems under Gaussian white noise
In this paper an efficient formulation of the Path integral (PI) approach is developed for determining the response probability density functions (PDFs) and first-passage statistics of nonlinear oscillators su...
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Open AccessA high accuracy Stewart-lift platform based on a programmable logic controller - theory and practical implementation
In this paper, we propose a complex structure of Stewart platform, in 3-RSS configuration, for high precision elevator tasks. After defining the dynamic model based on the Lagrange method, we present the simul...
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Open AccessOn the simplification of the internal nonlinear robot models for the MPC-based visual servoing
Visual servoing enables tracking and gras** of static and moving objects and locating regions of interest. Its implementation requires the coordination of low-level control tasks with high-level supervision ...
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Open AccessOn the role of different nonlinear dam** forms in the dynamic behavior of the generalized Beck’s column
The influence of internal and external nonlinear dam** forms on the dynamics of a generalized Beck’s column, namely a visco-elastic cantilever beam, subjected to conservative and non-conservative loads at it...
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Open AccessSnap-back repellers and chaos in a class of discrete-time memristor circuits
In the last decade the flux-charge analysis method (FCAM) has been successfully used to show that continuous-time (CT) memristor circuits possess for structural reasons first integrals (invariants of motion) a...
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Open AccessGeneralized extended (2+1)-dimensional Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation in fluid dynamics: analytical solutions, sensitivity and stability analysis
This study discusses a new version of the \((2+1)\) ( 2 ...
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Open AccessReal-time explicit co-simulation of wire-rope systems for industrial mobile harbor cranes
This paper presents an investigation into the real-time explicit co-simulation of mobile harbor cranes under hoisting operation. The system is divided into two subsystems, with Subsystem 1 representing the pay...
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Open AccessBifurcation in an modified model of neutrophil cells with time delay
The hematological stem cells model is introduced with neutrophil dynamics of two department model setting forth. During the cells differentiation and proliferation process, the neutrophils are functioned with ...
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Open AccessBifurcation analysis of a two infection SIR-SIR epidemic model with temporary immunity and disease enhancement
In this paper we study a two infection SIR-SIR compartmental model, considering biological features described in dengue fever epidemiology. Due to a progressive loss of protective antibodies there is waning im...
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Open AccessA new kinematic model for revolute clearance joints with noncircular bushing and pin in planar multibody systems
Due to manufacturing error and wear, the profiles of bushing and pin in revolute clearance joints are usually non-circular, while traditional kinematic models for revolute clearance joints generally assume a c...
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Open AccessStructural response of half-scale pumice concrete masonry building: shake table/ambient vibration tests and FE analysis
Seismic performance evaluation of masonry structures is of paramount importance for ensuring the safety and resilience of buildings in earthquake-prone regions. There are limited number of studies on pumice el...
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Open AccessLyapunov stability of suspension bridges in turbulent flow
In the era of sleek, super slender suspension bridges, facing the issue of stability against dynamic wind actions represents an increasingly complex challenge. Despite the significant progress over the last de...
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Open AccessDissipation during crack growth in a viscoelastic material from a cohesive model for a finite specimen
In the present paper, we extend results recently given by Ciavarella et al. (J Mech Phys Solids 169:105096, 2022) to show some actual calculations of the viscoelastic dissipation in a crack propagation at cons...
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Open AccessChaotic dynamics of a continuous and discrete generalized Ziegler pendulum
We present analytical and numerical results on integrability and transition to chaotic motion for a generalized Ziegler pendulum, a double pendulum subject to an angular elastic potential and a follower force....
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Open AccessSliding mode tracking control of a class of fractional-order nonstrict-feedback nonlinear systems
Since the Leibniz rule for integer-order derivatives of the product of functions, which includes a finite number of terms, is not true for fractional-order (FO) derivatives of that, all sliding mode control (S...
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Open AccessLeveraging systems’ non-linearity to tackle the scarcity of data in the design of intelligent fault diagnosis systems
Deep transfer learning (DTL) allows for the efficient building of intelligent fault diagnosis systems (IFDS). On the other hand, DTL methods still heavily rely on large amounts of labelled data. Obtaining such...
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Open AccessCFD simulation of a Rushton turbine stirred-tank using open-source software with critical evaluation of MRF-based rotation modeling
A critical evaluation of the impact of the Multiple Reference Frame (MRF) technique on steady RANS simulations of a Rushton turbine stirred-tank is presented. The analysis, based on the open-source software Op...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Bifurcation structures of a two-dimensional piecewise linear discontinuous map: analysis of a cobweb model with regime-switching expectations