Improved ANN technique combined with Jaya algorithm for crack identification in plates using XIGA and experimental analysis

S Khatir, D Boutchicha, C Le Thanh… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents an effective method for crack identification to improve the training of
Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) parameters using Jaya algorithm. Dynamic and static …

Deformation and fracture of cylindrical tubes under detonation loading: A review of numerical and experimental analyses

M Malekan, A Khosravi, CA Cimini Jr - International Journal of Pressure …, 2019 - Elsevier
The dynamic load in tubes due to detonation has a number of applications, such as in oil
pipeline systems and pulse detonation engines. Various experimental, analytical, and …

Analysis of fracture mechanics and fatigue crack growth in moderately thick plates using an efficient meshfree approach

MTM Anaei, A Khosravifard, TQ Bui - Theoretical and Applied Fracture …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a robust meshfree technique for computation of moment and stress
intensity factors, and analysis of fatigue crack growth in cracked plates under the application …

Numerical simulations of cracked plate using XIGA under different loads and boundary conditions

G Bhardwaj, IV Singh, BK Mishra… - Mechanics of Advanced …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This article deals with the numerical simulation of cracked plate using extended
isogeometric analysis (XIGA) under different loads and boundary conditions. The plate …

Crack identification using eXtended IsoGeometric analysis and particle swarm optimization

S Khatir, MA Wahab, B Benaissa, M Köppen - … and Wear: FFW 2018, 9-10 …, 2019 - Springer
The eXtended isogeometric analysis (X-IGA) combined with Particle swarm optimization
(PSO) is used for crack identification in two-dimensional linear elastic problems based on …

Fracture analysis of cracked thin plate by NURBS-based extended finite element method

GP Sinha, B Kumar - Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical …, 2023 - Springer
This paper deals with the application of extended isogeometric approach (XIGA) for
performing numerical simulation of thin plates containing edge & center crack. Edge crack …

A singular crack tip element based on sub-partition and XFEM for modeling crack growth in plates and shells

C Xing, C Zhou, Y Sun - Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel method to construct a plate element enveloping crack tip in the
extended finite element method (XFEM) frame for crack growth simulation. The element …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical investigation of pre-flawed FGM tubes repaired with different composite jackets under sequential gaseous detonation loading

M Malekan, CA Cimini Jr - Results in Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Investigation on the structural response of pre-flawed functionally graded material (FGM)
cylindrical tubes submitted to sequential detonation loading is the main contribution of this …

Finite element analysis of a repaired thin-walled aluminum tube containing a longitudinal crack with composite patches under internal dynamic loading

M Malekan, CA Cimini Jr - Composite Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
One of the main issues with the cylindrical tubes is the propagation of cracks during their
operational life wherein most of the cracks happen along the axial direction of the tube. This …

Phase-field modelling of brittle fracture in thin shell elements based on the MITC4+ approach

U Pillai, SP Triantafyllou, I Ashcroft, Y Essa… - Computational …, 2020 - Springer
We present a phase field based MITC4+ shell element formulation to simulate fracture
propagation in thin shell structures. The employed MITC4+ approach renders the element …