An effective computational method, which employs fewer strain sensors to reconstruct the
Timoshenko beam under complex loads, is proposed. This method takes inverse Finite …

The present study elucidates linear static analysis for plane beam structures using the
isogeometric approach. A novel methodology for rotation-free analysis of an arbitrarily …

This paper presents a new approach for object reconstruction by means of smooth NURBS
curves and surfaces. Compared to the common object reconstruction algorithms that first, fit …

This paper presents a novel multi-objective integrated optimization method for static shape
control of piezoelectric functionally graded plates (FGPs). The new method combines …

The inverse finite element method (iFEM) is advisable as accurate and efficient method for
structure health monitoring (SHM). The previous standard iFEM uses 0th-order and 1st-order …

Pantographic sheets are metamaterials constituted by two interconnected layers of straight
fibers. One of the great features of these structures is that they are extremely elastically …

This paper presents a new total Lagrangian Timoshenko beam formulation with the
isogeometric analysis approach for a geometrically nonlinear analysis of planar curved …

In the present paper, the isogeometric analysis (IGA) of free-form planar curved beams is
formulated based on the nonlinear Timoshenko beam theory to investigate the large …

B-spline data interpolation and approximation require parameterization at the first step. For
this purpose, many algorithms have been developed, such as the uniform, centripetal, chord …

This paper presents an innovative curve reparameterization method for kinematically
smoothing trajectories based on jerk minimization. In this research, not only the trajectory is …