Genetic algorithms (GAs) are biologically inspired computing techniques, which tend to
mimic the basic Darwinian concepts of natural selection. They are highly robust and efficient …

Destructive identification approaches are no longer in favor since the advent of
nondestructive evaluation approaches, as they are accurate, rapid, and cheap. Researchers …

Ill-posedness. Regularization. Stability. Uniqueness. To many engineers, the language of
inverse analysis projects a mysterious and frightening image, an image made even more …

The sensitivity of general dynamic response of a structure with respect to a perturbation in a
parameter of a dynamic system is addressed in this paper. The sensitivities of response of …

The water-lubricated thrust bearings of the marine rim-driven thruster (RDT) are usually
composed of polymer composites, which are prone to serious wear under harsh working …

This paper examines the potential of ultrasonic guided waves to identify the elastic
properties of fiber-reinforced composite laminates widely used in light-weight structures …

In this study an inverse procedure based on the propagation of guided ultrasonic waves is
proposed for the characterization of the elastic material constants of plates. The procedure …

The water-lubricated thrust bearings of the marine Rim-Driven Thruster (RDT) are usually
composed of polymer composites, which are prone to serious wear under harsh working …

An immediate and convenient report of mechanical properties of composites with full
automation is crucial for timely characterizing the time-dependent degradation of material …

In this paper, a procedure is suggested for characterizing the material properties of
functionally graded material (FGM) plate by the use of a modified hybrid numerical method …