Inclined Curved Crack Composite Beam: Experimental and Computational Analysis with Recycled Aluminum Composite Materials and Comparison with an Artificial Neural Network.

This research focuses on an inclined curved crack model for a recycled aluminum composite beam at various crack depths and locations. The inclined curved crack equation of the motion, by governing a free vibration curved beam with a different depth of crack, is solved computationally via the differential quadrature method (DQM) and experimentally; additionally, the result of the natural frequency has been compared with various depths of curvature. For the first four modes of cracked beams, the computational method's output is used to determine the natural frequencies associated with mode shapes.

Elastoplastic Analysis of Metallic Parts Employing a Meshless Method.

The use of finite element method-based approaches has been popular in studying the elastoplastic behavior of metal parts. However, there has been a growing demand for meshless methods. In response, researchers have developed a meshless solution for 2D elastoplastic evaluation of metal components.

Employing Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites toward the Flexural Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete T-Beams.

Reinforced concrete structures are exposed to various loads under critical environmental conditions, which might lead to the deterioration of the structures prior to their designed service life. Hence, to improve the serviceability of the reinforced concrete (RC) structures and meet the design requirements, the structures are strengthened using carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites. The application of CFRP is done using two major techniques, namely externally bonded (EB) reinforcement and near surface mounted (NSM) techniques.