The results derived from the investigation on the dynamic behavior of glazed curtain wall non-structural stick systems installed in modern high-rise mega-frame prototypes [...]

Isogeometric Analysis (IGA) has recently emerged as a cost-effective alternative to classic isoparametric Finite Element Analysis (FEA) [1]. The main feature of the metho [...]

The dynamic behaviour of the aorta is an important issue for the clinical reality, since this vascular district is now the target of minimally invasive approaches like EV [...]

We present isogeometric collocation methods for thin structures, such as beams or plates, employing shear deformable theories. The beams are spatial beams, i.e., three-di [...]

Isogeometric Analysis (IGA) has been recently introduced by Hughes et al. [1] as a powerful analysis tool aiming at bridging the gap between Computational Mechanics and C [...]

Particle methods are among the most studied meshless approaches, with applications ranging from solid mechanics to fluid-dynamics and thermo-dynamics. The objective of em [...]

Nowadays, events like severe earthquakes or man-made malicious actions are often taken into account in structural design of critical infrastructures and consequently high [...]

This paper presents a new isolation device concept using shape memory alloy elements, to evaluate the possibility of its application and to investigate the effectiveness [...]