Engineering Computations: Volume 23 Issue 2

Crack propagation modelled by T‐elements

Henryk Sanecki, Andrzej Piotr Zieliński

To provide more convenient tools for the investigation of real objects with different forms and positions of cracks, which requires fracture analysis of engineering structures.

An easy‐to‐implement differential evolution approach for multi‐objective optimizations

Hui‐Yuan Fan, Jouni Lampinen, Yeshayahou Levy

To present and validate a new differential evolution (DE) method for multi‐objective optimization method.

Approximate confidence interval for the new extreme value distribution

Ahmed Hurairah, Noor Akma Ibrahim, Isa Bin Daud, Kassim Haron

Exact confidence interval estimation for the new extreme value model is often impractical. This paper seeks to evaluate the accuracy of approximate confidence intervals for the…

The convergence variability of parallel iterative solvers

Ian M. Smith, Lee Margetts

To investigate the cause of a well‐known phenomenon associated with a range of parallel iterative solvers – the variability in the number of iterations required to achieve…

Design optimization of low impact transmission foundation for forging hammers

Guoqiang Wang, Zuomin Dong

The objective of this work is to introduce a new method to carry out design optimization of a mechanical system for vibration and shock isolation, in particular, the viscous…