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    Nonlinear Problems via a Convergence Accelerated Decomposition Method of Adomian

    Mustafa Turkyilmazoglu1,2,*
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 1-22, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.012595 - 30 March 2021
    Abstract The present paper is devoted to the convergence control and accelerating the traditional Decomposition Method of Adomian (ADM). By means of perturbing the initial or early terms of the Adomian iterates by adding a parameterized term, containing an embedded parameter, new modified ADM is constructed. The optimal value of this parameter is later determined via squared residual minimizing the error. The failure of the classical ADM is also prevented by a suitable value of the embedded parameter, particularly beneficial for the Duan–Rach modification of the ADM incorporating all the boundaries into the formulation. With the More >

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    Exact Run Length Evaluation on a Two-Sided Modified Exponentially Weighted Moving Average Chart for Monitoring Process Mean

    Piyatida Phanthuna, Yupaporn Areepong*, Saowanit Sukparungsee
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 23-41, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.013810 - 30 March 2021
    Abstract A modified exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) scheme is one of the quality control charts such that this control chart can quickly detect a small shift. The average run length (ARL) is frequently used for the performance evaluation on control charts. This paper proposes the explicit formula for evaluating the average run length on a two-sided modified exponentially weighted moving average chart under the observations of a first-order autoregressive process, referred to as AR(1) process, with an exponential white noise. The performance comparison of the explicit formula and the numerical integral technique is carried out… More >

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    An Effective Feature Modeling Approach for 3D Structural Topology Design Optimization

    Fusheng Qiu1,*, Hongliang Liu1,*, Hongjuan Zhao2
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 43-57, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.014530 - 30 March 2021
    Abstract This paper presents a feature modeling approach to address the 3D structural topology design optimization with feature constraints. In the proposed algorithm, various features are formed into searchable shape features by the feature modeling technology, and the models of feature elements are established. The feature elements that meet the design requirements are found by employing a feature matching technology, and the constraint factors combined with the pseudo density of elements are initialized according to the optimized feature elements. Then, through controlling the constraint factors and utilizing the optimization criterion method along with the filtering technology… More >

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    Three-Dimensional Modeling of the Retinal Vascular Tree via Fractal Interpolation

    Hichem Guedri1,*, Abdullah Bajahzar2, Hafedh Belmabrouk3
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 59-77, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.013632 - 30 March 2021
    Abstract In recent years, the three dimensional reconstruction of vascular structures in the field of medical research has been extensively developed. Several studies describe the various numerical methods to numerical modeling of vascular structures in near-reality. However, the current approaches remain too expensive in terms of storage capacity. Therefore, it is necessary to find the right balance between the relevance of information and storage space. This article adopts two sets of human retinal blood vessel data in 3D to proceed with data reduction in the first part and then via 3D fractal reconstruction, recreate them in More >

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    Experimental and Numerical Study on the Shear Strength and Strain Energy of Rock Under Constant Shear Stress and Unloading Normal Stress

    Tantan Zhu1, Da Huang2,3,*, Jianxun Chen1, Yanbin Luo1, Longfei Xu1
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 79-97, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.014808 - 30 March 2021
    Abstract Excavation and earth surface processes (e.g., river incision) always induce the unloading of stress, which can cause the failure of rocks. To study the shear mechanical behavior of a rock sample under unloading normal stress conditions, a new stress path for direct shear tests was proposed to model the unloading of stress caused by excavation and other processes. The effects of the initial stresses (i.e., the normal stress and shear stress before unloading) on the shear behavior and energy conversion were investigated using laboratory tests and numerical simulations. The shear strength of a rock under… More >

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    Eliciting Requirements from Stakeholders’ Responses Using Natural Language Processing

    Mohammed Lafi1,*, Bilal Hawashin2, Shadi AlZu’ bi3
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 99-116, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.013026 - 30 March 2021
    Abstract Most software systems have different stakeholders with a variety of concerns. The process of collecting requirements from a large number of stakeholders is vital but challenging. We propose an efficient, automatic approach to collecting requirements from different stakeholders’ responses to a specific question. We use natural language processing techniques to get the stakeholder response that represents most other stakeholders’ responses. This study improves existing practices in three ways: Firstly, it reduces the human effort needed to collect the requirements; secondly, it reduces the time required to carry out this task with a large number of More >

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    A Three-Stage Cutting Simulation System Based on Mass-Spring Model

    Xiaorui Zhang1,2,*, Jiali Duan1, Wei Sun2, Tong Xu1, Sunil Kumar Jha3
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 117-133, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.012034 - 30 March 2021
    Abstract The cutting simulation of soft tissue is important in virtual surgery. It includes three major challenges in computation: Soft tissue simulation, collision detection, and handling, as well as soft tissue models. In order to address the earlier challenges, we propose a virtual cutting system based on the mass-spring model. In this system, MSM is utilized to simulate the soft tissue model. Residual stress is introduced to the model for simulating the shrinking effect of soft tissue in cutting. Second, a cylinder-based collision detection method is used to supervise the collision between surgical tools and soft More >

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    A Numerical Investigation of the Stress Relief Zones Around a Longwall Face in the Lower Seam for Gas Drainage Considerations

    Chunlei Zhang1,2,3,*, Y. P. Chugh2, Ruimin Feng4, Yong Zhang5, Wei Shen1, Jingke Wu1, Yushun Yang1
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 135-157, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.014665 - 30 March 2021
    Abstract Extraction of a protective coal seam (PVCS)-below or above a coal seam to be mined with the potential of coal and gas outburst risk-plays an important role not only in decreasing the stress field in the surrounding rock mass but also in increasing the gas desorption capacity and gas flow permeability in the protected coal seam (PTCS). The PVCS is mined to guarantee the safe mining of the PTCS. This study has numerically evaluated the stress redistribution effects using FLAC3D model for a longwall face in Shanxi Province. The effects of mining depth, mining height… More >

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    Bioprosthetic Valve Size Selection to Optimize Aortic Valve Replacement Surgical Outcome: A Fluid-Structure Interaction Modeling Study

    Caili Li1, Dalin Tang2,*,3, Jing Yao4,*, Christopher Baird5, Haoliang Sun6, Chanjuan Gong7, Luyao Ma6, Yanjuan Zhang4, Liang Wang2, Han Yu2, Chun Yang8, Yongfeng Shao6
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 159-174, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.014580 - 30 March 2021
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Computer Methods in Bio-mechanics and Biomedical Engineering)
    Abstract Aortic valve replacement (AVR) remains a major treatment option for patients with severe aortic valve disease. Clinical outcome of AVR is strongly dependent on implanted prosthetic valve size. Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) aortic root models were constructed to investigate the effect of valve size on hemodynamics of the implanted bioprosthetic valve and optimize the outcome of AVR surgery. FSI models with 4 sizes of bioprosthetic valves (19 (No. 19), 21 (No. 21), 23 (No. 23) and 25 mm (No. 25)) were constructed. Left ventricle outflow track flow data from one patient was collected and used as… More >

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    Stereo Matching Method Based on Space-Aware Network Model

    Jilong Bian1,*, Jinfeng Li2
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 175-189, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.014635 - 30 March 2021
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Blockchain Security)
    Abstract The stereo matching method based on a space-aware network is proposed, which divides the network into three sections: Basic layer, scale layer, and decision layer. This division is beneficial to integrate residue network and dense network into the space-aware network model. The vertical splitting method for computing matching cost by using the space-aware network is proposed for solving the limitation of GPU RAM. Moreover, a hybrid loss is brought forward to boost the performance of the proposed deep network. In the proposed stereo matching method, the space-aware network is used to calculate the matching cost More >

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    Debonding Failure in FRP Reinforced SHCC Beams Induced from Multiple Flexural-Shear Cracks under Three-Point Bending Test

    Jihong Hu, Mingqing Sun*, Wei Huang, Yingjun Wang
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 191-207, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.015365 - 30 March 2021
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures)
    Abstract Strain hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) beam externally bonded with glass fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) plate was examined under three-point flexural test. The effects of the type of substrate used (plain cement mortar vs. SHCC), the use or not of a FRP plate to strengthen the SHCC beam, and the thickness of the FRP plate on the flexural performances were studied. Results show that the ultimate load of SHCC beams strengthened with FRP plate has improved greatly in comparison with plain SHCC beams. The deformation capacity of beams makes little change with an increase in the thickness of… More >

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    In-Plane Impact Dynamics Analysis of Re-Entrant Honeycomb with Variable Cross-Section

    Yuanxun Ou1,2, Shilin Yan1,2, Pin Wen1,2,*
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 209-222, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.014828 - 30 March 2021
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Modeling of Heterogeneous Materials)
    Abstract Due to the unique deformation characteristics of auxetic materials (Poisson’s ratio ), they have better shock resistance and energy absorption properties than traditional materials. Inspired by the concept of variable cross-section design, a new auxetic re-entrant honeycomb structure is designed in this study. The detailed design method of re-entrant honeycomb with variable cross-section (VCRH) is provided, and five VCRH structures with the same relative density and different cross-section change rates are proposed. The in-plane impact resistance and energy absorption abilities of VCRH under constant velocity are investigated by ABAQUS/EXPLICIT. The results show that the introduction… More >

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    Numerical Analysis of Three-Layer Deep Tunnel Composite Structure

    Weiwei Sun1, Hongping Min2, Jianzhong Chen1,*, Chao Ruan2, Yanjun Zhang2, Lei Wang3
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 223-239, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.015208 - 30 March 2021
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Modeling of Heterogeneous Materials)
    Abstract To date, with the increasing attention of countries to urban drainage system, more and more regions around the world have begun to build water conveyance tunnels, sewage pressure deep tunnels and so on. However, the sufficient bearing capacity and corrosion resistance of the structure, which can ensure the actual service life and safety of the tunnel, remain to be further improved. Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics (GFRP) pipe, with light weight, high strength and corrosion resistance, has the potential to be applied to the deep tunnel structure. This paper proposed a new composite structure of deep… More >

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    Peridynamic Modeling and Simulation of Fracture Process in Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

    Zhuang Chen1, Xihua Chu1,2,*
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 241-272, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.015120 - 30 March 2021
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Modeling of Heterogeneous Materials)
    Abstract In this study, a peridynamic fiber-reinforced concrete model is developed based on the bond-based peridynamic model with rotation effect (BBPDR). The fibers are modelled by a semi-discrete method and distributed with random locations and angles in the concrete specimen, since the fiber content is low, and its scale is smaller than the concrete matrix. The interactions between fibers and concrete matrix are investigated by the improvement of the bond’s strength and stiffness. Also, the frictional effect between the fibers and the concrete matrix is considered, which is divided into static friction and slip friction. To More >

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    Behavior of High Strength Concrete Filled Square Steel Tube Stub Columns with Inner CFRP Tube Under Biaxial Eccentric Compression

    Zhijian Yang1, Guochang Li1,*, Yan Lang2, Zengmei Qiu1
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 273-290, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.014606 - 30 March 2021
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Modeling of Heterogeneous Materials)
    Abstract This paper studies the contribution of CFRP (carbon fiber-reinforced polymer) to the mechanical behavior of high strength concrete-filled square steel tube (HCFST) under biaxial eccentric compression. The new type of composite member is composed of an inner CFRP tube and an outer steel tube with concrete filled in the two tubes. The finite element analysis was made by ABAQUS on the behavior of high strength concrete filled square steel tubular columns with inner CFRP circular tube subjected to bi-axial eccentric loading. The results obtained from the finite element analysis were verified with the experimental results. More >

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    Dynamic Pricing Model of E-Commerce Platforms Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning

    Chunli Yin1,*, Jinglong Han2
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 291-307, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.014347 - 30 March 2021
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Innovation and Application of Intelligent Processing of Data, Information and Knowledge in E-Commerce)
    Abstract With the continuous development of artificial intelligence technology, its application field has gradually expanded. To further apply the deep reinforcement learning technology to the field of dynamic pricing, we build an intelligent dynamic pricing system, introduce the reinforcement learning technology related to dynamic pricing, and introduce existing research on the number of suppliers (single supplier and multiple suppliers), environmental models, and selection algorithms. A two-period dynamic pricing game model is designed to assess the optimal pricing strategy for e-commerce platforms under two market conditions and two consumer participation conditions. The first step is to analyze… More >

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    Number Entities Recognition in Multiple Rounds of Dialogue Systems

    Shan Zhang1, Bin Cao1, Yueshen Xu2,*, Jing Fan1
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 309-323, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.014802 - 30 March 2021
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Innovation and Application of Intelligent Processing of Data, Information and Knowledge in E-Commerce)
    Abstract As a representative technique in natural language processing (NLP), named entity recognition is used in many tasks, such as dialogue systems, machine translation and information extraction. In dialogue systems, there is a common case for named entity recognition, where a lot of entities are composed of numbers, and are segmented to be located in different places. For example, in multiple rounds of dialogue systems, a phone number is likely to be divided into several parts, because the phone number is usually long and is emphasized. In this paper, the entity consisting of numbers is named… More >

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    Alcoholism Detection by Wavelet Energy Entropy and Linear Regression Classifier

    Xianqing Chen1,2, Yan Yan3,*
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 325-343, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.014489 - 30 March 2021
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Recent Advances on Deep Learning for Medical Signal Analysis (RADLMSA))
    Abstract Alcoholism is an unhealthy lifestyle associated with alcohol dependence. Not only does drinking for a long time leads to poor mental health and loss of self-control, but alcohol seeps into the bloodstream and shortens the lifespan of the body’s internal organs. Alcoholics often think of alcohol as an everyday drink and see it as a way to reduce stress in their lives because they cannot see the damage in their bodies and they believe it does not affect their physical health. As their drinking increases, they become dependent on alcohol and it affects their daily More >

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    Maximum Probabilistic and Dynamic Traffic Load Effects on Short-to-Medium Span Bridges

    Naiwei Lu1,*, Honghao Wang1, Kai Wang1, Yang Liu2
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 345-360, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.013792 - 30 March 2021
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Soft Computing Techniques in Materials Science and Engineering)
    Abstract The steadily growing traffic load has resulted in lots of bridge collapse events over the past decades, especially for short-to-medium span bridges. This study investigated probabilistic and dynamic traffic load effects on short-to-medium span bridges using practical heavy traffic data in China. Mathematical formulations for traffic-bridge coupled vibration and probabilistic extrapolation were derived. A framework for extrapolating probabilistic and dynamic traffic load effect was presented to conduct an efficient and accurate extrapolation. An equivalent dynamic wheel load model was demonstrated to be feasible for short-to-medium span bridges. Numerical studies of two types of simply-supported bridges… More >

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    Redefined Extended Cubic B-Spline Functions for Numerical Solution of Time-Fractional Telegraph Equation

    Muhammad Amin1, Muhammad Abbas2,*, Dumitru Baleanu3,4,5, Muhammad Kashif Iqbal6, Muhammad Bilal Riaz7
    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 361-384, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.012720 - 30 March 2021
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Modeling Real World Problems with Mathematics)
    Abstract This work is concerned with the application of a redefined set of extended uniform cubic B-spline (RECBS) functions for the numerical treatment of time-fractional Telegraph equation. The presented technique engages finite difference formulation for discretizing the Caputo time-fractional derivatives and RECBS functions to interpolate the solution curve along the spatial grid. Stability analysis of the scheme is provided to ensure that the errors do not amplify during the execution of the numerical procedure. The derivation of uniform convergence has also been presented. Some computational experiments are executed to verify the theoretical considerations. Numerical results are More >

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