Self-standing Bearing Capacity of Symmetric Circular Masonry Arches at Finite Friction

The present research investigation concerns the issue of finite friction, in ruling self-standing bearing capacity and collapse modes of (symmetric circular) continuous masonry arches, with ideal inherent radial stereotomy. With primary reference, and as an enhancement, to classical “Couplet-Heyman problem” of least-thickness form optimization, in the realm of purely-rotational collapse solutions, finite (Coulomb) friction is herein set, among the theoretical joints of the arch, and system...

Computational Limit Analysis algorithms for large-scale truss-frame structures with interaction domain

The contribution revisits two recently developed computational algorithms for Limit Analysis (LA) aimed at predicting the elastoplastic response of large-scale 3D truss-frame structures [1]. The first LA algorithm accurately traces the piece-wise linear elastoplastic evolutive response of a structure up to plastic collapse [2], while the second deploys an iterative kinematic approach to directly determine the collapse characteristics based on the upper-bound theorem of LA [3], both being base...

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Test Case Generation for Simulink Models: An Experience from the E-Bike Domain

Building reliable Cyber-physical systems often requires engineers to search for software defects. Search-based software testing (SBST) is a standard technology that supports this activity. To increase practical adoption, industries need empirical evidence of the usefulness of SBST techniques on different benchmarks. To address this need, this replication study reports on our experience assessing the usefulness of SBST in generating failure-revealing test cases. Our study subject is within the...