International Journal of Structural Engineering and Analysis

International Journal of Structural Engineering and Analysis

International Journal of Structural Engineering and Analysis [2456-5326(e)] is a peer-reviewed hybrid open-access journal launched in 2015 is provides a rapid forum for the publication of research article and comprehensive reviews that focuses on the structural engineering and recent technological advancement that can be of great importance to the scientific community. 

• Structural analysis methods: matrix and stiffness formulations, analysis of frames, trusses, plates, shells, and arches, cable and membrane structures, influence lines and load path analysis, approximate and closed-form solutions, and analysis of statically indeterminate systems.
• Computational structural mechanics: finite element formulation and element technology, mesh generation and convergence studies, isogeometric and meshless methods, multiscale and submodelling techniques, contact and interface modelling, solver performance and verification and validation practice.
• Solid mechanics and constitutive modelling: elasticity and plasticity theory, damage and continuum degradation models, viscoelastic and time-dependent behaviour, anisotropic and composite material models, concrete and steel constitutive relations, and calibration of models against test data.
• Nonlinear and inelastic analysis: geometric and material nonlinearity, large displacement and second-order effects, pushover and incremental dynamic analysis, plastic hinge and fibre-section modelling, load–deformation response to collapse, and path-dependent response.
• Stability and buckling: elastic and inelastic buckling of columns, plates, and shells, lateral-torsional and distortional buckling, imperfection sensitivity, post-buckling behaviour, and stability of thin-walled and slender members.
• Structural dynamics and vibration: free and forced vibration analysis, modal analysis and system identification, damping characterisation, response to seismic, wind, blast, and machine-induced excitation, vibration serviceability, and passive and active vibration control devices.
• Fracture mechanics and fatigue: linear elastic and elasto-plastic fracture mechanics, crack initiation and propagation modelling, fatigue life prediction of welded and bolted details, fracture toughness characterisation, and size effect in quasi-brittle materials.
• Soil–structure and fluid–structure interaction: foundation flexibility effects on structural response, dynamic soil–structure interaction, kinematic and inertial interaction, hydrodynamic loading and sloshing, and coupled modelling approaches.
• Extreme event and progressive collapse analysis: blast and impact response, structural behaviour in fire, alternate load path and tie force analysis, robustness and disproportionate collapse assessment, and multi-hazard analytical frameworks.
• Experimental mechanics and structural testing: quasi-static, cyclic, and dynamic testing of members and assemblies, shake table and hybrid simulation, full-scale and scaled model testing, strain, displacement, and optical measurement techniques, digital image correlation, and correlation of experimental and numerical results.
• Structural reliability and probabilistic analysis: uncertainty quantification in loads and resistance, reliability index computation, stochastic finite element methods, sensitivity and importance analysis, and probabilistic calibration of design provisions.
• Structural optimisation and performance prediction: shape, size, and topology optimisation, multi-objective design optimisation, surrogate modelling and metamodels, machine learning for structural response prediction, and performance-based analytical frameworks.