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A brief overview of Physics-Informed Neural Networks and some critical remarks

Submitted by chenna on

In this presentation, I provide a brief overview of Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) while highlighting the fundamental issues.

Link to the slides: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/386336316_A_brief_overview_of_…

Your feedback is welcome.

Bažant-Le-Kirane Paradox of fatigue failure in engineering materials

Submitted by g2mahendra on

Author: Mahendra Gattu, Department of Civil Engineering, NIT-Rourkela-769008.

Abstract

The problem of fracture in quasi-brittle materials is strongly linked with a zone of micro-cracking known as the fracture process zone (FPZ). For monotonic loading, the material length scale parameter D0 is used in strength scaling law to describe the transition from strength criteria to linear elastic fracture mechanics criteria.

Lessons Learned from 14 years as an Editor-In-Chief (for Elsevier)

Submitted by John E. Dolbow on

As some of you may know, I recently announced that I would be stepping down as the Editor-In-Chief (EIC) for the Elsevier journal titled Finite Elements in Analysis and Design (FINEL).  I had served in that capacity since 2010, so roughly 14 years, and the team at Elsevier indicated that it was time for someone new to take over the role.  Although I would have been more than happy to stay on, in time I did appreciate that it was probably better for the community to pass the reins on to someone else. 

Fretting fatigue --- is there really an important effect of friction coefficient??

Submitted by Mike Ciavarella on

dear Colleagues

In writing a review of models on fretting fatigue, I am looking at the effect of friction coefficient.   Obviously, if friction is zero there is no fretting fatigue!   This goes without saying.

Thank You Reviewers

Submitted by Nuwan Dewapriya on

I have noticed several online postings criticizing reviewers but haven’t seen a post appreciating them. Talking more about bad reviewers can give a wrong impression to the young researchers that the majority of the reviewers are bad. Therefore, I thought of sharing my experience.

We have published over 20 papers, and of course, got several rejections. However, I haven’t encountered an unreasonable reviewer yet. A reviewer can occasionally miss a point in a manuscript, but the reviewers repeatedly asked us fair questions and provided meaningful comments.

Scholarship in mechanics

Submitted by Roberto Ballarini on

A few days ago I had a good discussion with a dear colleague on the topic of the current state of scholarship in mechanics and the education of the new generation of mechanicians. During the past few decades most mechanics researchers have limited their activities to the writing of papers and research proposals. This because the “reward system” places little value to the authoring of monographs and textbooks. In fact the number of quality books produced during this period pales in comparison to those written by the giants of mechanics, including Timoshenko, Truesdall, etc.

Modeling, simulation and data analysis for Covid-19 epidemic

Submitted by marco.paggi on

Online symposium organized by the Young Academy of Europe on models and simulation for Covid-19 epidemic, including data analysis, on April 22 from 4 to 6 pm (CEST).

Free attendance upon registration. 

See the link below for more info about speakers, abstracts, timetable and registration:

https://meetings.yacadeuro.org/event/2/

150 people have already made the registration