Recently, several algorithms for strain tomography from energy-resolved neutron transmission measurements have been proposed. These methods assume that the stress-free lattice spacing is a known constant limiting their application to the study of stresses generated by manufacturing and loading methods that do not…
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TIER uses extended strain data to improve gravitational wave detection sensitivity.
problem Improving gravitational wave detection sensitivity using extended strain data.
method TIER framework using machine learning to capture extended strain data features.
result Up to 20% improvement in sensitive volume time in LIGO-Virgo-Kagra O3 data.
We study the problem of finding strain-minimising stream surfaces in a divergence-free vector field. These surfaces are generated by motions of seed curves that propagate through the field in a strain minimising manner, i.e., they move without stretching or shrinking, preserving the length of their arbitrary arc. In ge…
This paper presents a proof-of-concept demonstration of triaxial strain tomography from Bragg-edge neutron imaging within a three-dimensional sample. Bragg-edge neutron transmission can provide high-resolution images of the average through thickness strain within a polycrystalline material. This poses an associated ric…
Unified framework for strain-gradient plasticity from dislocations.
problem Deriving strain-gradient plasticity from edge-dislocations.
method Γ-limit derivation in a continuum framework with smooth frame fields and dislocation circulation.
result Unified strain-gradient model with new geometric rigidity estimates.
On structured surfaces with defects: geometry, strain incompatibility, internal stress, and natural shapescond-mat.mtrl-sci
Given a distribution of defects on a structured surface, such as those represented by 2-dimensional crystalline materials, liquid crystalline surfaces, and thin sandwiched shells, what is the resulting stress field and the deformed shape? Motivated by this concern, we first classify, and quantify, the translational, ro…
Ultrasound elastography is used to estimate the mechanical properties of the tissue by monitoring its response to an internal or external force. Different levels of deformation are obtained from different tissue types depending on their mechanical properties, where stiffer tissues deform less. Given two radio frequency…
The paper proves properties of strain tensors on surfaces with changing Gauss curvature.
problem Regularity of solutions to strain tensor equations on surfaces with variable Gauss curvature.
method Proof of regularity, density property, and matching property.
result Established matching property and density of smooth infinitesimal isometries.
Model trains passing events on a bridge using multilevel Gaussian process.
problem Represent aggregate train-passing events from a bridge monitoring system.
method Formulate a combined model with low-rank approximation hierarchical Gaussian process, incorporating domain expertise as constraints.
result Allow for simulation of previously unobserved train types.
Unified theory solves strain compatibility and elasticity of origami metamaterials.
problem Understanding and controlling the morphing paths of origami metamaterials.
method Unified theory for a wide array of origami tessellations, solving strain compatibility and elasticity.
result Origami metamaterials exhibit equal but opposite in-plane and out-of-plane Poisson's ratios and bending energy depends on strain gradient.
We consider various notions of strains; quantitative measures for the deviation of a linear transformation from an isometry. The main approach, which is motivated by physical applications and follows the work of Patrizio Neff and co-workers , is to select a Riemannian metric on , and use its induced geodes…
Emergenet predicts animal influenza strain emergence, outperforming current methods.
problem Limited ability to quantitatively assess animal influenza strain emergence.
method Infer digital twin of sequence evolution using 220,151 HA sequences.
result Emergenet predictions outperform WHO seasonal vaccine recommendations and CDC IRAT scores.
We consider the two logarithmic strain measures\[ω_{\rm iso}=\|\mathrm{dev}_n\log U\|=\|\mathrm{dev}_n\log \sqrt{F^TF}\|\quad\text{ and }\quad ω_{\rm vol}=|\mathrm{tr}(\log U)|=|\mathrm{tr}(\log\sqrt{F^TF})|\,,\]which are isotropic invariants of the Hencky strain tensor , and show that they can be uniquely char…
A derivation of first variation formulas from the strain-displacement relations in thin shell theorymath.DG
Paper derives formulas for surface variations in shell theory.
problem Deriving first variation formulas for surfaces in thin shell theory.
method Using strain-displacement relations from thin shell theory.
result Provides formulas for linear Weingarten surfaces as stationary points.
We discuss several issues regarding material homogeneity and strain compatibility for materially uniform thin elastic shells from the viewpoint of a 3-dimensional theory, with small thickness, as well as a 2-dimensional Cosserat theory. A relationship between inhomogeneity and incompatibility measures under the two des…
TANNs integrate thermodynamics into ANN models for accurate, consistent predictions.
problem Lack of rigorous physics-based approach in ANN constitutive modeling.
method TANNs encode thermodynamics principles in neural network architecture using automatic differentiation.
result TANNs produce thermodynamically consistent predictions without requiring large datasets.
Deep learning speeds up gravitational wave analysis.
problem Computational challenge in analyzing gravitational wave data.
method Trained a neural-network to model posterior probability distributions over 15-dimensional system parameters.
result Generated accurate posterior samples at high speed.
A new method quantifies uncertainty in brain injury simulations.
problem High computational cost and high-dimensional inputs/outputs limit traditional UQ methods for biofidelic head models.
method Two-stage, data-driven manifold learning framework using Gaussian kernel-density estimation, diffusion maps, and Grassmannian diffusion maps.
result Surrogate models reduce computational cost while providing highly accurate approximations of the computational model.
An increasing amount of civil engineering applications are utilising data acquired from infrastructure instrumented with sensing devices. This data has an important role in monitoring the response of these structures to excitation, and evaluating structural health. In this paper we seek to monitor pedestrian-events (su…
Elasticity images map biomechanical properties of soft tissues to aid in the detection and diagnosis of pathological states. In particular, quasi-static ultrasonic (US) elastography techniques use force-displacement measurements acquired during an US scan to parameterize the spatio-temporal stress-strain behavior. Curr…
Physics-informed deep learning approximates strain gradient plasticity solutions.
problem Stiffness and computational challenges in solving strain gradient plasticity models.
method Physics-informed deep learning (PIDL) with modified loss functions and optimization schemes.
result PIDL methods address stiffness and computational challenges in strain gradient plasticity.
Symmetries in shell theory lead to multiple deformation possibilities.
problem Understanding symmetries in thin shell deformation theory.
method Analyzing symmetries in the context of linear theory of thin shells.
result Infinitely many deformations without shear strains and twisting.
In this work, we develop Gaussian process regression (GPR) models of hyperelastic material behavior. First, we consider the direct approach of modeling the components of the Cauchy stress tensor as a function of the components of the Finger stretch tensor in a Gaussian process. We then consider an improvement on this a…
This work presents a general unified theory for coupled nonlinear elastic and inelastic deformations of curved thin shells. The coupling is based on a multiplicative decomposition of the surface deformation gradient. The kinematics of this decomposition is examined in detail. In particular, the dependency of various ki…
We propose a general strategy to derive null-homotopy operators for differential complexes based on the Bernstein-Gelfand-Gelfand (BGG) construction and properties of the de Rham complex. Focusing on the elasticity complex, we derive path integral operators for elasticity satisfying $\mathscr{D}\mathscr{P…
Affinity propagation is an exemplar-based clustering algorithm that finds a set of data-points that best exemplify the data, and associates each datapoint with one exemplar. We extend affinity propagation in a principled way to solve the hierarchical clustering problem, which arises in a variety of domains including bi…
Helical ribbons arise in many biological and engineered systems, often driven by anisotropic surface stress, residual strain, and geometric or elastic mismatch between layers of a laminated composite. A full mathematical analysis is developed to analytically predict the equilibrium deformed helical shape of an initiall…
Gradient flows for knot energies ensure long-term existence of knotted loops.
problem Ensuring long-term existence of knotted loops under various energies.
method Banach gradient flows, curves of maximal slope, logarithmic strain control.
result Established long-time existence of gradient flows for knot energies.
Geometrically reformulates Cosserat solid mechanics using differential geometry.
problem Formalizing Cosserat solid mechanics in modern differential geometry.
method Formulation as a principal fibre bundle, using Cartan's magic formula, and integrating infinitesimal strains.
result Reveals strain as a Lie algebra-valued one-form and finite strain through integration.
Paper presents a method for imputing and forecasting structural response from incomplete sensor data.
problem Missing sensor data in structural health monitoring (SHM).
method Incremental Bayesian tensor learning for spatiotemporal missing data reconstruction and forecasting.
result The proposed method achieves accurate and robust imputation and prediction even with high rates of missing data.
Self-supervised learning improves RUL prediction with limited data in fatigue damage prognosis.
problem Limited labelled data for RUL prediction in fatigue damage prognosis.
method Pre-training deep learning models on unlabelled sensor data using self-supervised learning.
result Self-supervised pre-trained models significantly outperform non-pre-trained models in RUL prediction with scarce labelled data.
Local laGPR speeds up multiscale mechanics simulations without neural networks.
problem High computational costs in multiscale mechanics simulations.
method Local approximate Gaussian process regression (laGPR) combined with FE schemes.
result laGPR offers better accuracy than neural networks for stress predictions.
We derive a new model for pre-strained thin films, which consists of minimizing a biharmonic energy of deformations satisfying the Monge-Ampère constraint . We further discuss multiplicity properties of the minimizers of this model, in some special cases.
We introduce the use of autoregressive normalizing flows for rapid likelihood-free inference of binary black hole system parameters from gravitational-wave data with deep neural networks. A normalizing flow is an invertible mapping on a sample space that can be used to induce a transformation from a simple probability …
A new model for simulating cloth manipulation in robots, accurate to within 1cm.
problem Accurately simulating cloth manipulation in robots, especially in moderate stress environments.
method A continuous, isometric strain model for textiles, treating them as inextensible surfaces with only isometric motions. Aerodynamic effects are incorporated through virtual uncoupling of mass.
result Simulations are accurate to within 1cm compared to real-world manipulation, even with coarse meshes.
Simulation-based population inference of LISA's Galactic binaries: Bypassing the global fitastro-ph.GA
New method bypasses global fit for LISA's Galactic binaries, extracting population parameters directly.
problem Disentangling LISA's Galactic binary sources from backgrounds in a computationally intensive process.
method Simulation-based approach using normalizing flow to infer population parameters.
result Direct inference of population parameters from LISA's frequency strain series.
New method weaves paper strips for designing curved surfaces with elasticity.
problem Designing general curved surfaces with geometrical elasticity.
method Shape optimization of paper strips using nonlinear elasticity theory.
result Demonstrated creation of catenoid and helicoid surfaces with 54 paper strips.
Predictive models identify patients at risk of severe COVID-19.
problem Identifying patients at risk of severe COVID-19 to ease healthcare strain.
method Machine learning on routinely collected clinical data.
result Models predict positive SARS-CoV-2 tests, hospitalizations, and critical care with high accuracy.
We study the conformally invariant variational problem for time-like curves in the -dimensional Einstein universe defined by the conformal strain functional. We prove that the stationary curves are trapped into an Einsetin universe of dimension , or . We study the linearly-full stationary curves in a four-…
Isometric immersions, energy minimization and self-similar buckling in non-Euclidean elastic sheetscond-mat.soft
The edges of torn plastic sheets and growing leaves often display hierarchical buckling patterns. We show that this complex morphology (i) emerges even in zero strain configurations, and (ii) is driven by a competition between the two principal curvatures, rather than between bending and stretching. We identify the key…
We discuss how the shape of a special Cosserat rod can be represented as a path in the special Euclidean algebra. By shape we mean all those geometric features that are invariant under isometries of the three-dimensional ambient space. The representation of the shape as a path in the special Euclidean algebra is intrin…
Bayesian model updating uses VAEs to approximate likelihood with small data.
problem Approximating likelihood for small data sets in structural analysis.
method Uses multimodal VAEs to approximate likelihood, suitable for high-dimensional correlated observations.
result Demonstrates computational efficiency and accuracy compared to original VAE approach.
New algorithm optimizes auction prices in real-time.
problem Maximizing revenue in online auctions with high frequency data.
method First real-time algorithm for online learning of monopoly prices.
result Achieves constant time and memory complexity for updates.
We develop a theory to represent dislocated single crystals at the mesoscopic scale by considering concentrated effects, governed by the distribution theory combined with multiple-valued kinematic fields. Our approach gives a new understanding of the continuum theory of defects as developed by Kroener (1980) and other …
The understanding of the dynamics of the velocity gradients in turbulent flows is critical to understanding various non-linear turbulent processes. The pressure-Hessian and the viscous-Laplacian govern the evolution of the velocity-gradients and are known to be non-local in nature. Over the years, several simplified dy…
A framework for simulating systemic risk and its application to the South African banking sectorq-fin.RM
We present a network-based framework for simulating systemic risk that considers shock propagation in banking systems. In particular, the framework allows the modeller to reflect a top-down framework where a shock to one bank in the system affects the solvency and liquidity position of other banks, through systemic mar…
Observation of the workings of productive organizations shows that the characteristics of a trade, backed by nature given to a technological environment, determine the productive combination implemented by the decision maker, and the structure of the operating cycle which is related. The choice of the production functi…
We study the conformal geometry of timelike curves in the (1+2)-Einstein universe, the conformal compactification of Minkowski 3-space defined as the quotient of the null cone of by the action by positive scalar multiplications. The purpose is to describe local and global conformal invariants of time…