• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• v.89 no.2
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• pp.199-211
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• 2024

The loading capacity of engineering structures/components reduces after the initiation and propagation of crack eventually leads to the final failure. Hence, it becomes essential to deal with the crack and its effects at the design and simulation stages itself, by detecting the prone area of the fracture. The phase-field (PF) method has been accepted widely in simulating fracture problems in complex geometries. However, most of the PF methods are formulated with second order continuity theoryinvolving C⁰ continuity. In the present study, PF method based on fourth-order (i.e., higher order) theory, maintaining C¹ continuity has been proposed for ductile fracture simulation. The formulation includes fourth-order derivative terms of phase field variable, varying between 0 and 1. Applications of fourth-order PF theory to ductile fracture simulation resulted in novelty in this area. The proposed formulation is numerically solved using a two-dimensional finite element (FE) framework in 3-layered manner system. The solutions thus obtained from the proposed fourth order theory for different benchmark problems portray the improvement in the accuracy of the numerical results and are well matched with experimental results available in the literature. These results are also compared with second-order PF theory and a comparison study demonstrated the robustness of the proposed model in capturing ductile behaviour close to experimental observations.

• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• v.36 no.5_6
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• pp.491-504
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• 2018

In this article, we consider a fourth order nonlinear difference system. By making use of the critical point theory, we obtain some new existence theorems of at least one periodic solution with minimal period. Our main approach used in this article is the variational technique and the Saddle Point Theorem.

• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• v.37 no.5_6
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• pp.399-410
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• 2019

In the manuscript, we concern with the existence of solutions of boundary value problems for fourth order nonlinear discrete systems. Some criteria for the existence of at least one nontrivial solution of the problem are obtained. The proof is mainly based upon the variational method and critical point theory. An example is presented to illustrate the main result.

• Proceedings of the Jangjeon Mathematical Society
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.183-191
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• 2017

We get one theorem that there exist solutions for the fourth order semi- linear elliptic Dirichlet boundary value problem with fully nonlinear term. We prove this result by the critical point theory and the variation of linking method.

• Korean Journal of Mathematics
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.455-468
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• 2017

We prove the existence of multiple solutions for the fourth order nonlinear elliptic problem with fully nonlinear term. Our method is based on the critical point theory; the variation of linking method and category theory.

• Korean Journal of Mathematics
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.633-644
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• 2014

We get one theorem that there exists a unique solution for the fourth order semilinear elliptic Dirichlet boundary value problem when the number 0 and the coefficient of the semilinear part belong to the same open interval made by two successive eigenvalues of the fourth order elliptic eigenvalue problem. We prove this result by the contraction mapping principle. We also get another theorem that there exist at least two solutions when there exist n eigenvalues of the fourth order elliptic eigenvalue problem between the coefficient of the semilinear part and the number 0. We prove this result by the critical point theory and the variation of linking method.

• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.56 no.5
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• pp.1419-1439
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• 2019

In this paper, we consider a class of noncooperative fourth-order elliptic systems involving nonlocal terms and critical growth in a bounded domain. With the help of Limit Index Theory due to Li [32] combined with the concentration compactness principle, we establish the existence of infinitely many solutions for the problem under the suitable conditions on the nonlinearity. Our results significantly complement and improve some recent results on the existence of solutions for fourth-order elliptic equations and Kirchhoff type problems with critical growth.

• Journal of the Chungcheong Mathematical Society
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.657-669
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• 2013

A general class of two-point optimal fourth-order methods is proposed for locating multiple roots of a nonlinear equation. We investigate convergence analysis and computational properties for the family. Special and simple cases are considered for real-life applications. Numerical experiments strongly verify the convergence behavior and the developed theory.

• Honam Mathematical Journal
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.513-522
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• 2021

In this current study, we aim to give some applications on fourth-order differential subordination for p-valent meromorphic functions in the region U^* = {z ∈ ℂ : 0 < |z| < 1} = U∖{0}, where U = {z ∈ ℂ : |z| < 1} , involving the linear operator 𝓛^*_pf. By making use of basic concepts in theory of the fourth-order, we find new outcomes.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• v.65 no.3
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• pp.213-222
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• 2018

The purpose of this paper is to study free vibration analysis of thick plates resting on Winkler foundation using Mindlin's theory with shear locking free fourth order finite element, to determine the effects of the thickness/span ratio, the aspect ratio, subgrade reaction modulus and the boundary conditions on the frequency paramerets of thick plates subjected to free vibration. In the analysis, finite element method is used for spatial integration. Finite element formulation of the equations of the thick plate theory is derived by using higher order displacement shape functions. A computer program using finite element method is coded in C++ to analyze the plates free, clamped or simply supported along all four edges. In the analysis, 17-noded finite element is used. Graphs are presented that should help engineers in the design of thick plates subjected to earthquake excitations. It is concluded that 17-noded finite element can be effectively used in the free vibration analysis of thick plates. It is also concluded that, in general, the changes in the thickness/span ratio are more effective on the maximum responses considered in this study than the changes in the aspect ratio.