Instructions to Contributors

<正>1. Engineering Mechanics is a comprehensive academic monthly journal supervised by the Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. It mainly reports applications of mechanics in various engineering areas. Meeting this purpose, the journal publishes original and creative academic work with practical applications The concept of mechanics is interpreted in a broad sense conveying the information of civil engineering,     

《工程力学》征稿简则

1.《工程力学》主要报导力学在工程及结构中的应用,刊登力学在科研、设计、施工、教学和生产方面具有学术水平、创造性和实用价值的论文,包括力学在土木建筑、水工港工、公路铁路、桥梁隧道、航海造船、航空航天、矿山冶金、机械化工、国防军工、防灾减灾、能源环保等工程中的应用且具有一定学术水平的研究成果。特别欢迎具有创新水平的力学分析及大型工程实验研究。提交的论文必须对国内外前沿进展有一定评述。     

《工程力学》征稿简则

1.《工程力学》主要报导力学在工程及结构中的应用,刊登力学在科研、设计、施工、教学和生产方面具有学术水平、创造性和实用价值的论文,包括力学在土木建筑、水工港工、公路铁路、桥梁隧道、航海造船、航空航天、矿山冶金、机械化工、国防军工、防灾减灾、能源环保等工程中的应用且具有一定学术水平的研究成果。特别欢迎具有创新水平的力学分析及大型工程实验研究。提交的论文必须对国内外前沿进展有一定评述。     

《工程力学》征稿简则

1.《工程力学》主要报导力学在工程及结构中的应用,刊登力学在科研、设计、施工、教学和生产方面具有学术水平、创造性和实用价值的论文,包括力学在土木建筑、水工港工、公路铁路、桥梁隧道、航海造船、航空航天、矿山冶金、机械化工、国防军工、防灾减灾、能源环保等工程中的应用且具有一定学术水平的研究成果。特别欢迎具有创新水平的力学分析及大型工程实验研究。提交的论文必须对国内外前沿进展有一定评述。     

《工程力学》征稿简则

1.《工程力学》主要报导力学在工程及结构中的应用,刊登力学在科研、设计、施工、教学和生产方面具有学术水平、创造性和实用价值的论文,包括力学在土木建筑、水工港工、公路铁路、桥梁隧道、航海造船、航空航天、矿山冶金、机械化工、国防军工、防灾减灾、能源环保等工程中的应用且具有一定学术水平的研究成果。特别欢迎具有创新水平的力学分析及大型工程实验研究。提交的论文必须对国内外前沿进展有一定评述。     

《工程力学》的发展与展望

《工程力学》报导力学在工程技术中的应用及最新研究成果,促进力学与工程的结合,发挥力学在工程领域的主导作用,增强力学与工程技术的相互渗透,共同提高。是力学刊物中理论水平较高、学术性较强、深受读者欢迎的刊物之一。《工程力学》创刊25周年,在学术质量、编辑质量、载文量、影响因子、发行量等方面都取得了很大的提高和发展,该文作了较好的总结,并对今后的进一步发展给出了展望。     

矿山岩体力学及工程的研究进展与展望

文章针对采矿工程的实际问题，综述了矿山岩体力学理论与应用的研究进展，主要内容包括矿山岩体力学的损伤研究与应用、矿山岩体力学的分形研究与应用和矿山岩体力学损伤与分形研究的工程应用；讨论了矿山岩体力学今后的研究方向，即深部开采带来的工程灾害防治、开采方法选择的科学问题与关键技术措施。     

本刊要讯

1.《工程力学》是中国科学技术协会主管、中国力学学会主办、清华大学土木工程系承办的学术期刊。2.本刊为Ei Compendex、Scopus及ISI web of knowledge文摘数据库收录期刊。万方数据库、中国知网、重庆维普、超星、EBSCO数据库全文检索。     

本刊要讯

1.《工程力学》是中国科学技术协会主管、中国力学学会主办、清华大学土木工程系承办的学术期刊。2.本刊为Ei Compendex、Scopus及ISI web of knowledge文摘数据库收录期刊。万方数据库、中国知网、重庆维普、超星、EBSCO数据库全文检索。3.本刊于2019年11月入选“中国科技期刊卓越行动计划梯队项目”。     

本刊要讯

1.《工程力学》是中国科学技术协会主管、中国力学学会主办、清华大学土木工程系承办的学术期刊。2.本刊为Ei Compendex、Scopus及ISI web of knowledge文摘数据库收录期刊。万方数据库、中国知网、重庆维普、超星、EBSCO数据库全文检索。3.本刊于2019年11月入选“中国科技期刊卓越行动计划梯队项目”。     

本刊要讯

1.《工程力学》是中国科学技术协会主管、中国力学学会主办、清华大学土木工程系承办的学术期刊。2.本刊为Ei Compendex、Scopus及ISI web of knowledge文摘数据库收录期刊。万方数据库、中国知网、重庆维普、超星、EBSCO数据库全文检索。3.本刊于2018年11月第三次荣获中国科协“精品科技期刊工程项目”资助。     

本刊要讯

1.《工程力学》是中国科学技术协会主管、中国力学学会主办、清华大学土木工程系承办的学术期刊。2.本刊为Ei Compendex、Scopus及ISI web of knowledge文摘数据库收录期刊。万方数据库、中国知网、重庆维普、超星、EBSCO数据库全文检索。3.本刊于2018年11月第三次荣获中国科协“精品科技期刊工程项目”资助。     

The design and properties of steel castings: Part 1 — Engineering design and design for castability

In Vol. II No. 1 of this journal a paper entitled “Fracture Mechanics Aids Steel Castings Design” described the use of fracture mechanics in design and materials selection for steel castings. This is the first of a series of three papers giving more detailed information on the factors affecting the design and properties of steel castings.     

Experimental study of thermo-mechanical behavior of a thermosetting shape-memory polymer

Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials - The thermo-mechanical behavior of shape-memory polymers (SMPs) serves for the engineering applications of SMPs. Therefore the understanding of...     

A novel methodology for predicting the high rate mechanical response of polymers from low rate data: application to (plasticised) poly(vinyl chloride)

Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials - Plasticised and unplasticised poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) are used as engineering materials in many applications where they may be subjected to impact loading...     

USNCTAM perspectives on mechanics in medicine

Over decades, the theoretical and applied mechanics community has developed sophisticated approaches for analysing the behaviour of complex engineering systems. Most of these approaches have targeted systems in the transportation, materials, defence and energy industries. Applying and further developing engineering approaches for understanding, predicting and modulating the response of complicated biomedical processes not only holds great promise in meeting societal needs, but also poses serious challenges. This report, prepared for the US National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, aims to identify the most pressing challenges in biological sciences and medicine that can be tackled within the broad field of mechanics. This echoes and complements a number of national and international initiatives aiming at fostering interdisciplinary biomedical research. This report also comments on cultural/educational challenges. Specifically, this report focuses on three major thrusts in which we believe mechanics has and will continue to have a substantial impact. (i) Rationally engineering injectable nano/microdevices for imaging and therapy of disease. Within this context, we discuss nanoparticle carrier design, vascular transport and adhesion, endocytosis and tumour growth in response to therapy, as well as uncertainty quantification techniques to better connect models and experiments. (ii) Design of biomedical devices, including point-of-care diagnostic systems, model organ and multi-organ microdevices, and pulsatile ventricular assistant devices. (iii) Mechanics of cellular processes, including mechanosensing and mechanotransduction, improved characterization of cellular constitutive behaviour, and microfluidic systems for single-cell studies.     

Mechanics of stretchable electronics

Recent advances in mechanics and materials provide routes to develop stretchable electronics that offer performance of conventional wafer-based devices but with the ability to be deformed to arbitrary shape. Many new applications become possible ranging from electronic eye cameras to wearable electronics, to bio-integrated therapeutic devices. This paper reviews mechanics of stretchable electronics in terms of two main forms of stretchable designs. One is wavy design, which can provide one-dimensional stretchability. The other is island-bridge design, which can be stretched in all directions. Mechanics models and their comparisons to experiments and finite element simulations are reviewed for these two designs. The results provide design guidelines for the development of stretchable electronics.     

Can the technological impact of academic journals be evaluated? The practice of non-patent reference (NPR) analysis

Journal rankings and journal ratings are important to governments, research institutes, and scientific research in general, and they frequently serve as the criteria for evaluating research performance to determine whether specific researchers will receive promotions and/or earn research grants. However, the only widely adopted journal assessment method is known as impact factor (IF), which focuses on citations in academic journals. However, IF disregards the technological applications and value of academic journals. In this article, we propose a method to rank academic journals that utilizes non-patent references in patent documents. We also compare the differences between journal rankings derived by using IF with those derived from the Intellectual Property Citation Index (IPCI) across different fields; moreover, some fields contain positive and significant correlations between IF and the IPCI. The results of this study offer a new perspective from which to assess the technological value of academic journals, particularly those in the technological and scientific fields. This study considers linkages among science and technology and the needs of the stakeholders in journal assessment to shed light on journal assessment and journal ranking methods.     

《结构理论史——探求平衡》概要

近几十年来,力学和结构的发展日新月异,而结构理论的历史研究也已经引起了大家的广泛关注。作为科学史的一个分支,结构理论史提供了理解结构发展的一条捷径,在这一领域的代表性作品《结构理论史——从拱分析到计算力学》于2002年以德文出版。2008年,这本书的英文版出版,历经10年时间,于2018年再次以英文出版,并更名为《结构理论史——探求平衡》（The History of the Theory of Structures:Searching for Equilibrium）。该书以历史逻辑性（historico-logical）的视角介绍了结构理论的体系架构,按照时间顺序展示了自古希腊时期以来力学理论和工程实践错综复杂的发展历程,堪称结构理论发展的百科全书。笔者在拜读此书后撰写本文,进行简要的介绍,并重点介绍了结构理论发展史上的重要科学争论。     

Enhancing the Learning of Fluid Mechanics Using Computer Simulations

This paper reports the results of a study into the impact of computer simulations on the understanding of fluid mechanics by engineering students. A “lesson study” approach was taken, using constructivist educational theory combined with the variation theory of learning from phenomenography to inform the design of learning activities and to assess their impact. Student difficulties with fluid mechanics concepts were assessed using questions from the Fluid Mechanics Concept Inventory (FMCI). Students had the greatest difficulties with pressure measurement, fluid flow through pipes with changing diameter, and velocity profiles for fluid between flat plates. We developed a set of three simulations to address these difficulties. The impact of the simulations was gauged by a second administration of the FMCI. Most of the students in the sophomore fluid mechanics class participated in the whole of this exercise. Students showed significant improvement in two of the three areas of difficulty. Student feedback on this as an additional learning exercise was very positive.