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Special Collection on Machine Learning Enabled Modeling and Discovery for Engineering Mechanics

Guest Editors:
Krishna Garikipati, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Paris Perdikaris, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Mazdak Tootkaboni, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Nathaniel Trask, Ph.D., Sandia National Laboratories
WaiChing Sun, Ph.D., Columbia University

Driven by the demonstrated success of machine learning (ML) in many scientific domains and the demands to efficiently handle a wide spectrum of data types, sources, and dimensions, ML and data-driven techniques have become pervasive throughout the computational physics and mechanics literature. The ability of ML models to approximate functions, solve differential equations, a analyze high-dimensional data, and handle repetitive tasks, have made them an attractive option to augment or replace existing paradigms for computational mechanics. However, unlike the conventional modeling and simulation tools where interpretability and compatibility of known physics principles are guaranteed, machine learning techniques for mechanics and multiscale modeling can be difficult to interpret, difficult to train, and the learned models may violate physics principles, such as invariance and equivariance, and therefore are not always trustworthy for high-consequence engineering applications. This special issue welcomes novel contributions that measurably advance the state-of-the-art in engineering mechanics.

Papers in this Collection

Physics-Informed Neural Network Solution of Thermo–Hydro–Mechanical Processes in Porous Media
Danial Amini; ORCID ID iconEhsan Haghighat; and Ruben Juanes
Published online: September 15, 2022

Data-Driven Modal Equivalent Standardization for Early Damage Detection in Bridge Structural Health Monitoring
Zhen Wang, S.M.ASCE; Ting-Hua Yi, M.ASCE; Dong-Hui Yang, M.ASCE; and Hong-Nan Li, F.ASCE
Published online: October 25, 2022

DeepFEM: A Novel Element-Based Deep Learning Approach for Solving Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations in Computational Solid Mechanics
ORCID ID iconYijia Dong; Tao Liu; Zhimin Li; and ORCID ID iconPizhong Qiao, F.ASCE
Published online: November 17, 2022

SenseNet: A Physics-Informed Deep Learning Model for Shape Sensing
Yitao Qiu; ORCID ID iconPrajwal Kammardi Arunachala; and ORCID ID iconChristian Linder
Published online: January 5, 2023

LS-DYNA Machine Learning–Based Multiscale Method for Nonlinear Modeling of Short Fiber–Reinforced Composites
ORCID ID iconHaoyan Wei; C. T. Wu; Wei Hu; Tung-Huan Su; Hitoshi Oura; Masato Nishi; Tadashi Naito; Stan Chung; and Leo Shen
Published online: January 5, 2023

Efficient Data-Driven Modeling of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems via Metalearning
ORCID ID iconShanwu Li; and ORCID ID iconYongchao Yang, M.ASCE
Published online: January 12, 2023

CNN-Based Surrogate for the Phase Field Damage Model: Generalization across Microstructure Parameters for Composite Materials
ORCID ID iconYuxiang Gao; Matthew Berger; and ORCID ID iconRavindra Duddu
Published online: March 16, 2023

Accelerated Design of Architected Materials with Multifidelity Bayesian Optimization
ORCID ID iconChengyang Mo, Ph.D.; Paris Perdikaris, Ph.D.; and ORCID ID iconJordan R. Raney, Ph.D.
Published online: March 30, 2023

Bayesian Nonlocal Operator Regression: A Data-Driven Learning Framework of Nonlocal Models with Uncertainty Quantification
Yiming Fan; ORCID ID iconMarta D’Elia; Yue Yu; ORCID ID iconHabib N. Najm; and Stewart Silling
Published online: May 26, 2023

Physics-Informed Neural Networks for System Identification of Structural Systems with a Multiphysics Damping Model
ORCID ID iconTong Liu; and ORCID ID iconHadi Meidani, Ph.D.
Published online: August 2, 2023

Formulation of Constitutive Viscoelastic Properties of Modified Bitumen Mastic Using Genetic Programming
ORCID ID iconPouria Hajikarimi; Mehrdad Ehsani; ORCID ID iconFereidoon Moghadas Nejad; and ORCID ID iconAmir H. Gandomi, A.M.ASCE
Published online: August 17, 2023

General Multifidelity Surrogate Models: Framework and Active-Learning Strategies for Efficient Rare Event Simulation
ORCID ID iconPromit Chakroborty; Somayajulu L. N. Dhulipala; ORCID ID iconYifeng Che; ORCID ID iconWen Jiang; ORCID ID iconBenjamin W. Spencer; ORCID ID iconJason D. Hales; and ORCID ID iconMichael D. Shields, M.ASCE
Published online: September 22, 2023

Embedding Prior Knowledge into Data-Driven Structural Performance Prediction to Extrapolate from Training Domains
Shi-Zhi Chen, M.ASCE; Shu-Ying Zhang; ORCID ID iconDe-Cheng Feng, M.ASCE; and ORCID ID iconErtugrul Taciroglu, M.ASCE
Published online: October 3, 2023