Inverse Problems in Engineering Mechanics: IUTAM Symposium Tokyo, 1992

Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
On Regularization Methods Within System Identification....Pages 3-20
New Approaches to the Optimal Regularization....Pages 21-26
A Method for Solving Inverse Boundary-Value Problems Using Symbolic Computation....Pages 27-30
An Application of the Fuzzy Theory for an III-Posed Problem....Pages 31-38
Inverse Filtering for Reverberant Transfer Functions....Pages 39-48
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
Classification of Inverse Problems Arising in Field Problems and Their Treatments....Pages 51-60
A Physically Based Method of Enhancement of Experimental Data Concepts, Formulation and Application to Identification of Residual Stresses....Pages 61-70
Inverse Problems for Vibrating Systems in Two and Three Dimensions....Pages 71-80
Inverse Spectrum Problems for Block Jacobi Matrix....Pages 81-90
Parametric Correction of Finite Element Models Using Modal Tests....Pages 91-100
Structural Defect Synthesis Using Noise-Frequency Response Characteristics for Coupled Acoustic-Structural System by Fuzzy Inference Method....Pages 101-109
Inverse Problem Solution in Non-Destructive Pavement Diagnostics — Computational Aspects....Pages 111-120
Inverse Formulation for Incompressible Viscous Two-Dimensional and Axisymmetric Flow Problems....Pages 121-130
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
Requirements for the Structure of Analytical Models Used for Parameter Identification....Pages 133-146
Inverse Problem in Mechanics of Structures: a New Approach Based on Displacement Field Processing....Pages 147-157
New Method for Determining Contact Pressure Distributions by Using Caustic Images....Pages 159-168
Estimation of Impact Force by an Inverse Analysis....Pages 169-178
Optimality of internal Structure and Identification of Unknown Load....Pages 179-188
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Shape Identification Using Acoustic Measurements: A Numerical Investigation Using BIE and Shape Differentiation....Pages 191-200
Shape Determination of a Scattering Obstacle by Eigenfunction Expansion Embedding Integral Method....Pages 201-212
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Identification of Crack Shape Hidden in Solid by Means of Neural Network and Computational Mechanics....Pages 213-222
Approximate Recovery and Redesign of a Curved Surface Based on a Flattened Form....Pages 223-232
Optimum Design of a Sound-Insulating Wall by the Boundary Element Method....Pages 233-242
Optimum Design of Cooling Lines of Injection Mold Based on Boundary Element Design Sensitivity Analysis....Pages 243-252
Efficient Shape Optimization Technique Based on Boundary Element Method....Pages 253-262
Front Matter....Pages 263-263
Inversion of Surface Acoustic Wave Data to Determine the Elastic Constants of Nitride Films....Pages 265-276
Inversion of Source, Material, and Defect Characteristics Using Guided Waves....Pages 277-290
Inverse Problems Associated with Nondestructive Evaluation of Plastic Damages in Solids....Pages 291-300
Identification Aspects of Inhomogeneous Materials....Pages 301-310
A Parameter Identification Procedure as a Dual Boundary Control Concept for Wave-Propagation Problem....Pages 311-317
Identification of Dynamic In Situ Soil Properties at Existing Structure Site....Pages 319-326
Characterization of the Damping Effect of a Vibrating System....Pages 327-336
Identification of Parameters in Geomechanics Using a Maximum Likelihood Approach....Pages 337-346
Identification Analysis of Distributed-Parameter Systems by Using Kalman Filter-Boundary Element Method....Pages 347-356
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Inverse Scattering for Flaw Type Classification....Pages 359-366
Shape Inversion from Phase Shifts....Pages 367-376
Determination of Shapes, Sizes and Material Compositions of Large Inclusions in Elastic Media from Scattered Waves....Pages 377-382
Estimation of Unknown Boundary Values by Inverse Analysis with Elastodynamic Boundary Element Method....Pages 383-392
Source Inversion of High-Frequency Strong-Motion Records in the Near-Source Region....Pages 393-401
Optimum Strong-Motion Station-Array Geometry for Earthquake Source Studies....Pages 403-410
Front Matter....Pages 411-411
Neural Network Approach to the Inverse Problem of Crack-Depth Determination from Ultrasonic Backscattering Data....Pages 413-422
Simulation of Directivity Synthesis for Ultrasonic Transducers....Pages 423-432
Inversion Using Multi-Tip Echoes of Elastic Waves....Pages 433-442
Surface Reconstruction of a Three-Dimensional Ultrasonic Flaw....Pages 443-452
Generalized Ray Theory and its Application to Long-Distance Ultrasonic Testing....Pages 453-461
A New Approach to Ultrasonic Image Reconstruction....Pages 463-472
Front Matter....Pages 473-473
Identification of Heat Conduction Coefficient: Application to Nondestructive Testing....Pages 475-487
Determination of Void Shapes, Sizes, Numbers and Locations Inside an Object with Known Surface Temperatures and Heat Fluxes....Pages 489-496
Determination of Time Dependence of Temperature in the Inner Surface of a Cylinder by Measured Information on the Outer Surface....Pages 497-506
Transfer Function Approach for Solving Inverse Heat Conduction Problems in Piping Using Experimental Data....Pages 507-516
A Method for Disbond Detection in Thermal Tomography by Domain Decomposition Method....Pages 517-525
Front Matter....Pages 527-527
Inverse Problem Approach Based on the Kalman Filtering and Its Applications....Pages 529-538
The Thin Shell Approach for Some 3D Engineering Inverse Problems....Pages 539-546
Inverse Analysis for Estimating Galvanic Corrosion Rate....Pages 547-556
Estimation of an Electron Orbit Using Super-Potentials of Liénard-Wiechert Potentials....Pages 557-562
Back Matter....Pages 563-564