Publications from the last 5 years of Center for Applied Stochastics Research

Dr. Lin, Y. K.

A.      BOOK

 

1.            Y. K. Lin and G. Q. Cai. Probabilistic Structural Dynamics, McGraw-

         Hill, 2004. 

                

B.      EDITED BOOKS AND JOURNALS

 

1.            Y. K. Lin and G. Q. Cai, Guest Eds. International Journal of Nonlinear

         Mechanics, 39(9): 2004.

 

2.            Y. K. Lin, W. Q. Zhu and G. Q. Cai. Guest Eds. Probabilistic

         Engineering Mechanics, 19(3): 2004.

 

3.            N. Sri Namachchivaya and Y. K. Lin. Eds. Nonlinear Stochastic

         Dynamics, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003.

 

C.      PAPERS PUBLISHED IN TECHNICAL JOURNALS

 

1.            C. F. Wu, T. C. Su and Y. K. Lin, “Analysis of the Characteristics of

         Atmospheric Wind and Pressure Fluctuations on a Low-Rise Building

         Using Empirical Mode Decomposition Method”, Journal of Wind

         Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, submitted, 2005.

 

2.            G. Q. Cai and Y. K. Lin, “An Improved Equivalent Linearization

         Procedure for Nonlinear System under Bounded Random Excitations”,

         J. of Structural Control and Health Monitoring, submitted, 2005.

 

3.            G. Q. Cai and Y. K. Lin, “Stochastic Analysis of an Ecosystem of Two

         Competing Species”, J. of Engineering Sciences Division of Indian

         Academy of Sciences, submitted, 2005.

 

4.            C. F. Wu, J. S. Liu, Ned H. C. Hwang and Y. K. Lin, “Statistical

         Correlation Between Transient Pressure Drop and Cavitation

         Closure of a Mechanical Heart Valve”, ASAIO (American Society of

         Artificial Internal Organs) Journal, 51: 11-16, 2005.

 

5.            G. Q. Cai and Y. K. Lin, “Stochastic Analysis of Lotka-Volterra Model

         for Ecosystems”, Physical Review E, 70(4): 041910, 1-7, 2004.

 

6.            G. Q. Cai and Y. K. Lin, “Transient Behavior of Particle Transport in a

         Brownian Motor”, Physical Review E, 70(4): 027104, 1-4, 2004.

 

7.            C. F. Wu, Ned H. C. Hwang and Y. K. Lin, “Statistical Characteristic of

         Mechanical Heart Valve Cavitation in Accelerated Testing”, Journal of

         Heart Valve Disease, 13: 659-666, 2004.

 

8.      C. F. Wu, Ned H. C. Hwang and Y. K. Lin, “Measurement of Dynamic

         Stresses in a Mechanical Heart Valve During Accelerated Testing”,

         Cardiovascular Engineering: An International J., 2(3): 91-97, 2002.

 

9.      C. F. Wu, Ned H. C. Hwang and Y. K. Lin, “A Parametric Study of

         Hertizian Contact Stresses in Pyrolytic Carbon/Graphite Composite”,

         Cardiovascular Engineering: An International J., 2(2): 49-56, 2002.

        

10.    Y. K. Lin, “Some Recent Advances in the Theory of Random Vibration”

         Natur wissenschaften, Springer-Verlag, 89: 187-200, 2002.

 

11.        M. F. Dimentberg and Y. K. Lin, “An Exact Solution for Response

         Spectral Density of a SDOF System Under Both Parametric and

         Additive Random Excitations”, ASME Journal of Applied

         Mechanics, 69: 399-400, 2002.

        

12.        Steen Krenk, Y. K. Lin and F. Rüdinger, “Effective System Properties

         And Spectral Density in Random Vibration with Parametric Excitation”

         Journal of Applied Mechanics, 69: 161-170, 2002.

        

13.        C. F. Wu, Ned H. C. Hwang and Y. K. Lin, “A Fracture Mechanics

         Model for Cavitation Damage in Mechanical Heart Valve Prosthesis”

         Cardiovascular Engineering: An International J., 1(4): 171-176, 2001.

 

14.        G. Q. Cai and Y. K. Lin, “Random Vibration of Strongly Nonlinear

         Systems”, Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics, 24: 3-15, 2001.

 

15.        Y. K. Lin and G. Q. Cai, “Some Thoughts on Averaging Techniques in

         Stochastic Dynamics”, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics,

         15(1): 7-14, 2000.

                 

D.      PAPERS PUBLISHED IN BOOKS

 

1.            Y. K. Lin and G. Q. Cai, “Stochastic Analyses of Nonlinear Systems”, In

         Encyclopedia of Vibration. Eds. S. G. Simon, G. Braun, D. J. Ewens, and

         S. S. Rao, Academic Press, London, 1238-1246, 2001.

            

E.      PAPERS PUBLISHED IN PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESSES AND SYMPOSIA

 

1.            Jinshou Yu and Y. K. Lin, “Numerical Path Integration of a Nonlinear

         Oscillator Subject to both Sinusoidal and White Noise Excitations”,

         Proceedings, Fifth International Conference on Stochastic Structural

         Dynamics, (SSD’03), 525-533, 2003.

 

2.            T. C. Su, C. F. Wu and Y. K. Lin, “Control of Junction Flow by Vortex

         Fusion” Proceedings, ICHD2002, Tainan, Taiwan, ISBN 957-8845-66-9,

         263-268, October 31 - November 2, 2002.

 

3.            G. Q. Cai and Y. K. Lin, “Effect of Secondary Systems on Response of a

         Nonlinear Primary System to Random Excitation” Proceedings, 8th

         International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability,

         Newport Beach, California, CD-ROM, June 17-21, 2001.

 

4.            Y. K. Lin, “Some New Development in Random Vibration”,

         Proceedings, International Conference on Advanced Problems in

         Vibration Theory and Applications. Eds. J. H. Zhang, X. N. Zhang,

         Beijing, China, Science Press, 10-18, June 19-22, 2000.

 

5.            G. Q. Cai and Y. K. Lin, “Simulation of Non-Gaussian Stochastic

         Processes with Nonlinear Filters”, Proceedings, International Union of

         Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) Symposium on Non-

         Linearity and Stochastic Structural Dynamics. Madras, India,

         January 4-8, 1999. Eds. S. Narayanan and R. N. Iyengar, Kluwer

         Academic Publishers, 43-54, 2001.

 

6.            Y. K. Lin, “Recent Advances in Stochastic Structural Dynamics”,

         Keynote Paper, Proceedings, International Conference on Advances in

         Structural Dynamics (ASD2000) Hong Kong, December 13-15, 2000.

         Elsevier, I: 67-78, 2000.

 

7.            G. Q. Cai and Y. K. Lin, “Stochastically Excited Multi-Degree-of-

         Freedom Nonlinear Systems”, Proceedings, 8th ASCE Joint Specialty

         Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability,

         Notre Dame, CD-ROM, Paper #067, July 24-26, 2000.

 

8.            Y. K. Lin, “Some New Developments in Random Vibration” Keynote

         Paper, Proceedings, International Conference on Advanced Problems

         in Vibration Theory and Application, ICAPV2000, Xi'an, China,

         June 19-22, 2000, Science Press, Beijing, 10-18, 2000.

 

 

Dr. Cai, G. Q.

A.     BOOK

 

1.            Y. K. Lin and G. Q. Cai. Probabilistic Structural Dynamics, McGraw-

         Hill, 2004. 

 

B.      EDITED BOOKS AND JOURNALS

 

1.            Y. K. Lin and G. Q. Cai, Guest Eds. International Journal of Non-linear

         Mechanics, 39(9): 2004.

 

2.            Y. K. Lin, W. Q. Zhu and G. Q. Cai, Guest Eds. Probabilistic

         Engineering Mechanics, 19(3): 2004.

 

3.            W. Q. Zhu, G. Q. Cai and R. C. Zhang, Eds. Advances in Stochastic

         Structural Dynamics, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference

         on Stochastic Structural Dynamics, Hangzhou, China, CRC press,

         Boca Raton, Florida, 2003.

 

C.      PAPERS PUBLISHED IN TECHNICAL JOURNALS

 

1.            G. Q. Cai and Y. K. Lin, “An Improved Equivalent Linearization

         Procedure for Nonlinear System under Bounded Random Excitations”,

         J. of Structural Control & Health Monitoring, submitted, 2005.

 

2.            G. Q. Cai and Y. K. Lin, “Stochastic Analysis of an Ecosystem of Two

         Competing Species”, J. of Engineering Sciences Division of Indian

         Academy of Sciences, submitted, 2005.

 

3.            G. Q. Cai and Y. Suzuki, “Response of Systems under Non-

         Gaussian Random Excitations”, Nonlinear Dynamics, submitted, 2004.

 

4.            G. Q. Cai and Y. Suzuki, “On Statistical Quasi-Linearization”,

         International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, submitted, 2004.

 

5.      G. Q. Cai and Y. K. Lin, “Stochastic Analysis of Lotka-Volterra Model

         for Ecosystems”, Physical Review E, 70(4): 041910, 1-7, 2004.

 

6.            G. Q. Cai and Y. K. Lin, “Transient Behavior of Particle Transport in a

         Brownian Motor”, Physical Review E, 70(4): 027104, 1-4, 2004.

 

7.            G. Q. Cai, “Nonlinear Systems of Multiple Degrees of Freedom under

         Both Additive And Multiplicative Random Excitations”, Journal of

         Sound and Vibration, 278(4/5): 889-901, 2004.

 

8.            C. F. Wu and G. Q. Cai, “Effects of Excitation Probability Distribution

         On System Response”, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics,

         39(9): 1463-1472, 2004.

 

9.            G. Q. Cai and C. F.  Wu, “Modeling of Bounded Stochastic Processes”,

         Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 19(3): 197-203, 2004.

 

10.        G. Q. Cai, “Response Probability Estimation for Randomly Excited

         Quasi-Linear Systems using a Neural Network Approach”,
         Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 18(3): 235-240, 2003.

 

11.        W. Q. Zhu and G. Q. Cai, “Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamics: A Survey of

         Recent Developments”, Acta Mechanica Sinica, 18(6): 551-556, 2002.

 

12.        G. Q. Cai and Y. K. Lin, “Random Vibration of Strongly Nonlinear

         Systems”, Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics, 24(1): 3-15, 2001.

 

13.        Y. K. Lin and G. Q. Cai, “Some Thoughts on Averaging Techniques

         In Stochastic Dynamics”, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics,

         15(1): 7-14, 2000.

        

D.      PAPERS PUBLISHED IN BOOKS

 

1.            Y. K. Lin and G. Q. Cai, “Stochastic Analyses of Nonlinear Systems” In

         Encyclopedia of Vibration. Eds. S. G. Simon, G. Braun, D. J. Ewens,

and S. S. Rao, Academic Press, London, 1238-1246, 2001.

 

E.         PAPERS PUBLISHED IN PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESSES AND SYMPOSIA

 

1.            G. Q. Cai and Y. Suzuki, “Dynamics of Systems under Randomized

         Sinusoidal Excitation", ICOSSAR05, Rome, Italy, accepted, 2004.

 

2.      C. F. Wu and G. Q. Cai, “Transient Behaviors of Linear and Nonlinear

         Systems under Stationary Non-Gaussian Random Excitation”, In

         Advances in Stochastic Structural Dynamics. Eds. W. Q. Zhu,

         G. Q. Cai and R. C. Zhang, Proceedings of the 4th International

         Conference on Stochastic Structural Dynamics, Hangzhou, China,

         Aug. 11-13, 2003, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 473-483, 2003.

 

3.      G. Q. Cai, “Generation of Bounded Stochastic Processes”, In

         Advances in Stochastic Structural Dynamics. Eds. W. Q. Zhu,

         G. Q. Cai & R. C. Zhang, Proceedings of the 4th Intern. Conference

         on Stochastic Structural Dynamics, Hangzhou, China, Aug. 11-13,

         2003, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 27-33, 2003.

 

4.      G. Q. Cai, “Response Spectral Densities of Systems Under Both

         Additive & Multiplicative Excitations”, in Proceedings of the IUTAM

         Symposium on Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamics. Eds. N. Namachchivaya

         and Y. K. Lin, Monticello, IL, Aug. 26-30, 2002, Kluwer Academic

         Publishers, Norwell, MA, 299-306, 2003.

 

5.      G. Q. Cai and Y. K. Lin, “Simulation of Non-Gaussian Stochastic

         Processes with Nonlinear Filters”, Proceedings, International Union of

         Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) Symposium on Non-

         Linearity and Stochastic Structural Dynamics. Madras, India,

         January 4-8, 1999. Eds. S. Narayanan and R. N. Iyengar, Kluwer

         Academic Publishers, 43-54, 2001.

        

6.      G. Q. Cai and Y. K. Lin, “Effect of Secondary Systems on Response of a

         Nonlinear Primary System to Random Excitation”, Proceedings, 8th

         International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability,

         Newport Beach, California, CD-ROM, June 17-21, 2001.

 

7.            G. Q. Cai and Y. K. Lin, “Stochastically Excited Multi-Degree-of-

         Freedom Nonlinear Systems”, Proceedings, 8th ASCE Joint Specialty

         Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability,

         Notre Dame, CD-ROM, Paper #067, July 24-26, 2000.

 

 

Dr. Su, Tsung-Chow (Joe)

A.        PAPERS PUBLISHED IN TECHNICAL JOURNALS

 

1.            C. F. Wu, T. C. Su and Y. K. Lin, “Analysis of the Characteristics of

         Atmospheric Wind & Pressure Fluctuations on a Low-Rise Building

         Using Empirical Mode Decomposition Method”, Journal of Wind

         Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, submitted, 2005.

 

2.            T. C. Su, C. F.  Wu and Y. K. Lin, “Control of Junction Flow by Vortex

         Fusion” Hydrodynamics V, Theory and Application, Tainan, Taiwan.

         ISBN 957-8845-66-9, 263-268, October 31-November 2, 2002.

 

B.     PAPERS PUBLISHED IN PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESSES AND SYMPOSIA

 

1.            T. C. Su, C. F. Wu and Y. K. Lin, “Control of Junction Flow by Vortex

         Fusion” Proceedings, ICHD2002, Tainan, Taiwan, ISBN 957-8845-66-9,

         263-268, October 31 - November 2, 2002.

 

2.            T. C. Su and C. F. Wu, “Capturing of the Horseshoe Vortices by Vortex

         Fusion”, Contemporary Research in Theoretical and Applied

         Mechanics, Proceedings, 14th US National Congress of Applied

         Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,

         Blacksburg, VA, ISBN-0-9721257-0-1, 516-517, June 23-28, 2002.

 

3.            J. T. Su, T. C. Su, C. Bingham and L. Kellier, “On N-fold Propellers

         and Turbines”, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Division of

         Fluid Dynamics, 46(10): 130, November 2001.

 

4.            T. C. Su, C. Bingham and L. Kellier, “Control of Junction Flow”,

         Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics,

         46(10): 158, November 2001.

 

 

Dr. Tsai, Chi-Tay

A.     PAPERS PUBLISHED IN TECHNICAL JOURNALS

 

1.            X. A. Zhu and C. T. Tsai, “Dislocation Reduction in Sulfur and

         Germanium Doped Indium Phosphide Single Crystals Grown by

         Vertical Gradient Freeze Process: A Transient Finite-Element

         Study”, Journal of Applied Physics, 97(4): 043520, 2005.

 

2.            Z. Huang, X. Sun, Z. Xiu, S. Chen and C. T. Tsai, “Precipitation

         Synthesis and Sintering of Yttria Nanopowders”, Materials

         Letters, 58: 2137-2142, 2004.

 

3.      Z. M. Wang, X. A. Zhu, C. T. Tsai, C. L. Tham and J. E. Beraun,

         “Hybrid-Conventional Finite Element for Gradient-Dependent

         Plasticity”, Finite Elements In Analysis and Design,

         40: 2085-2100, 2004.

 

4.      X. A. Zhu and C. T. Tsai, “Finite Element Simulation of Dislocation

         Generation in Doped and Undoped GaAs Single Crystals Grown from

         the Melt”, Computational Materials Science, 29: 334-352, 2004.

 

5.            Lei Wen, Xudong Sun, Zhimeng Xiu, Shaowei Chen and C. T. Tsai,

         “Fabrication of Transparent YAG ceramics by a Solid-State Reaction

         Method”, J. of the European Ceramic Society, 24: 2681-2688, 2004.

 

6.      A. N. Gulluoglu, X. Zhu and C. T. Tsai, “Theoretical Study of the

         Formation of Deformation Twins in GaAs Crystals Grown by the

         Vertical Gradient Freeze Method”, Journal of Material Science,

         36(14): 3557-3563, 2001.

 

7.      X. A. Zhu and C. T. Tsai, “Effects of Doping Impurity and Growth

         Orientation Dislocation Generation in GaAs Crystals Grown from the

         Melt: A Qualitative Finite-Element Study”, Journal Applying

         Physics, 88(5): 2295-2301, 2000.

 

8.      C. T. Tsai and S. Mall, “Elasto-Plastic Finite Element Analysis of

         Fretting Stresses in Pre-Stressed Strip in Contact with Cylindrical

         Pad”, International Journal of Finite Element in Analysis and Design,

         36: 171-187, 2000.

 

9.      A. N. Gulluoglu and C. T. Tsai, “Dislocation Generation in GaAs

         Crystals Grown by the Vertical Gradient Freeze Method”,

         J. Materials Processing Tech., 102(1-3): 179-187, 2000.

 

10.        A. N. Gulluoglu and C. T. Tsai, “Effect of Growth Direction on

         Twin Formation in GaAs Crystals Grown by the Vertical Gradient

         Freeze Method”, Journal of Computer Modeling in Engineering

         and Sciences, 1(1): 85-89, 2000.

 

 

Dr. Wu, Changfu

A.        PAPERS PUBLISHED IN TECHNICAL JOURNALS

1.      C. F. Wu, T. C. Su and Y. K. Lin, “Analysis of the Characteristics of

         Atmospheric Wind and Pressure Fluctuations on a Low-Rise Building

         Using Empirical Mode Decomposition Method”, Journal of Wind

         Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, submitted, 2005.

 

2.      C. F. Wu, Bruce A. Herman, Stephen M. Retta, Laurence Grossman,

         J. S. Liu and Ned H. C. Hwang, “On the Closing Sounds of a

         Mechanical Heart Valve”, Annals of Biomedical Engineering,

         33(6): 743-750, 2005.

 

3.            C. F. Wu, J. S. Liu, Ned H. C. Hwang and Y. K. Lin, “Statistical

         Correlation Between Transient Pressure Drop and Cavitation at

         Closure of a Mechanical Heart Valve”, ASAIO J., 51(1): 11-16, 2005.

  

4.      C. F. Wu and G. Q. Cai, “Effects of Excitation Probability

         Distributions on System Response”, International Journal of

         Non-Linear Mechanics, 39(9): 1463-1472, 2004.

 

5.      G. Q. Cai and C. F. Wu, “Modeling of Bounded Stochastic Processes”,

         Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 19(3): 197-203, 2004.

 

6.      C. F. Wu, Ned H. C. Hwang and Y. K. Lin, “Statistical Characteristics

         of Mechanical Heart Valve Cavitation in Accelerated Testing”,

         Journal of Heart Valve Disease, 13(4): 659-666, 2004.

 

7.      C. F. Wu, Ned H. C. Hwang and Y. K. Lin, “Measurement of Dynamic

         Stresses in a Mechanical Heart Valve During Accelerated Testing”,

         Cardiovascular Engineering: An International J., 2(3): 91-97, 2002 (This

         paper was first presented as a poster at the World Congress for Chinese

         Biomedical Engineers. Taipei, Taiwan, December 11-14,2002.)

 

8.      C. F. Wu, Ned H. C. Hwang and Y. K. Lin, “A parametric Study of

         Hertzian Stresses in Pyrolytic Carbon/Graphite Composite”,

         Cardiovascular Engineering: An International J., 2(2): 49-56, 2002.

 

9.      C. F. Wu, Ned H. C. Hwang and Y. K. Lin, “A Fracture Mechanics

         Model for Cavitation Damage in Mechanical Heart Valve Prostheses”,

         Cardiovascular Engineering: An International J., 1(4): 171-176, 2001.

 

 

B.      PAPERS PUBLISHED IN PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESSES AND SYMPOSIA

        

1.      C. F. Wu and G. Q. Cai, “Transient Behaviors of Linear and Nonlinear

         Systems under Stationary Non-Gaussian Random Excitation”, In

         Advances in Stochastic Structural Dynamics. Eds. W. Q. Zhu, G. Q.

Cai & R. C. Zhang, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on

Stochastic Structural Dynamics, Hangzhou, China, Aug. 11-13, 2003,

         CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 473-483, 2003.

 

2.      T. C. Su, C. F. Wu and Y. K. Lin, “Control of Junction Flow by Vortex

         Fusion” Proceedings, ICHD2002, Tainan, Taiwan, ISBN 957-8845-66-9,

         263-268, October 31 - November 2, 2002.

 

 

Dr. Yong, Yan

A.        PAPERS PUBLISHED IN TECHNICAL JOURNALS

1.      G. Gao and Y. Yong, “Incompressible Turbulent Flow: Partial Average

         Based Theory and Applications”, Journal of Hydraulic Research,

         in press, 2005.

 

2.            B. Liu, G. Gao and Y. Yong, “Simulation of Coherent Structures in

         Turbulent Boundary Layer Using GAO-YONG Equations of

         Turbulence”, Journal of Heat Transfer - Asian Research,

         in press, 2004.

 

3.            G. Gao and Y. Yong, “Partial Average Based Equations of

         Incompressible Turbulent Flow”, International Journal of Nonlinear

         Mechanics, 39(9): 1407-1419, 2004.

 

4.            G. Gao and Y. Yong, “Rational Modeling of Incompressible

Turbulence”, J. of Engineering Thermophysics, 23(3): March 2002.

 

5.            G. Gao and Y. Yong,  “The United Modeling Theory for Mean

         Flow and Coherent Flow of Incompressible Turbulence,” Journal of

         Aerospace Power, 15(1): 1-11, 2000.