1. Abstract Complex and computationally intensive modeling and simulation of real-world engineering systems can include a large number of design variables in the optimization of such systems. Consequently, it is desirable to conduct variable screening to identify significant or active variables so that a simpler, more efficient, and accurate optimization process can be achieved. This paper empl...

Abstract Most conventional statistical methods aiming at defining geochemical concentration thresholds for separating anomalies from background have limited effectiveness in areas with complex geological settings and variable lithology. In this paper, median+2MAD as a method of exploratory data analysis (EDA) and concentration-area (C-A) fractal model as two effective approaches in separation g...

In 2003 the endless list of LATEX packages was enriched by the package pict2e, intended to substitute for the dummy one that has accompanied every LATEX distribution since 1994. This package implements everything as stated by Lamport in the second edition of his LATEX manual (for LATEX2ε). But if you explore the inner workings of the new pict2e, you discover the new package has some unexpected ...

A complex variable boundary element method is proposed for solving numerically the axisymmetric steady-state problem of heat conduction in a nonhomogeneous isotropic solid. To assess the validity and the accuracy of the method, it is applied to solve specific cases of the problem. The numerical solutions obtained agree well with known solutions.

The Laplace equation that results from specifying either the normal or tangential force equilibrium equation in terms of the warping functions or its conjugate can be modeled as a complex variable boundary element method or CVBEM mixed boundary problem. The CVBEM is a well-known numerical technique that can provide solutions to potential value problems in two or more dimensions by the use of an...

The complex variable boundary element method, CVBEM, employs the Cauchy integral with any complex variable (e.g., complex potential, complex flux, or complex velocity) to solve boundary value problems. The CVBEM formulation is consistent with the primal and dual solutions of the boundary integral equation, as well as the analytic element method. The resulting problem is overdetermined because t...

The complex variable boundary element method or CVBEM is a numerical technique that can provide solutions to potential value problems in two or more dimensions by the use of an approximation function that is derived from the Cauchy integral equation in complex analysis. Given the potential values (i.e. a Dirichlet problem) along the boundary, the typical problem is to use the potential function...