Fuzzy control optimized by a multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm for vibration suppression of smart structuresFuzzy control optimized by a multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm for vibration suppression of smart structures Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2015-10-112011enIn this paper, some numerical investigations of fast transient elastodynamic problems are presented, which consider especially the interaction of elastic waves with cracks, including contact and friction. For this purpose, a boundary element formulation in the time domain is coupled with contact mechanics models previously proposed and tested by the authors in the framework of elastostatic contact problems. In the numerical examples, qualitative and quantitative effects of the interaction between elastic waves and non-classical, unilateral cracks are briefly discussed.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization14329-42 Marinaki Magdalini Μαρινακη Μαγδαληνη Marinakis Ioannis Μαρινακης Ιωαννης Stavroulakis Georgios Σταυρουλακης Γεωργιος Springer Verlag