Challenge Journal of Structural Mechanics

Challenge Journal of Structural Mechanics

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Challenge Journal of Structural Mechanics is an international, peer-reviewed and open access journal publishing original research, reviews and other scholarly contributions in structural mechanics and structural engineering.

The Journal welcomes analytical, experimental, numerical, computational and data-driven studies addressing structural behavior, safety, performance, assessment, repair, rehabilitation and strengthening. Its scope includes structural systems, engineering materials, computational mechanics and interactions between structures and environmental or extreme actions. The Journal is published quarterly.

Journal at a Glance
  • Access: Immediate open access
  • Peer review: Double-blind for peer-reviewed content
  • Author charges: No submission, article processing or publication charges
  • Publication frequency: Quarterly
  • DOI registration: Published articles are assigned DOIs through Crossref.

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Announcements

Reviewer List (2025)

The Editorial Office would like to thank all reviewers who supported the Journal in 2025. The attached list recognizes colleagues who provided peer review for manuscripts submitted during the year.

Their voluntary service and professional feedback are vital to our editorial decision making and to strengthening the reliability and quality of the published record.

 

Posted: 2026-02-22
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Vol 12, No 2 (2026)

Challenge Journal of Structural Mechanics

ISSN 2149-8024

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Table of Contents

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Cover & Contents Vol.12 No.2
 
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Research Articles

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On the limitations of simplified kinematic interaction models for embedded foundations
Rafet Sisman
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65-72
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Data-driven prediction of initial rotational stiffness in beam-to-upright connections of steel pallet racks
Casim Yazici, F. Javier Dominguez-Gutierrez
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73-86
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Numerical study on structural behaviour of 3D sandwich wall under vertical and in-plane loading
Syed Rizwana, B. Gnana Rahul, Nagarathinam Lingeshwaran, Sukumar Pratheba
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87-100
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Spatiotemporal trends and lagged precipitation–Soil moisture relationships across coastal and inland regions of Türkiye
Ahmet Erdağ, Pınar Sezin Öztürk Kardoğan
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101-114
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Variations in CFD simulations of wind loading on building structures
Lyubomir A. Zdravkov
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115-124
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Comparative machine learning study for allowable bearing capacity prediction of OHTL tower foundations with spatially imputed geotechnical borehole databases’ interpretability
Esra Uray, Tahir Yildiz
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125-144

Reviews

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Finite element method with energy minimization (FEMEM) in structural analysis: State-of-the-art
Yusuf Cengiz Toklu, Yusuf Kaya
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145-161