Abstract: As a card-carrying ecologist I would like to commend Lyn Arscott’s recent discussion (“Sustainable development in the oil and gas industry” ASME J. Energy Resour. Technol. 126 (1) pp. 1–4) ...

Abstract: A notation is presented which produces a complete set of unique mathematical models for the spherical four-bar linkage. The completeness of the set and the uniqueness of the models are proven. ...

Abstract: Several assembly theorems, for obtaining the linkage characteristic polynomial for a complex chain through a series of steps involving the known polynomials for subunits of the chain, are derived ...

Abstract: Departing somewhat from the classical techniques of mechanism synthesis, a design process is developed whereby the speed of the digital computer is a primary design criterion. By efficient use ...

Abstract: Tests have recently been conducted at the University of New South Wales on half‐scale models of edge panels of a reinforced concrete flat plate floor. Moments were measured along lines parallel to the edge of the building: ...

Abstract: A linkage characteristic polynomial is defined as the characteristic polynomial of the adjacency matrix of the kinematic graph of the kinematic chain. Some terminology and definitions, needed for ...

Abstract: Consider a semi-infinite, elastic body with its boundary a plane except for a solid circular cylinder which has its longitudinal axis perpendicular to the boundary plane. This paper contains ...

Abstract: As an intermittent motion mechanism the three-gear drive offers several easily obtained motion characteristics. The design regions in which these characteristics are found are defined by particular ...

Abstract: This paper, a sequel to a companion paper on function generation, discusses the path and motion generation problems in the synthesis of linkages with relatively small input cranks. The point ...