Abstract: Various methods are available to assess the performance of welded joints under creep conditions. One approach uses the creep rupture testing of cross weld geometries in uniaxial tension. This ...

Abstract: Drilling is a complex three dimensional cutting process yet it is possible to simulate the action of a two flute twist drill with two dimensional models provided consideration is given to the ...

Abstract: AS the I‐595 Port Everglades Expressway program matured from the design stage to commencement of construction, the organization structure changed as well. The Florida Department of Transportation's innovative use of a ...

Abstract: When hard rough surfaces slide repeatedly on softer half-spaces, systems of protective residual stresses may be developed in the near surface layers of the softer material which enable loads ...

Abstract: Much focus has been placed on the thermal management of electronics in recent years. An overall reduction in size of electronic components as well as advances in chip technology, leading to ...

Abstract: The increasing demand for smaller more compact electronic systems as well as the need to handle higher levels of power dissipation has lead to an increase in necessity for more innovative ...

Abstract: The equations governing the propagation of infinitesimal incremental loading stress waves in a medium prestressed uniaxially into the plastic region are derived for a strain-rate-independent and ...

Abstract: Methods previously used to describe crack growth under creep conditions are reviewed. Under some conditions, materials can be notch insensitive and a model is developed based on engineering ...

Abstract: A study has been made into the average shape of large crests and troughs during several storms using wave elevation data from the WACSIS measurement program. The analysis techniques adopted ...

Abstract: This work was carried out to investigate the response of