Abstract: In this paper, a closed form solution of an arbitrary oriented hollow elastic ellipsoidal shell impacting with an elastic flat barrier is presented. It is assumed that the shell is thin under the low speed impact. Due to ...

Abstract: The challenges imposed by the construction industry have, for decades, pressured research and practice to consider the adoption of innovations as means of constructive change. An increasingly emerging technique of construction ...

Abstract: Modifying oil behavior with the help of additives is a superficial and deep soil improvement method. The considerable geological distribution of different types of pozzolanic materials, especially of zeolite in Iran, on ...

Abstract: Many elevated houses in coastal areas have suffered serious wind-induced damage during hurricanes; this indicates the need for better understanding of the performance of elevated homes subjected to higher wind forces or ...

Abstract: Recent hurricanes indicated that retrofitted residential buildings are still susceptible to wind- and flood-induced damage in coastal areas. This poor performance indicates that flood retrofit methods need to be evaluated ...

Abstract: The elastic response of a complete spherical shell under the influence of concentrated loads (normal point loads, concentrated tangential loads, and concentrated surface moments) which apply in ...

Abstract: Spine discectomy and fusion is a widely used surgical procedure to correct irreversible degenerative diseases and injuries to the intervertebral disk. The surgical procedure involves the removal ...

Abstract: The fundamental singular solutions of a complete elastic spherical shell are utilized and, via the superposition principle, an indirect boundary integral equation is formulated. The singular ...