Abstract: This paper is an illustration of using a problem-centered approach in an undergraduate course in numerical methods. The problem used in the course was first encountered in a research project that related to the assembly ...

Abstract: Ninety five percent of the world's population uses the international system of units—Système International (SI). However, we continue to debate converting to the international system of units in the United States. In this ...

Abstract: The effect of interphases on the mechanical behavior of fiber‐reinforced composites is studied. The interphase is modeled as distributed continuous shear and normal springs. Two problems, a fiber pulled out of a matrix and ...

Abstract: To simulate a trunnion-hub-girder (THG) assembly for bascule bridges, two full-scale laboratory tests were conducted for quantifying stresses at previously observed failure locations and for identifying a favorable assembly ...