Abstract: A multiple harmonic balance method is presented in this paper for obtaining the aperiodic steady-state solution of a piecewise-linear system. As the method utilizes general and systematic ...

Abstract: An experimental study is reported on the ductile deformation and perforation of plates struck at the center by solid cylindrical projectiles having the longitudinal axis normal to the plate ...

Abstract: An experimental study into the ductile deformations and static and impact perforation of mild steel plates is reported in Part I. These results are discussed in this article and compared with ...

Abstract: A general approach is developed for determining the periodic solutions and their stability of nonlinear oscillators with piecewise-smooth characteristics. A modified harmonic balance/Fourier transform ...

Abstract: Optimization of a second-order multiply-connected inhomogeneous boundary-value problem was considered in terms of elastic torsion. External boundary and material proportions are the applied constraints ...

Abstract: The periodic steady-state response of a high-pressure oxygen turbopump (HPOTP) of a space shuttle main engine (SSME), involving a clearance between the bearing and housing carrier, is sought. A ...

Abstract: There are many bridges in North America that are inadequate for modern traffic loads because of deterioration or insufficient original design strength, or both. Although many of these bridges do not meet the present standards ...

Abstract: A theoretical analysis is presented in this paper to predict the dynamic plastic response of aluminium alloy and mild steel circular plates when struck normally by blunt solid cylindrical masses ...

Abstract: Modeling and forecasting of the sway of a moored vessel subjected to random waves were studied recently using quadratic digital filtering techniques. Moreover, it was observed that the future ...