Abstract: The problem of determining the limiting (or absolute optimum) performance of mechanical systems subject to steady-state loadings is considered. By replacing portions of a system by generic forces ...

Abstract: The analysis and design of rotor-bearing systems with gyroscopic effects are discussed in this paper. The original problem of this nonproportionally damped mechanism is transformed into the state ...

Abstract: A method for designing dynamic vibration absorbers which create antiresonances at specified points on a sinusoidally forced vibratory system is described. Spring-mass absorber systems are treated ...

Abstract: Delamination due to drilling is one of the major concerns in machining a composite laminate. This paper employed NIKE2D finite element code to predict the critical load for delamination in ...

Abstract: A new technique is proposed for the optimum design of suspension systems for rotating shafts. In this approach the conventional method of trial and error search for optimum parameter values ...

Abstract: A method for free vibration of 3D space frame structures employing transfer dynamic stiffness matrix (TDSM) method based on Euler–Bernoulli beam theory is developed in this paper. The exact ...

Abstract: Response surface methods or metamodels are commonly used to approximate large computationally expensive engineering systems. Five response surface methods are studied: Stepwise Regression, Moving ...