Abstract: The light-transmitting plastic optical fibers (POFs) were treated with hydrofluoric acid and characterized for their wettability, surface topography, loss in mechanical properties, and fiber–matrix adhesion. The fibers ...

Abstract: A method is developed for calculating the line load and the deflection curves for a pair of contacting rollers supported at the ends. The formulation includes the possibility of varying flexural ...

Abstract: The permeability of sandstone was measured in triaxial tests. Within the range of confining pressures used here, permeability as a function of differential stress was found to decrease until a minimum value was reached at ...

Abstract: Machine design is an iterative procedure which is greatly aided by the use of rapid and efficient computer programs for commonly occurring structural components. The method of load integrals ...

Abstract: The present investigation deals with carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) rebar manufacturing, experimental flexural and shear response of near-surface-mounted (NSM) CFRP-strengthened reinforced concrete (RC) beams, and ...

Abstract: The study investigated the bond behavior of reinforcing bar and geopolymer concrete as a function of rebar diameter, embedment length, concrete cover and compressive strength. The effect of rebar surface (plain and ribbed) ...

Abstract: The creep behavior of a rotating disc made of isotropic composite containing varying amounts of silicon carbide in the radial direction has been investigated in the presence of a thermal ...