Abstract: A continuum model with microstructure is constructed for laminated beams. In deriving equations, each constituent layer is considered as a Timoshenko beam. With a certain kinematical assumption ...

Abstract: Characteristic forms of differential equations for wave propagation in nonlinear media are derived directly from equations of motion and equations which combine the constitutive equations and the ...

Abstract: The Hertz problem for a rigid spherical indenter on a viscoelastic half-space was studied by Lee and Radok [1] in which the radius a(t) of the contact area is a monotonically increasing ...

Abstract: Temperature is widely viewed as a major influence on failures of electronic equipment. Failure Prediction Methodology (FPM), such as MIL-HDBK-217 is an often quoted reference describing the ...

Abstract: Thermal and tangential momentum accommodation coefficients have been obtained for N2 colliding with various surfaces of relevance to the disk-drive air bearing using molecular beam scattering ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the application of the method of four-pole parameters to torsional vibrations. Results are developed from fundamental principles. The four-pole parameters for the basic ...

Abstract: The statistical variability of directional sea estimates is considered. A general, but brief study in the mean and variance of the spatial coherence estimate is first presented. This function ...

Abstract: A general form of the mathematical function in the crack-propagation law for specimens of both infinite and finite widths was determined by means of dimensional analysis. The exact function of ...