Abstract: Circular braiding is a manufacturing process for making circular braided fabrics. Relative sliding of yarns during their interlacing motion introduces friction which limits the density of the ...

Abstract: A new computer aided analysis method for frictionless impact problems due to interference between two bodies in a constrained multibody system is presented in this paper. A virtual contact joint ...

Abstract: Accurate and up-to-date peak demand data are essential to ensure that future mains water supply networks reflect current usage patterns and are designed efficiently from an engineering, environmental, and economic perspective. ...

Abstract: The final structure of a braid is a consequence of force interactions among yarns in the convergent zone. In Part 1, the influence of friction forces on the final braided structure was ...

Abstract: The gear-teeth number synthesis of an automatic planetary transmission used in automobiles is formulated as a constrained optimization problem that is solved with the aid of an Estimation of ...

Abstract: The current high-performance aircraft development programs, and the trends in research and development activities suggest a rapidly increasing level of aircraft subsystem integration, particularly ...

Abstract: The success of total knee arthroplasty depends, in part, on the ability of the surgeon to properly manage the soft tissues surrounding the joint, but an objective definition as to what ...

Abstract: The goal of this study was to investigate how extreme hydraulic loading influences hydraulic pathways, and thus failure potential, of two soil absorption systems. A grid of tensiometers and piezometers were installed beneath ...