Abstract: An interdisciplinary team consisting of representatives from state government and academia has developed an innovative flood risk management plan that combines a large-scale “nonstructural” hazard mitigation plan with ...

Abstract: Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite beams are increasingly finding use in construction. Due to their lower stiffness relative to steel sections, the design of FRP structures is usually deflection controlled. Furthermore, ...

Abstract: This is the second of two papers devoted to the issue of measuring the Timoshenko shear stiffness of thin-walled composite beams. In the first paper, the effect of warping on the effective Timoshenko shear stiffness, as ...

Abstract: This paper presents a general approach to the kinematics of an orientation motion platform utilizing a sphere actuated by omnidirectional wheels. The number and type of the omnidirectional wheels, ...

Abstract: Bubbles entrained by spilled water at hydroelectric projects increase the concentration of total dissolved gas (TDG), which may lead to gas bubble disease in fish. In this paper, the TDG dynamics downstream of Wells Dam ...

Abstract: Bridge rehabilitation utilizing a hybrid fiber-reinforced polymeric composite has recently been completed in Blacksburg, Va. This project involved replacing the superstructure in the Tom's Creek Bridge, a rural short-span ...

Abstract: A composite bridge deck system assembled from glass/polyester pultruded components has been developed. This system utilizes square tubes running transverse to the traffic direction, mechanically fastened and bonded together, ...

Abstract: A kinematic mapping of planar displacements is used to derive generalized constraint equations having the form of ruled quadric surfaces in the image space. The forward kinematic problem for ...

Abstract: A practical solution procedure for the forward kinematics problem of a fully-parallel planar three-legged platform with holonomic higher pairs is presented. Kinematic mapping is used to represent ...