Abstract: Uniaxial confined compression and swelling experiments on cylindrical specimens taken either in an axial or in a radial direction from a canine lumbar annulus fibrosus are presented. The loading ...

Abstract: Using a weighted residual method, a geometrically and physically nonlinear membrane element is derived, which can be used in the analysis of anisotropic membranes. What is special about the ...

Abstract: A method to describe the stress situation in a wrinkled membrane is presented. In this paper it will be shown that a special deformation tensor can be chosen which leads to the correct ...

Abstract: A maximum likelihood estimator and the finite element method are used to construct a tool for estimating the state of continuous structures from measured structural data. These structural data ...

Abstract: During extreme high-water events, the phreatic water level in levees will rise over time due to infiltration of water. This can promote slope instability or internal erosion, and eventually lead to structural failure. A ...