Abstract: The use of load and resistance factor design (LRFD) to design geotechnical components of transportation infrastructure in the United States is now mandated by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The advantages of ...

Abstract: Titanium/graphite hybrid composites (TiGr) are a potentially enabling technology which satisfies the low structural weight fraction and long operational lifetime required for the high-speed civil ...

Abstract: Many computer programs are available for stability and critical speed analysis of rotor-bearing systems. The iterative search-transfer matrix method is widely used for such programs. However, this ...

Abstract: The dynamic characteristics of a load-sensing hydraulic servo system are complex and highly nonlinear and, furthermore, the stability is critically deteriorated compared with that of the conventional ...

Abstract: The transport of macromolecules, such as low density lipoproteins (LDLs), across the artery wall and their accumulation in the wall is a key step in atherogenesis. Our objective was to model ...

Abstract: Traditionally, the design of transverse stiffeners in the AISC and AASHTO specifications has been based on two criteria: a moment of inertia requirement to ensure near-zero lateral deflection of the stiffeners at the web ...

Abstract: A series of connection tests which were composed of closed cold-formed steel sections were conducted to investigate the performance of the connections constituting a pitched roof portal frame. The flexural strength of the ...

Abstract: The investigation on the use of a post-weld cold working process to improve fatigue strength of low carbon steel resistance spot welds is presented. The cold working process generates uniform ...

Abstract: A methodology is proposed for the modification of gear tooth surfaces that reduces the impact of gear drive misalignment, the shift of the bearing contact (accompanied in some cases with edge ...