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Abstract: This study focuses on the development and implementation of a layered analysis method for predicting the response of FRP-reinforced glulam beams with partially composite concrete decks. The development of the model is quite ...

Abstract: This study examines load transfer across doweled joints in rigid pavements using 3D finite element analysis. A recently developed dowel modeling strategy is employed that allows the efficient and rigorous consideration of ...

Abstract: This paper examines the effect of dowel looseness on the structural response of jointed concrete pavements. A technique for modeling dowels in 3D finite-element analyses of rigid pavement systems is presented that relies ...

Abstract: This study focuses on the in-plane load-deflection and buckling response of pressurized fabric arches of constant circular cross section. These lightweight portable structural members support tents used for temporary medical ...

Abstract: The development and implementation of a general, three-dimensional (3D) embedded bending member suitable for modeling dowel action is presented. The development is motivated by the desire to efficiently model rigid concrete ...

Abstract: Characteristics of the prestorm environment of Equatorial Mesoscale Experiment (EMEX) mesoscale precipitation features (MPFs) are related to properties of them systems using regression analysis. Although environmental ...

Abstract: Since 1981, the Sri Lanka Government has been testing a different approach to delivering irrigation water to its numerous small‐scale farmers. Instead of conventional open‐channel rotation irrigation with water controlled ...

Abstract: Multigrid and multigrid-preconditioned conjugate-gradient solution techniques applicable for unstructured 3D finite-element models that may involve sharp discontinuities in material properties, multiple element types, and ...

Abstract: A method is described for parameterizing thermodynamic forcing by the mesoscale updrafts and downdrafts of mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) in models with resolution too coarse to resolve these drafts. The parameterization ...