Abstract: This paper describes the development of an inflatable concentrator for solar propulsion, providing the source of heat to a hydrogen engine aboard the Solar Rocket. The latter is a device ...

Abstract: It is argued theoretically that in normal bearing and squeeze film geometries, when using a nonlinear Maxwell constitutive relation, that elongation and normal stress effects are of minor importance.

Abstract: Maps of mean monthly frequency and duration of frontal incursions into the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea are presented for the 1965?72 period. The transition from the low-frequency regime of summer to the high-frequency ...

Abstract: The response of dowel jointed concrete pavements to the combined effect of nonlinear thermal gradient and moving axle load is examined using three-dimensional finite-element (3DFE) modeling. The 3DFE-computed response to ...

Abstract: The effect of increasing water depth on the performance of deep water tendons of tension leg platforms (TLP) is examined. Equations to determine limits on water depths for tendon systems based on strength and hydrostatic ...