Abstract: The hybrid stress method of finite elements as advocated by Pian and others is reviewed. Whereas variational methods are the most frequently used vehicle for formulating hybrid finite elements, the present communication ...

Abstract: The midspan section of a low speed subsonic turbine stage that is built and tested at DFVLR, Cologne, is redesigned using a new inverse blade design method, where the blade walls move with ...

Abstract: For important structures, it is increasingly required that catastrophic failure of the entire structure be prevented. Failure of an element due to an accidental event must not result in progressive collapse of other elements ...

Abstract: An aerodynamic design method is described and used to implement a parametric study of radial turbomachinery blade design in three-dimensional subsonic flow. Given the impeller hub and shroud, ...

Abstract: Experimental and theoretical studies on the effects of the coefficient of earth pressure at rest