Abstract: In this paper, the analytic solution for simulating the thermal stress field in a bituminous pavement is put forward based on a two-dimensional thermoviscoelastic layered system. The numerical ...

Abstract: A suitable filter response is defined that allows studies of the effects of excitation bandwidth on the responses of geometrically nonlinear dynamic systems. For such a random excitation, as the bandwidth approaches zero, ...

Abstract: In this paper, a group of demountable shear connectors have been developed and tested to assess their potential and suitability in terms of replacing welded shear studs. The experiments showed that these demountable shear ...

Abstract: Creep effect becomes an important consideration in the design of high-strength steel structures subjected to a soaking period at elevated temperatures such as in stress-relieving post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) circumstances. ...

Abstract: Owing to their high thermal conductivities, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are promising for use in advanced thermal interface materials. While there has been much previous research on the properties ...