Abstract: A novel Bessel function method is proposed to obtain the exact solutions for the free-vibration analysis of rectangular thin plates with three edge conditions: (i) fully simply supported; (ii) ...

Abstract: Reflection and transmission coefficients of plane waves with oblique incidence to a multilayered system of piezomagnetic and/or piezoelectric materials are investigated in this paper. The general ...

Abstract: Geofoam has the scientific name of expanded polystyrene (EPS). A block of EPS is made from particles of polystyrene through an expanding and melting process in an automatic mold machine by adding steam. The geofoam ...

Abstract: Analytical and experimental approaches are presented to monitor the tension levels in posttensioned high‐strength steel rods of stressed‐timber systems. The dynamic response of these rods under an impact load is correlated ...

Abstract: An analytical and experimental investigation of the phenomenon of dynamic soil‐structure interaction of buried structures is conducted. A shock impulse environment simulated by low velocity impact (free‐drop impact system) ...

Abstract: The dynamic response of two C 3 × 4.1 channel steel beams is evaluated in terms of the reduction in load-carrying capacity of the damaged state versus the undamaged stage. The beam specimens are sized and configured to ...

Abstract: This article describes the measurement and analysis of plate and soil response under low velocity impact. A free-drop impact system was developed to generate the dynamic loading on the plate ...