Abstract: The free vibration of beams whose flexural motions in both principal planes are coupled with torsion is investigated by using the dynamic stiffness method. First, the governing differential equations of motion in free ...

Abstract: A simple relationship for estimating the limit load of a structure with a crack located in a zone with high stress-strain concentration has been suggested using Neuber’s relation. Then, based ...

Abstract: Over a range of cam speeds, the problems of minimizing and restricting vibrations in high-speed cam-follower systems over a range of speeds are formulated as constrained optimization problems. ...

Abstract: We present a generalized polynomial chaos algorithm to model the input uncertainty and its propagation in flow-structure interactions. The stochastic input is represented spectrally by employing ...

Abstract: A finite element eigenfunction method (FEEM) is formulated for elastic wave scattering by bounded three-dimensional axisymmetric regions (cavity, homogeneous, or inhomogeneous) for harmonic waves ...

Abstract: This paper describes a new approach to computer-aided spatial linkage design which uses the dynamic binding feature of Java to provide a extensible software system. The spatial linkages that ...

Abstract: This paper presents the Ritz method for buckling analysis of rectangular plates with an internal line hinge. The Ritz method involves the domain decomposition method to cater for the discontinuity of slope at the hinge ...

Abstract: AbstractObservations show that the Arctic sea ice cover has been shrinking at an unprecedented rate since the 1970s. Even though the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has been closely linked with the loss ...