Abstract: An experimental investigation was carried out to determine interface friction and adhesion characteristics of workpiece and die materials under pressures and temperatures typical of plastic ...

Abstract: In this paper the results of tests performed on specimens and structural elements made of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) are presented. Fiber content of the concrete ranged from 0 to 60 kg/m

Abstract: A method is presented for estimating the contact force variation between a collector brush and a rigid third rail when the third rail has a surface with random irregularity. Results are ...

Abstract: A pin-ended column under an arbitrary tangential loading is considered. It is proved by the direct method of Liapunov that the mode of instability in all such problems is by divergence in ...

Abstract: A numerical solution for two-dimensional free convective laminar flow in the Trombe wall channel has recently been presented by Akbari and Borgers [1 ]. Their analysis assumed no flow losses ...

Abstract: A variety of methods for the prediction of acoustic resonances in heat exchangers are recommended in the literature. There is currently no clear guideline available to designers for the avoidance ...

Abstract: For small ellipticities the Hertzian contact pressure and approach can be obtained to a good approximation by using the formulae for circular contact with an equivalent radius of curvature (AB) ...

Abstract: The need for a general technique for the approximate solution of viscous-flow problems is discussed. Existing methods are considered and a new method is presented which results in simple ...