Abstract: Micromechanics modeling is employed to characterize the mechanical behavior of a transversely isotropic, isothermal material system of a hollow carbon nanotube embedded in a polymeric matrix. The characterization yields ...

Abstract: In certain fast-reactor designs, the core is an assemblage of a large number of containers of long, hexagonal, hollow cylinders mounted vertically. These so-called “hex-cans” sit individually on ...

Abstract: An approximate solution to the problem of the nonlinear elastic deformation of a periodically point-supported cylindrical shell is obtained. This solution is used to investigate the structural ...

Abstract: Six steel shells having nuclear containmentlike features were fabricated and loaded to failure with an offset axial load. The shells (R /t = 500) buckled plastically. Four of the shells had ...