Abstract: In previous work (Mayo, 1993), the authors developed two geometrically nonlinear formulations of beams inflexible multibody systems. One, like most related methods, includes geometric elastic ...

Abstract: The mechanism of formation of top and bottom dross during plasma cutting were studied and a theory was developed for the case of top dross which agrees well with experiment. Techniques were ...

Abstract: In this paper, the equations of motion of flexible multibody systems are derived using a nonlinear formulation which retains the second-order terms in the strain-displacement relationship. The ...

Abstract: Calculations of stellar refraction for a setting or rising star as viewed from a spacecraft show that the tropopause is a discernable feature in a plot of refraction vs time. The height of the tropopause is easily obtained ...