Abstract: There has been much recent interest in the possibility of hardening an underground structure by means of an elastic plate placed on the ground above the structure. To obtain a simple expression ...

Abstract: Elastic wave propagation in a medium consisting of two finite layers is considered. Two types of solutions are treated. The first is a Rayleigh train of waves. It is seen that for this case, ...

Abstract: A Timoshenko-type theory is presented for the dynamics of a cylindrical shell whose two layers are joined by a perfect bond. An assessment of the accuracy of the theory is obtained by solving ...

Abstract: Plane strain-elastic wave propagation is studied for two dissimilar half spaces joined together at a plane interface by an elastic bond. The bond thickness is assumed to be small compared to ...

Abstract: The response of a circular cylindrical shell subjected to a moving ring load with a constant velocity has been examined in detail when both longitudinal and transverse coupling effects are ...

Abstract: The high-temperature fatigue response of titanium and nickel alloys destined for high-performance gas turbine applications is considered with particular emphasis given to the role of creep and ...