Abstract: Classical buckling and initial postbuckling of a geometrically imperfect infinite plate on a nonlinear elastic foundation under two independent applied compressive loads are analyzed. The plate ...

Abstract: The method of substructure synthesis, originally conceived for undamped and viscously damped systems, has been extended to systems with viscoelastic damping in the hereditary integral form. Based ...

Abstract: Optimization of the buckling load of a laminated-composite, circular-cylindrical shell subjected to axial compression, external pressure, torsion, or a combination thereof is undertaken. In the ...

Abstract: A technique is described which provides early detection of rolling element bearing failure through direct observation of the bearing outer race with a high-gain eddy current probe. Data is ...

Abstract: Optimal elastic buckling loads of spatially heterogeneous plates formed from a series of composite patches is considered. Reissner-Mindlin laminated composite plate theory including thermal effects ...

Abstract: Optimal elastic buckling loads of composite axisymmetric circular cylinders under uncertain loading conditions are investigated. The mechanical loads applied to the cylinder are a combination of ...

Abstract: A general method for constructing a material damping matrix in dynamical systems based on viscoelastic assumptions is presented. A generalization of the classical lamination theory, in particular, ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the effect of stringer axial stiffness, torsional rigidity, and eccentricity on the panel initial postbuckling behavior and mode interaction of axially stiffened cylindrical ...

Abstract: Thermal residual stresses introduced during the manufacturing process and their effect on the buckling load of stringer reinforced composite plates is investigated. The principal idea is to include ...

Abstract: The nonlinear response of a composite laminated panel that is suddenly exposed to a heat flux is examined using the finite element method. The panel is cantilevered onto a rigid hub, the ...