Abstract: Recently, a new approach to measure the bending stiffness (curvature elastic modulus) of lipid bilayer membrane was developed (Biophys. J., Vol. 55; pp. 509–517, 1989). The method involves the ...

Abstract: This paper presents a radius scale actuator disk model, which describes the flow response to a whirling/spinning rotor in an unshrouded turbine. At each azimuth, the upstream-downstream flow ...

Abstract: An experimental and theoretical investigation has been conducted on rotordynamic forces due to nonaxisymmetric turbine tip leakage effects. This paper presents an actuator disk model that describes ...

Abstract: A mechanical model which can predict mode I delamination failure of laminated composites has been developed. A beam on a nonlinear spring foundation was used to model experimental results ...

Abstract: The paper is concerned with occurrence of processing defects and resulting mechanical properties associated with material processing by metal injection molding (MIM). MIM process is a multistep ...

Abstract: Garrett Auxiliary Power Division of Allied-Signal Aerospace Company is developing methods to design ceramic turbine components with improved impact resistance. In an ongoing research effort under ...

Abstract: A finite-element method is presented for determining the vibrational characteristics of a circular cylinder composed of bonded piezoelectric layers. Finite-element modeling occurs in the radial ...

Abstract: A finite-deformation shell theory for carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is established directly from the interatomic potential for carbon to account for the effect of bending and curvature. Its constitutive ...

Abstract: Based on the finite-deformation shell theory for carbon nanotubes established from the interatomic potential in Part I of this paper, we have studied the instability of carbon nanotubes subjected ...

Abstract: This paper presents results of a program to investigate the magnitude, origin, and parametric variations of destabilizing forces that arise in high power turbines due to blade-tip leakage effects. ...