Abstract: Wittrick’s general one-dimensional equations governing the propagation of small elastic disturbances in a helical waveguide are solved by the method of characteristics, and numerical results for ...

Abstract: The nonlinear, coupled equations of motion governing the axial and rotational displacements of a straight, single lay, twisted wire cable are presented. Linearization of the equations of motion ...

Abstract: A new theory for the propagation of pressure pulses in an inviscid compressible fluid contained in a thin-walled elastic tube is presented. This theory represents an improvement over the classical ...

Abstract: The dynamic, rigid, spherical indenter problem for the case of a thin viscoelastic plate is treated, and a numerical method is developed to handle the resulting equations of motion for a ...

Abstract: Stresses in the individual wires of complex wire rope are determined for rope constructions having an internal-wire-rope (IWRC). The ropes may be pulled, twisted, and bent over a sheave or ...

Abstract: The propagation of fluid transients through elbows is studied. A set of one-dimensional governing equations for the propagation of pressure pulses in an inviscid compressible fluid contained in ...

Abstract: The equations from Morley’s one-dimensional theory governing the motion of a curved beam subjected to an arbitrary pulse are solved numerically using the method of characteristics. Propagation ...