Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate the collapse load of a spherical shell under axial loading on a central boss. The investigation was carried out using an existing lower-bound plastic ...

Abstract: Microposts are utilized to enhance heat transfer, adsorption/desorption, and surface chemical reactions. In a previous study [Yeom et al. , J. Micromech. Microeng., 19, p. 065025 (2009)], based ...