Abstract: The purpose of this study is to account for failures of wood utility poles in wind storms based on dynamic analysis and pole imperfections. The utility pole supporting multiple overhead ...

Abstract: Parametric equations are derived that characterize smooth surface profiles for two general classes of nozzles and nonbranching transition ducts: straight sections for axial flow and curved sections ...

Abstract: The purposes of this study are to present a general analysis for the failure of a buried steel pipeline and to apply the results to a case study. Energy methods and classical beam theory are employed to model the pipeline ...

Abstract: Anchorage of a recreational two unit floating dock, a gangway-deck configuration, is achieved using a combination of a fixed pile and fixed-length mooring lines. Attached to the floating gangway is a guide that rides along ...

Abstract: A computer-controlled whisker probe system was designed to measure contours of solid objects. The system’s mechanical components include the whisker: a cantilevered spring steel wire instrumented ...

Abstract: Trains of high speed air cushion vehicles traversing simple spans are modeled as uniform pressure segments traveling at arbitrary speeds over identical Bernoulli-Euler beams. Series solutions are ...