Abstract: A linear displacement electromagnetic machine is proposed to be used as a passive structural damper. The electromagnetic damper extracts the kinetic energy imparted into the structure by wind or seismic disturbances by ...

Abstract: Deployable structures can be stored in a compact, folded configuration and are easily deployed into load‐bearing, open forms. Hence, they are suitable for applications where speed and ease of erection and reusability are ...

Abstract: The elastic deformation of thin ice sheets due to bending and shear deformation is considered. The in-plane Young's modulus and the transverse shear modulus are calculated by least-squares fit of transverse plate deflection ...

Abstract: Mobile or articulated structures have kinematic connections that permit large relative displacements between components that undergo small elastic deformations. Deployable structures are one example. They can be stored ...

Abstract: The extension of Morison's equation to allow for structural motion in predicting the hydrodynamic force on offshore steel jacket platforms may be based on two different hypotheses: (1) The relative velocity model which ...

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to develop a simple mechanical model for the analysis and design of plain or fiber‐reinforced concrete shear key joints. The method makes use of well‐known results of fracture mechanics and ...

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to verify a mechanical model for the failure of plain or fiber‐reinforced concrete shear key joints through the comparison of the model's prediction with both experimental measurements and ...

Abstract: A finite element method of analysis is developed and applied to the study of global and local pressures generated on a cylindrical indenter during sea‐ice deformations in the creeping mode. Numerical simulations are performed ...