Abstract: The problems of unbonded contact between a finite Timoshenko beam and an elastic layer are considered in this paper. The two bodies are assumed to be in frictionless contact, the contact being maintained only by compressive ...

Abstract: The breakup of first-year sea ice plays an important role in the dynamics and thermodynamics of polar ice covers. A recent research program has studied the in situ mechanical properties of the annual ice in Antarctica to ...

Abstract: Freezing and thawing transform alum sludge flocs into granular particles that rapidly settle. One objective of this paper is to help modelers and designers of the freeze/thaw conditioning process visualize the process at ...

Abstract: This paper describes field and laboratory measurements of the evolving physical and mechanical properties of first-year sea ice through a growth season. The primary objectives were to (1) examine sample size effects on the ...