Abstract: To investigate mechanisms of the mechanical adaptation of soft biological tissues to load, effects of hypertension on the mechanical properties and wall dimensions of thoracic aortas were studied ...

Abstract: The elastic-plastic contact problem of a ceramic coating on a half-space indented by an elastic sphere is solved by the use of the finite element method under a variety of conditions. An ...

Abstract: Modern large capacity atmospheric steel storage tanks incur differential settlement of the soil foundations upon which they rest due to the Boussinesq effect [1, 2]. The difference in settlement ...

Abstract: The problem of branched, external cracks in the interface between two elastic materials is considered under the plane strain condition. A small interface contact region is introduced in the ...

Abstract: Based on the maximum energy-release-rate criterion, kinking from a straight crack is investigated under the plane strain condition. Solutions are obtained by the method that models a kink as a ...

Abstract: An approach is presented whereby the design and replacement of finite life equipment may be approached in a rational manner. Considering manufacturing operations large enough to give a sufficient ...

Abstract: Tensile and viscoelastic properties of collagen fascicles of approximately 300 μm in diameter, which were obtained from rabbit patellar tendons, were studied using a newly designed micro-tensile ...

Abstract: It is planned to use hydrogen extensively as a source of clean energy in the new century. As part of our investigation for an International Clean Energy Network Using Hydrogen Conversion ...

Abstract: Effects of the overstressing induced by the harvest of grafts from the patellar tendon on the mechanical properties and morphometry of remaining tendon were studied using a rabbit model. The ...