Abstract: A computational approach to design that integrates conceptual design, configuration design, and component selection tasks overcomes some of the barriers to successful design automation. FFREADA is ...

Abstract: This paper is primarily concerned with the formation of barrel-vault space trusses derived from a flat configuration by posttensioning. To obtain a fairly general picture of the shape-formation process by means of ...

Abstract: Dome-shaped space trusses can be derived from a flat configuration by means of posttensioning. The structure considered here is devised to be a near mechanism initially and during the posttensioning operation. It is a near ...

Abstract: Overpressures up to four times the static pressure have been measured during discharge of sand from a model silo. The overpressures can be associated with the fundamental flow patterns. Design ...

Abstract: The abilities of two line-source dispersion models to predict road-edge concentrations of carbon dioxide along several roads are tested. The comparison of the predicted CO

Abstract: The test results of 92 tubular steel, pin‐ended struts under different conditions are studied by statistical analysis. The significant influence of material effects, such as strain aging, strain hardening, and the Bauschinger ...