Abstract: An exact solution technique for the response of a bilinear hysteretic multi-degree-of-freedom system subjected to arbitrary dynamic loadings is proposed. Each function in the loading vector is represented by a piecewise ...

Abstract: In this paper, the responses of the structures subjected to arbitrary ground motions are evaluated. With the problem formulated in a state-space form, an exact solution scheme capable of dealing with a variety of material ...

Abstract: Details are provided for an experimental approach to study the tensile fatigue crack growth behavior of very thin metallic foils. The technique utilizes a center-notched specimen and a hemispherical ...

Abstract: A study of condensate retention and the attendant thermal-hydraulic effect associated with changes in air-side surface wettability is presented for a series of slit-fin-and-tube heat exchangers ...

Abstract: Segmental bridges with unbonded prestressed tendons have some advantages over conventional concrete bridges, such as weather-independent construction and the corrosion protection of the prestressing tendons. This paper ...

Abstract: Reinforced concrete (RC) structural elements with box sections are commonly used in the horizontal and vertical structures of bridges. Reinforced concrete structures in bridges have often failed under the combined forces ...

Abstract: The results of a series of 14 full‐scale tests on reinforced concrete pipe columns are reported. For each of these tests, a complete set of synchronously measurements, covering the entire range of loading, are acquired. ...

Abstract: Reinforced concrete columns with annular section, called R.C. pipe columns, have frequently been used in building construction. Because of the centrifugal process of making concrete pipes and the difference in arranging ...

Abstract: For the two-dimensional steady and unsteady turbine cascade flows, the Euler/Navier–Stokes equations with Baldwin-Lomax turbulence model are solved in the Cartesian coordinate system. A locally ...