Abstract: An originally circular, heavy elastic shell rests on a horizonal surface. The equilibrium shape is governed by the heavy elastica equations. The solutions depend heavily on the parameter B, ...

Abstract: A long elastic sheet or cable lies horizontally on equally spaced supports. The sheet sags due to its own weight. The problem is governed by the distance between the supports,

Abstract: Fluid cushioned porous sliders are useful in reducing the frictional resistance of moving objects. This paper studies the elliptic slider. After a transformation of variables, the Navier-Stokes ...

Abstract: The steady, two-dimensional interaction of an oblique shock with a laminar flat-plate boundary layer has been examined through use of the Beam-Warming implicit scheme. A wide range of fluids ...

Abstract: A thin-walled elastic cylinder is tethered by numerous springs to an outer rigid cylinder. As external pressure is increased, the elastic cylinder will remain circular until a critical pressure ...

Abstract: A VGT, or Variable Geometry Truss, can be thought of as a statically determinate truss that has been modified to contain some number of variable length members. These extensible members allow ...

Abstract: A common engineering practice is the use of approximation models in place of expensive computer simulations to drive a multidisciplinary design process based on nonlinear programming techniques. ...

Abstract: The global critical load is an extremely useful index for flexible structures under large disturbances. The present technical note determines this index for a two-dimensional rigid solid supported by two flexible columns. ...

Abstract: The slow viscous flow in a syringe is modeled by the quasi-steady axisymmetric Stokes equation with a point sink for the needle hole. The governing equations are approximated using nonstandard ...