Abstract: Statistical damage mechanics in this work establishes the connection between damaged random heterogeneous micromaterial and the system macroparameter. Renormalization group theory provides the bridge ...

Abstract: The author is to be commended for his new approach to the important problem of calculation of natural frequencies for anisotropic plates. However, two comments are in order.

Abstract: A fatigue theory with its failure criterion based on physical damage mechanisms is presented for solders. The theory applies Mura’s micromechanical fatigue model to individual grains of the ...

Abstract: The problem of a large isotropic plate with a circular hole or rigid circular inclusion is considered here. The plate experiences transverse shear deformation and is subjected to an arbitrary ...

Abstract: Torsional oscillations in mechanical power transmission systems are a significant source of dynamic loads which are harmful to the system performance. The effects can cause a drive shaft to ...

Abstract: This paper describes a method for calculating the shape of duct that leads to a prescribed pressure distribution on the duct walls. The proposed design method is computationally inexpensive, ...