Abstract: This paper explores the idea of tailoring the profile of reinforcing fibers to improve the buckling strength of composite plates. This paper analyzes the uniaxial buckling behavior of composite laminates in which fibers ...

Abstract: The robust estimation of wind turbine design loads for service lifetimes of 30 to 50 years that are based on limited field measurements is a challenging problem. Estimating the long-term load ...

Abstract: Flow accelerated corrosion (FAC) is a serious form of degradation in primary heat transport piping system (PHTS) of the nuclear reactor. Pipes transporting hot coolant from the reactor to steam ...

Abstract: A method is presented for estimating mean crossing rates for the stationary response of linear systems to non-normal excitation modeled by polynomials of Gaussian processes. Information about the non-Gaussian system response ...

Abstract: The leak-before-break (LBB) assessment of pressure tubes is intended to demonstrate that in the event of through-wall cracking of the tube, there will be sufficient time followed by the leak ...

Abstract: The accurate estimation of piping failure frequency is an important task to support the probabilistic risk assessment and risk-informed in-service inspection of nuclear power plants. Although ...

Abstract: This paper presents a statistically designed experimental program to present and analyze an effective and practical strengthening system for deteriorated crossarms of the Gulfport timber structures using glass-fiber-reinforced ...

Abstract: Recently, blind source separation (BSS) methods have gained significant attention in the area of signal processing. Independent component analysis (ICA) and second-order blind identification (SOBI) are two popular BSS ...

Abstract: The estimation of extreme quantiles corresponding to small probabilities of exceedance is commonly required in the risk analysis of flood protection structures. The usefulness of L-moments has been well recognized in the ...