Abstract: A finite element with a spatially varying material property field is formulated and compared to a conventional, homogeneous element for solving boundary value problems involving continuously ...

Abstract: The plane problem of an elastic elliptic inclusion containing a crack is solved. Complex potentials presented by Qaissaunee (1992) for an edge dislocation inside an elastic elliptical inclusion ...

Abstract: A model is presented to analyze the effect of fiber fracture on the anisotropic elastic properties of short-fiber reinforced composite materials. The effective moduli of the material are modeled ...

Abstract: A solution is presented for the two-dimensional elastic field created by the interaction of an edge dislocation with a rigid elliptical inclusion. The complex potential approach by Muskhelishvili ...

Abstract: Loosening of orthopedic implants is believed to be caused, in part, by fracture at the bone-cement interface. This loosening occurs even in regions where the interfacial load is primarily ...

Abstract: A novel technique is presented for the fabrication and fracture testing of large-scale polymeric based Functionality Graded Materials (FGMs). The technique generates a continuously inhomogeneous ...

Abstract: The plane interaction between a crack and a rigid elliptical inclusion is investigated. In particular, the effects of the orientation and aspect ratio of the inclusion are considered. Analytically, ...

Abstract: A three-dimensional numerical modeling of airflow in the human pharynx using an anatomically accurate model was conducted. The pharynx walls were assumed to be passive and rigid. The results ...