Abstract: During filament winding of a laminated pressure vessel over a flexible, thin-walled mandrel, the winding tension produces an external pressure on the mandrel which tends to buckle it. A simple ...

Abstract: The solution of elastic bodies in contact through the application of a conjugate gradient technique integrated with a finite element computer code is discussed. This approach is general, easily ...

Abstract: A new higher order geometrically nonlinear relation is developed to relate the deflection of a thin film /substrate system to the intrinsic film stress when these deflections are larger than ...

Abstract: The high cost of commercially available force plates instrumented to quantify postural sway can be prohibitive to both research and clinical institutions. Therefore custom plate design and ...

Abstract: The response of a square plate, simply and unilaterally supported, to pressure loading is numerically treated. The support system consists of discrete elastic springs whose stiffnesses range from ...

Abstract: The response of beams constrained unilaterally by a foundation and upper barriers while under monotonic loading is treated. Several scenarios featuring gaps and clearances are solved and shown ...