Abstract: The paper reports analytical solutions valid for residual stresses in cylindrical pressure vessels subjected to autofrettage. The material behavior is thought of as obeying a generic monotonic ...

Abstract: The quasideterminism (QD) theory introduces a deterministic wave function (of both space and time) that shows what, most probably, will happen if an exceptionally large wave will occur at some ...

Abstract: This paper presents the ideation and implementation of a 2-axes robotic system for hotwire cutting of polystyrene plates. In particular, since the quality of the cutting process is strongly ...

Abstract: This paper addresses the phenomenon of the destabilizing effect of slight damping on asymmetric linear systems. Previous works had showed that the destabilizing effect, regarded for a long time ...

Abstract: The problem of finding joint values of both the roughness length z0 and the displacement height d is discussed in the context of the Monin?Obukhov similarity law for the wind speed profile. When focused on single-level ...

Abstract: This paper deals with masonry arches and vaults strengthened with surface fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement in the form of strips bonded at the extrados and/or intrados, considering strip arrangements that prevent ...

Abstract: This paper describes a simple algorithm for the calculation of the time-dependent mixing height h(t) in coastal sites using wind, temperature, momentum flux, and heat flux time series as input data. A stationary expression ...

Abstract: The assessment of safety for structures subjected to earthquake excitation is a time-variant reliability problem whose practical solution, when the structure behaves inelastically and uncertainty in the mechanical parameters ...

Abstract: Despite the increased use of laminated glass (two monolithic layers of glass joined with an elastomeric interlayer—usually PVB—to form a unit) as a cladding material for architectural glazing applications and by now as a ...