Abstract: This paper describes the development of a fracture mechanics model for the prediction of fatigue life of welded joints subjected to variable amplitude loading. The prediction program is based ...

Abstract: This paper summarizes an investigation of the July 2, 1983, roof collapse of the Magic Mart store in Bolivar, Tennessee. The building was a onestory retail store of steel‐framed roof construction. The collapse occurred ...

Abstract: Reduction of cold-start emissions using electrically-heated catalyst (EHC) technology was the focus of this work. Comprehensive emission measurements of CO, CO2,NOx, and total hydrocarbons (THC) ...

Abstract: An analytical model of a two-stroke cycle, reciprocating, compression ignition engine was used to investigate the ignition and combustion characteristics of coal/water slurry fuels. The engine ...

Abstract: Utilization of alternative fuels in the transportation sector has been identified as a potential method for mitigation of petroleum-based energy dependence and pollutant emissions from mobile ...

Abstract: Natural gas has been used extensively as an engine fuel in gas pipeline transmission applications and, more recently, as a fuel for transportation applications including both light-duty and ...

Abstract: A Caterpillar 3406 turbocharged diesel engine was converted to operate in a natural gas with diesel pilot ignition mode and was evaluated for performance and emission characteristics for both ...

Abstract: The subject of project peer review of structural design was a major topic of discussion at both the 1983 Santa Barbara Engineering Foundation conference, Building Structural Failures—Their Cause and Prevention, and the ...

Abstract: Typical conventional diesel engine designs are based on arrangements of single piston and cylinder sets placed sequentially either in-line or offset (“V”) along the crankshaft. The development ...