Abstract: In this paper, an analysis is provided for the steering of a long, warped web that is transported between two rollers. The web is modeled using the Timoshenko beam theory, which admits small ...

Abstract: This paper concerns the loads and deflections of a “tented” plate. A concentrated load pushes the plate transversely away from a rigid surface. Bending rigidity, inplane tension, foundation ...

Abstract: The foil bearing problem, common to magnetic tape recording, is modeled through numerical simulation. The emphasis is on the effects of cross-width changes in the system parameters. Air lubrication ...

Abstract: An axisymmetric elastic shell deformation model has been created to predict the conformity of a soft contact lens when pressed against the eye. Regions of contact and gap may be predicted, ...

Abstract: A soft contact lens, because of its elasticity, can re-center itself over the cornea after it has been displaced by a blink. In this paper, a potential energy method is used to simulate the ...

Abstract: Due to a complicated spectrum of natural modes of vibration, flexible spinning disks are very sensitive to transverse loading, and deflections have been difficult to compute. Developed in this ...