Abstract: The I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsed suddenly on August 1, 2007. This note briefly summarizes an analysis based on original design drawings, an investigation of material evidence ...

Abstract: Based on a hybrid superposition of an indentation contact and a rolling contact an analytical procedure is developed to evaluate the effects of surface adhesion during steady-state rolling ...

Abstract: A general approach has been developed to obtain analytical solutions to the boundary-value problems for a two-dimensional conductor under static electric and magnetic fields. This approach is ...

Abstract: A transducer for measuring interface loads was fabricated, characterized, and demonstrated by measuring coefficient of friction. It is composed of a segmented body supported on normal force and ...

Abstract: Recent earthquakes have caused much damage to newly developed urban areas in various new patterns. Also, the patterns of earthquakes' influences on citizens and society have been changing rapidly. The methods for disaster ...

Abstract: A localization-induced cohesive model has been proposed for shear band evolution, crack growth, and fracture. Strain gradient theory has been applied to establish the criterion of the onset of ...

Abstract: A full-scale five-story steel-frame structure with added viscoelastic (VE) dampers is studied experimentally and analytically. The experimental program includes free-vibration and harmonic forced-vibration tests. Dynamic ...