Abstract: The condition of the interior of a 3‐1/4‐in. steel cable after approximately 20 yrs in service is described. The cable studied was one of 21 bridge strands that support a very large radio telescope. It had suffered minor ...

Abstract: In this study, we develop a model for buckling of a partially delaminated composite plate with transverse stitching to resist out of plane deformations. The model applies to carbon fiber/polyimide ...