Abstract: The plane elastic problem of a rectangular orthotropic region is considered; subject to the boundary conditions of prescribed equal and opposite tangential displacements and zero normal displacements ...

Abstract: A simple mechanical model for a high-pressure hose made of ethylene-propylene rubber reinforced with two helical steel wires and a layer of fabric is analyzed. The model assumes perfect bonding ...

Abstract: The motion of a solid-liquid interface in a finite one-dimensional medium, subject to a fluctuating boundary temperature, is analyzed. The fluctuations are assumed to be periodic. The solution ...

Abstract: We analyze the effect of anisotropy on beam flexibility by the derivation of upper and lower bounds, through use of the principles of minimum potential and complementary energy, for the ...

Abstract: The heat conduction and the moving solid-liquid interface in a finite region is studied numerically. A Fourier series expansion is used in both phases for spatial temperature distribution, and ...

Abstract: A robust adaptive design method is proposed for the on-line compensation of uncertainties, for a class of nonlinear systems. As an extension of previous work, the adaptive part of the control ...

Abstract: The dynamics of a booster station, which is critical for the control of a novel, long distance, hydraulic capsule pipeline, is simulated mathematically for design studies and control of the ...

Abstract: Analytical details are developed for a robust adaptive control strategy that combines switching control and on-line adaptive learning, for a class of nonlinear systems. The condition for stable ...

Abstract: Hydraulic capsule pipelines concepts are novel as compared to existing commercial pipeline systems. The complexity of such novel systems places greater demands on sensing, automation, and control ...

Abstract: We consider a simple physical model for the reopening of a collapsed lung airway involving the unsteady propagation of a long bubble of air, driven at a prescribed flow-rate, into a liquid-filled ...