Abstract: An experimental program was conducted to investigate the shear impact behavior of RC beams without stirrups, and to evaluate the enhancement effects of carbon fiber–reinforced polymer (CFRP)–wrapping retrofit. Eleven RC ...

Abstract: In this study, the effect of confining pressure on the crack growth behavior in a highly filled elastomer was investigated. The material under investigation contains 86% by weight of hard ...

Abstract: This paper investigates a passive fault tolerant control to aircraft that suffers from vertical tail damage. A novel notion of damage degree is introduced to parameterize the damaged flight ...

Abstract: A constitutive model is proposed to investigate the strengthening mechanism and the relationship between nanostructures and effective mechanical properties of the aluminum-based amorphous nanocomposites. ...

Abstract: A new control design method is developed to satisfy multiple specifications simultaneously. The proposed convex combination method is applied to a six (6)-degree-of-freedom commercial robot. In a ...

Abstract: A numerical study was conducted to simulate and predict damage initiation and growth around the crack tip crack tip in particulate composite specimens made of hard particles embedded in a soft ...

Abstract: Abrasive waterjets have recently become a popular tool for mechanical machining. With its great advantages of geometric and material flexibility and its ability to cut hard-to-machine material, ...

Abstract: The dynamic plastic buckling of cylindrical shells (rings) subjected to general initial impulsive velocity and subjected to impulsive loading is studied based on the energy criterion. A simple ...