Abstract: Approximate closed-form equations are derived for normal contact force between nominally flat rough surfaces in dry contact. The formulation is based on the asperity-level interaction in which ...

Abstract: The strains on the surface near a loaded crack or cut are compared for cuts of different width to depth ratios. General solutions are obtained for an arbitrary distribution of normal and ...

Abstract: It is assumed that the axial bending stresses which arise from this type of weld have a linear distribution. From these stresses, axisymmetric solutions in the literature enable the stress ...

Abstract: An approach based on linear elastic equations is developed to predict axisymmetric axial and radial residual stresses in a long cylinder in plane strain from hoop stresses measured in both ...

Abstract: The use of thin cuts for residual stress measurement is referred to as the crack compliance method. A computational model is presented for the determination of normal and shear residual stresses ...

Abstract: Job performance is argued to be substantially influential to project performance. However, existing construction management literature pays less attention to job performance issues, not to mention exploring the relationship ...

Abstract: One of the extreme load cases treated in the wind turbine certification is the extreme gust loading during operation. In the certification codes, it is treated in a deterministic way. A method ...

Abstract: Constant-load-amplitude stage II fatigue crack growth rates at 4 K were measured for duplex stainless steel castings. The results show that at a ΔK of 60 MPa•m1/2 , da/dN = 7.6 × 10−4 ...

Abstract: Introducing a thin cut from the surface of a part containing residual stresses produces a change in strain on the surface. When the strains are measured as a function of the depth of the ...