Abstract: The deformed configurations of an inflated flat nonlinear membrane are obtained by the minimum potential energy principle. The deformed configurations of the membrane are assumed to be represented ...

Abstract: The mechanics problem concerning large axisymmetric deformations of nonlinear membranes is reformulated in terms of a system of three first-order ordinary differential equations with explicit ...

Abstract: The coefficient of consolidation in the Terzaghi theory of consolidation has been commonly determined by fitting the theory to observed compression with time in an incremental loading oedometer test. The Terzaghi theory ...

Abstract: The contact problem of an inflated spherical nonlinear elastic membrane between two large rigid plates is formulated in terms of three first-order ordinary differential equations for the region ...

Abstract: The deformed configuration of nonlinear axisymmetric membranes is obtained by potential energy minimization via the Ritz method. The solution technique presented in this paper departs from the ...

Abstract: An in-vivo experimental technique was employed to determine the linear and nonlinear characteristics of viscoelastic properties of the spinal cord of anesthetized cats. The stress relaxation and ...

Abstract: Freshly consolidated or densified clean sands exhibit a substantial increase in stiffness under drained aging conditions. Laboratory measurements of dynamic shear modulus after primary consolidation and field measurements ...