Abstract: The classic series of beam tests conducted by Bresler and Scordelis some 40 years ago to investigate the behavior of reinforced concrete in shear, is commonly regarded as a benchmark against which finite element analysis ...

Abstract: Lightweight, open-celled foams and honeycombs can exhibit deformation localization during static crushing as a result of buckling and plastic collapse of cell walls. Localization of deformation ...

Abstract: In the present investigation, the prolateness and the deformation of sheet metal deformed under lateral pressure with dies of different shoulder radii are analyzed. It is found that at the ...

Abstract: A study of elastic wave propagation in a curved beam (circular ring) is presented. The governing equations of motion are formulated in two forms based on Timoshenko beam theory. Solutions are ...

Abstract: A one-dimensional model for impact deformation of open-celled structures is used to examine the effects of material elasticity, cell inertia, cell compliance characteristics and limited crushability. ...

Abstract: The results of analytical investigations are presented supporting the disturbed stress field model as a viable conceptual model for describing the behavior of cracked reinforced concrete elements. The theory is shown to ...

Abstract: Shearography is a double-exposure optical method which reveals defects in components from anomalies in interferometric fringe patterns. In this paper, disbonds of known shapes and sizes are ...