Abstract: The buckling and postbuckling behavior of orthotopic composite rectangular plates with simply supported edges in biaxial compression are investigated using a deflection‐type perturbation technique. Using the technique, the ...

Abstract: A heuristic approach is presented to solve continuum topology optimization problems with specified constraints, e.g., structural volume constraint and/or displacement constraint(s). The essentials ...

Abstract: The diversion effect of a conic flame deflector for a lunar module ascent stage is investigated experimentally and numerically. Eighteen tests were performed in a vacuum chamber mounted with a liquid helium cryogenic pump ...

Abstract: Backward erosion piping (BEP) is a leading cause of levee and dam failures and generally occurs when seepage flow breaks through a defect in the downstream low-permeability blanket layer, causing a shallow erosion channel ...