Abstract: A probabilistic assessment is made of the design S-N curves for 1Cr18Ni9Ti pipe-welded joint. The material exhibits a character of random cyclic stress-strain and fatigue life responses. Then, ...

Abstract: The interface crack problem of bonded piezoelectric and elastic half-space under transient electromechanical loads is considered. Both the permeable and impermeable boundary conditions are examined ...

Abstract: In this paper, a synthetic rock mass (SRM) method is used to numerically characterize the effect of joint sets on rock pillars. The SRM model is constructed by explicitly inserting discrete fracture network into a particle ...

Abstract: The yielding and the peak strength of an aged compacted clay were studied by conducting a series of suction-controlled triaxial tests. The test results were interpreted using the framework of intrinsic properties of ...

Abstract: This paper is focused on evaluating the dominant factor for electromigration (EM) in sputtered high purity Al films. A closed-form equation of atomic flux divergence by treating grain boundary ...

Abstract: This paper presents the free vibration analysis of axially loaded rotating cross-ply laminated cylindrical shells with the consideration of the effects of centrifugal and Coriolis forces as well as the initial hoop tension ...

Abstract: Conditions for snap-through (limit-point instability) of a clamped-free beam column from a buckled configuration to a second stable equilibrium state are examined. In particular, the relationships between a compressive ...

Abstract: Concrete cover spalling induced by steel corrosion is generally assumed to be the limit state of concrete structures when considering their structural safety. A new method for testing the resisting bending moment in a ...

Abstract: This work aims to investigate the effects of calcium on the performances of metakaolin-based geopolymer with the aid of a combination of the experiment study and molecular dynamics simulation. These impacts were comprehensively ...