Abstract: In this paper a distributed parameter model for the estimation of modal characteristics of NASA Mini-Mast truss is proposed. A closed-form solution of the Timoshenko beam equation, for a uniform ...

Abstract: Recently, increasing nutrient (i.e., nitrogen and phosphorus) concentrations have been observed in the surface water of many countries and this nonpoint source (NPS) pollution has become an important factor in the deterioration ...

Abstract: Distributed parameter modeling may offer a viable alternative to the finite‐element approach for modeling large flexible space structures. In addition, the introduction of the transfer matrix method to the continuum modeling ...