Abstract: The effects of centrifugal force on the load capacity of inwardly and outwardly spherical spiral groove bearings, operated in laminar regime and lubricated with incompressible fluid, have been ...

Abstract: The average stress condition in a reinforced concrete (RC) element is not identical to the local stress condition at a crack because of bond slip between the concrete and the reinforcement. After a review of previous ...

Abstract: This paper presents solutions of second-order ordinary differential equations on bond problems to estimate crack widths of reinforced concrete (RC) members subjected to repeated cyclic loads. Up to now, bond behaviors under ...

Abstract: Fifty-four bond specimens were subjected to cyclic bond tests to obtain the bond stress–slip relationships between the fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets and concrete. The specimens were prepared in accordance with Japan ...

Abstract: In this paper the optimum geometrical configurations of a shrouded Rayleigh-step and a spiral groove viscous pump are analyzed. Then their performance characteristics are compared. The geometries ...

Abstract: Models to estimate crack spacings and tension stiffening effects in reinforced concrete (RC) members with externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets are presented. Due to the lack of experimental evidence on ...

Abstract: The dynamic characteristics of a hydrostatic thrust air bearing with an actively controlled orifice restrictor are investigated theoretically and experimentally. Theoretical results show that the ...

Abstract: The optimum geometries of disk and cylindrical sprial groove viscous pumps to provide the maximum pressure or flow rate are investigated theoretically. The geometrical design parameters, such as ...