Abstract: An aneurysm is a local artery ballooning greater than 50% of its nominal diameter with a risk of sudden rupture. Minimally invasive repair can be achieved by inserting surgically a stent-graft, ...

Abstract: Insertion of a stent-graft into an aneurysm, especially abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), is a very attractive surgical intervention; however, it is not without major postoperative complications, ...

Abstract: The liquid droplet size distribution in gas-liquid vertical upward annular flow is investigated through a CFD (computational fluid dynamics)-PBM (population balance model) coupled model in this ...

Abstract: Plane-strain crack-tip stress and strain fields are presented for materials exhibiting pressure-sensitive yielding and plastic volumetric deformation. The yield criterion is described by a linear ...

Abstract: Identifying dynamic characteristics for structures under ambient condition is a very important task for the design verification, model updating, health monitoring, and damage detection of these structures. Among many ...

Abstract: This paper presents lateral-loading test results of lightweight wood-frame shear walls with ply-bamboo sheathing panels. Twenty shear walls of five different types of sizes, nailing, and loading schemes were tested under ...

Abstract: The stress intensity factor (SIF) corresponding to two collinear cracks emanating from the internal boundary of a tube is calculated by boundary collocation method (BCM). Uniform internal pressure ...

Abstract: A generalization of the linear quadratic regulator control theory for seismic‐excited linear structures is presented. The generalization includes the effect of actuator dynamics and a penalty for the acceleration response ...