Abstract: This paper studies the motion of the yield surface at elevated temperatures under prestressing. A new hardening law is proposed and experimentally verified.

Abstract: A previously obtained experimentally verified hardening law is analytically expressed. This analytical representation is applied to experimental data and an excellent agreement between analysis and ...

Abstract: A three-dimensional composite model of heart muscle is proposed, consisting of one-dimensional (uniaxial) active contractile filaments embedded in a passive elastic binder. Equations are developed ...

Abstract: Water distribution network models for large municipalities have tens of thousands of interconnecting pipes and junctions with complex hydraulic controls. Many water security applications, including sensor placement ...

Abstract: Contamination warning systems (CWSs) for drinking water distribution systems (WDSs) are used to reduce the potential adverse effects of intentional or accidental WDS contamination. They are designed on the basis of possible ...

Abstract: AbstractApplication of random sampling techniques to composite differences between 18 El Niño and 14 La Niña events observed since 1920 reveals considerable uncertainty in both the pattern and amplitude of the Northern ...

Abstract: The amount of local tissue deformation at the equatorial region of the left ventricle is quantitated by the ratio of the instantaneous cross-sectional area of a tissue element to the cross-sectional ...

Abstract: We present a model for optimizing the placement of sensors in municipal water networks to detect maliciously injected contaminants. An optimal sensor configuration minimizes the expected fraction of the population at risk. ...