Abstract: The construction of a lunar base has been thought about for almost five decades. The earliest concepts dealt with size and shape concepts rather than actual design of structures and equipment. ...

Abstract: The capacity of columns can be increased by using crossarms and pretensioned stays. It is shown that the buckling load of a single crossarm stayed column is a function of the stiffness of the stays, and the ability to ...

Abstract: The elastic and inelastic buckling of cruciform section columns formed from four equal leg angles is examined. The elastic critical loads for flexural, torsional and plate building are determined. Two different and extreme ...

Abstract: The nonlinear behavior of space truss members is described and modeled. The interaction between a space truss member and its adjoining structure is detailed and the “Chordal Snap Through” phenomenon is described. A nonlinear ...

Abstract: Generalized closed-form expressions are presented for the analysis of angular and path position and dynamic state properties of an n link mechanism with single or multiple prescribed input ...