Abstract: This work presents an analytical investigation of a plastic mass being compressed between the ends of two elastic circular cylinders. A special function recently tabulated by the author is used ...

Abstract: The Federal Government increasingly imposes user fees to raise funds. This paper contends the trend is being exploited by railroad lobbyists to impair competing transportation modes. This paper exposes these tactics and ...

Abstract: A clear understanding of pipeline dredge production capacity provides dredge operators and dredging project planners with the capability to accurately and effectively determine a project’s cost and duration. Dredge pump ...

Abstract: This paper presents procedures for introducing plasticity and creep into finite element programs. The plasticity method described is intended for the designer who is interested in the stress ...

Abstract: This article describes a literature review focused on published empirical measurements of external flows over bodies of revolution that can be employed for verification and validation of calculations ...

Abstract: The strain energy for the air-filled lung is calculated from a model of the parenchymal microstructure. The energy is the sum of the surface energy and the elastic energies of two tissue ...

Abstract: A method is presented whereby the pressures, which are generated at the contact surfaces of two axisymmetrical components assembled together with an interference fit, can be determined. The ...

Abstract: A strain energy function for liquid foam is formulated by modeling foam as a collection of randomly oriented surfaces with surface tension on the faces. The surfaces are assumed to follow the ...

Abstract: The principle of superposition is used to combine the results of separate stiffness analyses of (a) a solid shaft loaded by a band of external pressure, using classical elasticity methods and ...