Abstract: This paper concerns in-plane vibration analysis of coupled bending and longitudinal vibrations in L-shaped and portal planar frame structures. An exact analytical solution is obtained using wave ...

Abstract: In this paper, the differential transformation approach is applied to analyze the free vibration of centrifugally stiffened Timoshenko beam structures. Such structures involve variable coefficients ...

Abstract: This paper concerns in-plane vibration analysis of coupled bending and longitudinal vibrations in H- and T-shaped planar frame structures. An exact analytical solution is obtained using wave ...

Abstract: This paper presents the effect of coupling between bending and torsional deformations on vibrations of composite Timoshenko beams from the wave standpoint. The dispersion characteristics and the ...

Abstract: In this paper, wave vibration analysis of axially loaded bending-torsion coupled composite beam structures is presented. It includes the effects of axial force, shear deformation, and rotary ...

Abstract: When two horizontal ground coils are buried in the same trench, one on top of the other, the total energy exchange between coils and ground increases drastically over that of a single coil ...

Abstract: It is generally felt that the application of line source theory for ground coil design usually resulted in excessive overdesign. It was anticipated that in order for the ground coil heat pump ...

Abstract: The role of gravity in the consolidation of a relatively soft soil layer of large thickness is assessed analytically. Under the assumption of small deformation, Terzaghi's equation is modified and solved for a surface ...

Abstract: The effect of sudden convergence of a rectangular channel on the scattering of a solitary wave and the subsequent evolution is assessed. Separation loss is treated approximately by invoking a hydraulic loss formula for ...

Abstract: A cross-cooled silica gel desiccant dehumidifier model was designed, built, and tested. The performance of the unit was studied as a function of the inlet process stream dew point, process ...