Abstract: The quasistatic inelastic deformation of ductile structural metals observed on the macroscale reflects a diversity of dynamic inelastic effects on the microscale. The generation, motion, and ...

Abstract: The development and the present state of a few key aspects of the theory of plasticity are sketched as a guide to the literature for those new to or not centrally involved in the subject. ...

Abstract: As space structures become larger and more complex, ground based vibration tests of the entire spacecraft become either problematic or impossible. Instead, the spacecraft is tested and validated ...

Abstract: Accepted modal based techniques for comparing finite element model and test data for test/analysis correlation and subsequent model updating are impossible to use in the high modal density ...

Abstract: The successful operation of proposed precision spacecraft will require finite element models that are accurate to much higher frequencies than the standard application. The hallmark of this ...

Abstract: The Mohr‐Coulomb yield condition with a nonassociated flow rule is often used to model the behavior of dry or drained sand. A previous paper demonstrated, using a single shear band with a rotating orientation, that a genuine ...

Abstract: This paper presents a novel approach for generating efficient tool paths in machining free-form surfaces. Concept of iso-phote is used to facilitate tool-path generation. An iso-phote is defined ...

Abstract: A reduction procedure for joint models that was developed in earlier work is extended to allow for relative motion between surfaces, and the effect of this procedure on timestep issues is ...