Abstract: An upper-arm wearable exoskeleton has been designed for assistance and functional training of humans. One of the goals of this design is to provide passive assistance to a user by gravity ...

Abstract: It is shown that the Ritz variational method can be applied to nonconservative problems provided the admissible velocity satisfies not only the geometric boundary condition but also a work ...

Abstract: Multidirectional load transmission ability by annulus fibrosus (AF) requires substantial mechanical stability. Additionally, AF exhibits a unique biochemical concentration gradient with outer AF (OA) dominated by type I ...

Abstract: Linear elastic solution of an axisymmetric boundary value problem is used as a basis to generate its inelastic solution. This method treats the material parameters as field variables. Their ...

Abstract: Tropocollagen (TC) and hydroxyapatite (HAP) interfaces are one of the main load bearing entities in bone family of materials. Atomistic interactions in such interfaces occur in a variety of chemical environments under a ...

Abstract: This paper presents behavior of both unreinforced masonry and reinforced masonry (RM) building models subjected to dynamic loading with the help of shake table testing facility. The first masonry model was a half-scale ...

Abstract: Radial variation in water concentration from outer to inner lamellae is one of the characteristic features of annulus fibrosus (AF). In addition, water concentration changes are also associated with intervertebral disc ...

Abstract: Magnetorheological finishing (MRF) is used to precisely finish various materials such as hard crystals, optical, and brittle materials. In this paper, the thermal behavior of the MRF process is studied theoretically and ...

Abstract: A unified formulation is developed for deformation-related spins, and for objective rates based on them. The approach generalizes the underlying concepts, and allows new rates to be constructed. ...