Abstract: The results of experiments treating high‐strength vegetable‐pickling waste in an experimental rotating biological contactor (RBC) are described. The relationships between TOC, BOD, and COD for the particular waste are ...

Abstract: A plate strip of infinite length and constant width is cantilevered on a uniform elastic support along one edge and free along its opposite edge. A normal line load of constant intensity ...

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to account for failures of wood utility poles in wind storms based on dynamic analysis and pole imperfections. The utility pole supporting multiple overhead ...

Abstract: This is a dynamic analysis of a three-mass, hinged beam model representing a standing human struck suddenly with a posterior, horizontal, step impact force. The results of parametric studies, ...

Abstract: Parametric equations are derived that characterize smooth surface profiles for two general classes of nozzles and nonbranching transition ducts: straight sections for axial flow and curved sections ...

Abstract: The purposes of this study are to present a general analysis for the failure of a buried steel pipeline and to apply the results to a case study. Energy methods and classical beam theory are employed to model the pipeline ...

Abstract: Anchorage of a recreational two unit floating dock, a gangway-deck configuration, is achieved using a combination of a fixed pile and fixed-length mooring lines. Attached to the floating gangway is a guide that rides along ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the analysis of lightweight, flexible robotic limbs. A typical limb is a series of polymeric tube elements. One end is fixed and the payload at the other end is ...

Abstract: A computer-controlled whisker probe system was designed to measure contours of solid objects. The system’s mechanical components include the whisker: a cantilevered spring steel wire instrumented ...