Abstract: A maximum postulated surface flaw in the beltline region of a PWR pressure vessel has been analyzed under elastic-plastic conditions. The analysis was performed using 3-D finite element methods, ...

Abstract: The advent of numerically controlled machine-tool systems introduces the serious problem of suitably employing them for part fabrication. To numerically contour the complex surface of a large ...

Abstract: A method of analyzing the transient behavior of a pump turbine with variable-pitch blades is presented. A series of equations that describe the behavior of the unit during the transient period ...

Abstract: The Perbury transmission is a form of toroidal traction drive. This descriptive paper presents a brief overall view of its principles, background, present status of development, applications and ...

Abstract: We consider a large deformation plane-strain problem involving a compressible orthotropic solid subjected to uniaxial compressive loading along one of the principle directions which is aligned ...

Abstract: A comprehensive computational model for the design of methane catalytic partial oxidation monolith reactors for hydrogen production has been developed and tested with respect to available experimental ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a new approach for data reduction of horizontal load full-scale tests on piles and pile groups. This approach has been developed on results from tests run on bored concrete piles embedded in homogeneous ...

Abstract: The use of large eddy simulation (LES) is computationally intensive and various studies demonstrated the considerable range of vortex scales to be resolved in an LES type of simulation. The ...