Abstract: The plane-strain contact problem of an elastic half-space indented by a nominally flat rigid surface having a finite number of regularly spaced cylindrical asperities is investigated using the ...

Abstract: Longitudinal stiffeners are often attached to increase the buckling strength of thin-walled box girder flanges. The minimum required rigidity for longitudinal stiffeners for curved box girder flanges is given by the AASHTO ...

Abstract: The equations of motion of a flexible rotating shaft have been typically derived by introducing gyroscopic moments, in an inconsistent manner, as generalized work terms in a Lagrangian formulation ...

Abstract: Preform design is one of the critical fields in metal forming. The finite element method (FEM) has been effective in designing preforms and process sequence, for which the backward tracing ...

Abstract: In this paper we investigate the rotordynamics of a geared system with coupled lateral, torsional and axial vibrations, with a view toward understanding the severe vibration problems that occurred ...

Abstract: This paper presents an optimum design of longitudinal stiffeners for box-girder compression flanges. The buckling behavior of longitudinally stiffened compression flanges has drawn considerable interest from early pioneers ...

Abstract: The elastic deformation of thin ice sheets due to bending and shear deformation is considered. The in-plane Young's modulus and the transverse shear modulus are calculated by least-squares fit of transverse plate deflection ...

Abstract: New medical device technology is essential for diagnosing, monitoring, and curing wide spectrum of diseases, anomalies, and inflictions. For neural applications, currently available devices are ...

Abstract: This paper presents a semi-active seat suspension with an electrorheological (ER) fluid damper. A cylindrical ER seat damper is devised on the basis of a Bingham model of an arabic gum-based ...