Abstract: Closed form solutions are derived for the buckling loads of unidirectionally loaded rectangular orthotropic plates with (1) free and built-in unloaded edges and (2) free and rotationally restrained unloaded edges. These ...

Abstract: The local buckling analysis of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composite open and closed thin-walled section beams and columns is presented. Explicit expressions are developed for axially loaded and for bent box-, I-, C-, ...

Abstract: The paper presents a method for comparing the mechanical effects of overweight and design load vehicles on bridges. There is no restriction on the arrangement of the axles and on the size of the axle loads. The bridge may ...

Abstract: Overweight vehicles require permits to cross the highway bridges, which are designed for “design load vehicles” (prescribed in the national standards). A new, fast, and robust method is presented for the verification of ...

Abstract: The majority of continuous girder bridges in regions of moderate seismicity were designed before the introduction of modern seismic codes that prescribe seismic design verification for such structures. The objective of ...

Abstract: Testing the thermal properties of thermal interface material (TIM) has been a big challenge for decades. Recent development trends made this challenge even bigger, as now the values that have ...

Abstract: Nowadays, thermal characterization of IC packages and packaging technologies is becoming a key task in thermal engineering. To support this by measurements, we developed a family of thermal test ...