Abstract: This special issue of the Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology (JEMT) contains selected papers from the first symposium organized on shear; SHEAR07 in Nancy, France, 4–7 September, ...

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: Fluid distributors are widely used in various industrial and ventilation applications. For the appropriate design of such distributors, the discharge coefficient has to be known to predict the energy and fluid distribution ...

Abstract: Biofluid dynamics and the representation of physiological flows have been fascinating to the thinkers of their time for centuries. Two well-known examples are Leonardo da Vinci's 16th-century sketches of blood in an aortic ...

Abstract: This work investigates the kinetics of a pyrolysis reactor. Pyrolysis is demarcated as a two-step process that is the primary and the secondary decomposition of hardwood in the presence of nitrogen. The qualitative aspect ...