Abstract: Many studies conducted over the last 20 years show that speed bumps have only a limited affect in decreasing traffic speed, especially compared to better designed passive speed control devices, such as speed humps or ...

Abstract: In this paper the application of an ultrasonic method to evaluate size and shape of the nominal contact area between two contacting bodies is studied. The technique is based on the analysis ...

Abstract: Bolted joints are a widespread type of connection used in mechanical engineering, but their performance, in terms of contact area size and shape and pressure distribution, is not easy to verify ...