Abstract: Voluntary cough maneuvers are characterized by transient peak expiratory flows (PEFs) exceeding the maximum expiratory flow-volume (MEFV) curve. In some cases, these flows can be well in excess ...

Abstract: The plane elastic problem of a rectangular orthotropic region is considered; subject to the boundary conditions of prescribed equal and opposite tangential displacements and zero normal displacements ...

Abstract: A fatigue crack growth model is developed to evaluate the behavior of planar elliptic flaws in structural components under cyclic loadings. The model is applied to plates with cyclic tensile ...

Abstract: A simple method of computing the planar elastic buckling loads, natural frequencies, and corresponding mode shapes for arches and tied arches has been developed. The proposed method is applicable to arches and tied arches ...

Abstract: A simple mechanical model for a high-pressure hose made of ethylene-propylene rubber reinforced with two helical steel wires and a layer of fabric is analyzed. The model assumes perfect bonding ...

Abstract: The motion of a solid-liquid interface in a finite one-dimensional medium, subject to a fluctuating boundary temperature, is analyzed. The fluctuations are assumed to be periodic. The solution ...

Abstract: We analyze the effect of anisotropy on beam flexibility by the derivation of upper and lower bounds, through use of the principles of minimum potential and complementary energy, for the ...

Abstract: “Disproportionate collapse” is structural collapse disproportionate to the cause; it is often, though not always, progressive, where “progressive collapse” is the collapse of all or a large part of a structure precipitated ...

Abstract: The heat conduction and the moving solid-liquid interface in a finite region is studied numerically. A Fourier series expansion is used in both phases for spatial temperature distribution, and ...