Abstract: This article concerns the problem of evaluating the `structural health’ of cables or ropes by means of non-destructive testing methods. Special emphasis is placed upon electromagnetic techniques ...

Abstract: Circular plates of variable thickness and elastically restrained against rotation along the edge resting on a Winkler‐Pasternak medium are addressed. Free and forced vibrations are studied using a very simple polynomial ...

Abstract: The fundamental frequency of transverse vibration of a beam with intermediate supports and partially embedded in a Winkler-type foundation is determined using the Rayleigh-Schmidt approach. The displacement function is ...