Abstract: Compression of compressible, linearly elastic, annular disks by flat rigid platens is analyzed. Coulomb (Amonton) friction is assumed to act at the interfaces between the disk and the platens. Slip may occur in an outer ...

Abstract: Quasi-static peeling of a pressure-sensitive tape from the outside of a rigid circular cylinder is analyzed. The finite-length tape is perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder and up to half the circumference. The tape ...

Abstract: Quasi-static peeling of a pressure-sensitive tape from the outside of a rigid circular cylinder is analyzed. The finite-length tape is perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder and up to half the circumference. The tape ...

Abstract: Critical displacements are determined for snapthrough of shallow, extensible, and elastic arches that are pushed downward quasistatically at any point along the span. The initial arch is circular and unstrained, and the ...

Abstract: Snap-through of buckled beams or shallow arches may be utilized in some MEMS devices. Such behavior can be induced by applied moments at the ends. A simply-supported uniform shallow elastic ...

Abstract: Uniform beams and circular plates on nonuniform elastic foundations are considered. They are subjected to a uniformly distributed load and have various boundary conditions. For a specified total ...

Abstract: Discrete nonconservative elastic systems which lose stability by buckling (divergence) are considered. Simple (distinct) critical points were treated previously, and the case of coincident buckling ...

Abstract: The low-frequency variability in the midlatitudes is described through an analysis of the oscillatory phenomena. In order to isolate nearly periodic components of the atmospheric flow, the multichannel version of the ...

Abstract: A generalized Reissner theory for axisymmetric problems of circular plates is presented. The plate is assumed to be linearly elastic, and large rotations and strains are allowed. Shear deformation and changes in the plate ...