Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the efficacy of using Chebychev polynomials in the Rayleigh‐Ritz method. For purposes of illustration, the problem of free torsional vibration and buckling of doubly symmetric ...

Abstract: Intending to achieve optimum finite element modeling of column supported cooling towers for seismic response studies according to the distributions of dominating bending and membrane stresses and intending to model the ...

Abstract: Random wind response analysis of a cooling tower is performed using the Monte‐Carlo simulation approach. A 48 d.o.f. quadrilateral shell element is used. The response analysis capability is first verified by finding the ...

Abstract: A finite element formulation and Gaussian quadrature procedure, using both the direct complex matrix inversion and the modal superposition methods, are presented for studying the stationary random response of shell structures, ...

Abstract: Time history response of an elevator rail and counterweight model is studied using numerical and experimental methods. Beam finite elements are used to model the rail and the counterweight. When in contact, the rail and ...

Abstract: This paper describes the development of a fractional calculus approach to model the hysteretic behavior shown by the variation in electrical resistances with strain in conductive polymers. ...