Abstract: Several aspects of the problem of random vibration in nonlinear systems are discussed in terms of a particular set-up spring system. Exact solutions for the mean square response and the expected ...

Abstract: Recent concerns relating to global warming caused by greenhouse gases, coupled with a growing awareness of the limited available resources of fossil fuels, have spurred an interest in alternative ...

Abstract: This study numerically evaluated the combined effects of different controlling factors (i.e., wall height, stresses induced during backfill compaction, reinforcement stiffness, toe conditions, and facing stiffness) on the ...

Abstract: The problem of bending and vibration of plates of variable thickness and arbitrary shapes and with mixed boundary conditions was solved by a modified energy method of the Rayleigh-Ritz type. ...

Abstract: This paper presents an analytical transient solution to the subsonic flow near the stagnation region of a sphere which starts impulsively at a constant supersonic speed. The analysis is based ...