Abstract: During filament winding of a laminated pressure vessel over a flexible, thin-walled mandrel, the winding tension produces an external pressure on the mandrel which tends to buckle it. A simple ...

Abstract: An energy approach is utilized to determine mechanical advantage in compliant mechanisms by duly accounting for lost work due to deformation. Three mechanical advantage types are then defined ...

Abstract: The solution of elastic bodies in contact through the application of a conjugate gradient technique integrated with a finite element computer code is discussed. This approach is general, easily ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the influence of disk skew on the synchronous unbalance response of flexible rotors in damped bearings. A simple overhung rotor is treated to illustrate the effects of ...

Abstract: A new higher order geometrically nonlinear relation is developed to relate the deflection of a thin film /substrate system to the intrinsic film stress when these deflections are larger than ...

Abstract: The PPACG, a regional planning agency, developed an intergovernmental program for joint acquisition of aerial photographs and compilation of a low cost base map. The cooperative effort of local governments provided a greatly ...

Abstract: Fastening systems play a significant role in railroad track dynamics. In this paper, three approaches are investigated for rail fastenings modeling using FEM: (1) spring–damper pairs covering the areas representing ...

Abstract: We analytically and numerically consider the hydrodynamic and thermal transport behavior of fully developed laminar flow through a superhydrophobic (SH) parallelplate channel. Hydrodynamic slip length, thermal slip length ...

Abstract: The high cost of commercially available force plates instrumented to quantify postural sway can be prohibitive to both research and clinical institutions. Therefore custom plate design and ...

Abstract: The response of a square plate, simply and unilaterally supported, to pressure loading is numerically treated. The support system consists of discrete elastic springs whose stiffnesses range from ...