Abstract: Accurate modeling of collagen molecules including their stiffness is essential for our understanding of mechanics of collagen fibers and tissues where these fibers play a prominent role. Studies of mechanical properties ...

Abstract: The static response of isotropic reinforced panels in nonuniform thermal fields is discussed. The effects of temperature on material properties are included into consideration. The governing ...

Abstract: Piezoelectric wafer active sensors (PWAS) are lightweight and inexpensive transducers that enable a large class of structural health monitoring (SHM) applications such as: (a) embedded guided wave ...

Abstract: The stability of the symmetric regime observed in the rotating heated annulus experiments is investigated. It is shown that the Ekman layers, which have been neglected in previous investigations, are important. In addition ...

Abstract: A linear model of the thermocline is examined for an ocean bounded by both eastern and western coasts. The analysis is carried out on a ?-plane for an ocean in which diffusion of heat but not of momentum is important. ...

Abstract: Thermal dynamic problems of circular cylindrical composite shells reinforced in the axial and circumferential directions and subject to variations of temperature are considered. Nonlinear governing ...

Abstract: Nonlinear bending deformations of generally laminated circular cylindrical shells subjected to an axisymmetric radial pressure, axial loading, and torsion are considered. Deformations of such shells ...

Abstract: In the design and construction of embankment dams, our current capability for precise mathematical analysis and modeling of induced stresses and deformations, or of potential seepage patterns, far exceeds our capability ...