Abstract: A laser spallation technique developed recently for measuring the tensile strength of interfaces between thin films and substrates was used to measure the cleavage strength across different ...

Abstract: Stress singularities at grain triple junctions are evaluated for various asymmetric grain boundary configurations and random orientations of cubic and orthotropic grains. The analysis is limited ...

Abstract: A “two-body,” elasto-plastic finite element model is employed to simulate repeated rolling contact in the presence of a surface irregularity. It is shown that the maximum Mises stress and ...

Abstract: Predicting the fatigue life of solder interconnections is a challenge due to the complex nonlinear behavior of solder alloys, the importance of the load history, and the wide variation in ...

Abstract: Experimental and analytical investigations were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of isolating the superstructure from the substructure of a highly skewed prestressed concrete slab on a girder bridge. Dynamic testing ...

Abstract: This paper examines finite element models for studying the long time frictional heating of locomotive wheels. The aim is to obtain the temperature distribution and the thermal and residual ...

Abstract: This paper aims to establish a mathematical foundation for modeling free-hand design sketches throughout the conceptual design process. Both experimental and theoretical approaches are used. In ...

Abstract: A “two-body” elasto-plastic finite element model of two-dimensional rolling and rolling-plus-sliding has been developed to treat the effect of surface irregularities. The model consists of a smooth ...

Abstract: Dam removal tends to produce a series of changes in river morphology. Whereas decisions pertaining to dam removal are typically evaluated from a deterministic viewpoint, this study develops a stochastic framework for ...

Abstract: The United States and Brazil both deal with water-related problems associated with being large territorial areas having uneven distribution of water resources and population. Water transfer projects have been widely ...