Abstract: It has been recognized that the mechanical properties of sheet steels and the structural strength of cold-formed steel members can be influenced by strain rate. For studying the local and postbuckling behavior of stiffened ...

Abstract: In recent years, probability‐based load‐and‐resistance‐factor‐design (LRFD) method has been successfully applied to the design of hot‐rolled steel sections and cold‐formed steel members in the United States and foreign ...

Abstract: A unified approach, based on Lyapunov theory, for synthesis and stability analysis of adaptive and repetitive controllers for mechanical manipulators is presented. This approach utilizes the ...

Abstract: In the design of steel buildings, the allowable stress design (ASD) method has long been used for cold‐formed steel structural members in the United States. Recently, the load and resistance factor design (LRFD) criteria ...

Abstract: Based on surface energy theory, the surface energy parameters of SBS asphalt and cement concrete with different moisture contents are measured by the column wicking technique and the sessile drop method. Furthermore, the ...

Abstract: The explosive growth in the use of the Internet and multimedia applications in both the home and the office has fueled the requirement for high-bandwidth communication systems capable of ...

Abstract: Brittle failures were observed in pile foundations during past earthquakes due to seasonally frozen ground. This paper introduces a new geosynthetic material derived from waste tires, i.e., polyurethane-bonded rubber ...