Abstract: Analytical and numerical results are reported for the dynamic responses of elastic beams and circular plates resting on viscoelastic foundations and excited by stationary, wide-band random forces. ...

Abstract: Dynamic responses of circular thin plates resting on viscoelastic half space subject to harmonic vertical and rocking excitations are studied. The analysis is based on the assumption that the ...

Abstract: Pavement deflection data are often used to evaluate pavement's structural conditions nondestructively. Pavement layers are characterized by their elastic moduli estimated from surface deflections through backcalculations. ...

Abstract: In the early design stage of pressure vessels the configuration of the piping systems is not yet established; hence forces transmitted by the piping systems to the nozzles in the pressure ...

Abstract: Two computational techniques are presented for Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Machining (CAM) of parametrically defined surfaces. One technique deals with construction of offset surfaces. An ...

Abstract: This article concerns the mechanical response of random glass fiber strand swirl-mat/urethane matrix composite under static and cyclic loads as well as under elevated temperatures. The article ...

Abstract: Classical dynamic fracture mechanics predicts that the crack branching occurs when crack propagation speed exceeds a subsonic critical velocity. In this paper, we performed simulations on the dynamic fracture behaviors of ...

Abstract: The aerodynamic instability of a long-span suspension bridge with a shallow streamlined box girder is a serious engineering concern, particularly during the early deck erection stage. Its characteristics are significantly ...