Abstract: In the past, deployable structural mechanisms made from pantographic elements of straight struts could form only certain shapes because of restrictions imposed by geometric compatibility conditions, which prohibit the ...

Abstract: During the intensive observation period of TOGA-COARE between November 1992 and February 1993, two R/V Franklin cruises, FR09/92 and FR01/93, were carried out to study the response of oceanic surface layer temperature and ...

Abstract: The Miura-ori is an origami pattern with bi-directional folding capable of transforming a large thin sheet into a compact volume with a single degree-of-freedom (DoF). A common Miura-ori pattern consists of identical rigid ...

Abstract: The motion of microparticles in a vertical flow channel driven by drag and thermophoretic forces was simulated using the direct numerical simulation method with the particles tracked using the Lagrangian method. The particle ...

Abstract: The objective of this study is to investigate the sensitivity of aggregate size within sand mastic by modeling the microstructure of an asphalt mixture. The sensitivity of the maximum aggregate size on the sand mastic phase ...

Abstract: Thinwalled tubes subjected to axial crushing have been extensively employed as energy absorption devices in transport vehicles. Conventionally, they have a square or rectangular section, either straight or tapered. Dents ...

Abstract: The hydrodynamic characteristics of a cylinder-plane bearing in normal motion is investigated by using the Reynolds equation in conjunction with the Coyne-Elrod rupture model. It is seen that ...