A method for robotized cable winding of the Uppsala University Wave Energy Converter generator stator has previously been presented and validated. The purpose of this study is to present and validate further developments to the method: automated stand-alone equipment for the preparation of the winding cables. The cable preparation consists of three parts: feeding the cable from a drum, forming ...

The cable equation describes the voltage in a straight cylindrical cable, and this model has been employed to model electrical potential in dendrites and axons. However, sometimes this equation might give incorrect predictions for some realistic geometries, in particular when the radius of the cable changes significantly. Cables with a nonconstant radius are important for some phenomena, for ex...

This article proposes an progressive-collapse mechanism for suspended-dome structures subjected to cable rupture, based on experimental and finite element results. The anti-collapse can be succinctly described as a node-buckling mechanism: the potential node buckling in local arch-like spatial grid centered unsupported directly determines whether progressive collapse will occur overall structur...

The nearly 21-year-old Jiujiang Bridge, which is suffering from uneven line shape, constant great downwarping of the main beam and cracking of the box girder, needs reinforcement and cable adjustment. It has undergone cable adjustment for twice with incomplete data. Therefore, the initial internal force state of the Jiujiang Bridge is identified as the key for the cable adjustment project. Base...

This presentation contains an introductory outline of the biography and major achievements of John H. Argyris in the area of computational mechanics, emphasizing their influences on the development of lightweight structures. His contribution to the development of the Finite Element Analysis and his subsequent influential work at the University of Stuttgart are also addressed herein. The main ar...