In this article, free vibration analysis of variable stiffness composite laminate (VSCL) plates with flat and folded shapes is studied. In order to consider the concept of variable stiffness, in each layer of these composite laminated plates, the curvilinear fibers are used instead of straight fibers. The analysis is based on a semi-analytical finite strip method which follows classical laminat...

Although, experimental studies have reported fracture at the corner of Steel Plate Shear Walls (SPSW), no study has been performed to investigate the crack effect, yet. Therefore, in this paper, the effect of crack at the corner of SPSWs on the seismic behavior of the system was investigated. Two probable cracks, that have been studies at the corner of SPSWs utilizing extended Finite Element me...

Thin plate structures are more widely used in many engineering applications as one of the structural members. Generally, buckling strength of thin shell structures is the ultimate load carrying capacity of these structures. The presence of cracks in a thin shell structure can considerably affect its load carrying capacity. Hence, in this work, static buckling strength of a thin square plate wit...

We present here, a Haar wavelet method for a class of third order partial dierentialequations (PDEs) arising in impulsive motion of a flat plate. We also, present Adomaindecomposition method to find the analytic solution of such equations. Efficiency andaccuracy have been illustrated by solving numerical examples.

Abstract. Time-harmonic oscillations of a horizontal plate generate internal gravity waves in an unbounded stratified fluid. A plane-wave (Fourier) decomposition is used in which waves with outgoing group velocity are selected. The pressure and the velocity in the far field are estimated in terms of the Fourier transform of the pressure jump across the plate. Explicit solutions are obtained for...

The system of steel shear wall is an initiative resistance system against the lateral load such as an earthquake and the wind that has been researched in the last three decades. Currently, this system is noticed more than other systems because of adequate stiffness, ductility, and more energy absorption. The system of steel shear wall with corrugated sheets has been offered as an innovative sys...

The flow near the trailing edge of a horizontal heated plate which is aligned under a small angle of attack φ to the oncoming parallel flow with velocity U∞ in the limit of large Reynolds Re and large Grashof Gr = gβ∆TL3/ν2 number will be investigated (see figure 1). As usual β and ν denote the isobaric expansion coefficient and the kinematic viscosity, respectively. The difference between the ...

Infrared thermography is the preferred choice in many industrial processes for thermal diagnostics, condition monitoring, and non-destructive testing. However, the inherent uncertainty of surface emissivity affects the accuracy of temperature measurement by infrared thermography. In this paper a comprehensive experimental investigation was conducted to assess the uncertainty of infrared thermog...

Flat-plate loop heat pipe (FLHP) is a passive two-phase transfer device. Comparing with traditional LHP cylindrical evaporator, it can be directly connected to flat source without the employment of saddle, which effectively reduce system thermal resistance and enhance temperature uniformity. In this work, stainless steel-ammonia FLHP was developed, extensive experiments have been conducted inve...

Large-eddy simulations of the convective boundary layer are compared over hilly versus flat surfaces. Moderate values for the height and horizontal spacing of the hills were selected. Thermallydirect hill-valley circulations are induced by the uneven terrain, accounting for a significant fraction of the resolved energy in the boundary-layer eddies. The probability of upward eddy motion reaches ...