In this paper, we address the issue of integrating packet level simulation with fluid model based simulation for IEEE 802.11-operated wireless LANs (WLANs), so as to combine the performance gains of the latter with the accuracy and packet level details afforded by the former. In mixed mode simulation, foreground flow is simulated at the packet level, while the other background flows are approxi...

considering the fact that rocks fail faster under tensile stress, rock tensile strength is of greatimportance in applications such as blasting, rock fragmentation, slope stability, hydraulic fracturing,caprock integrity, and geothermal energy extraction. there are two direct and indirect methods tomeasure tensile strength. since direct methods always encompass difficulties in test setup, indire...

1 SUMMARY A mixed-mode delamination test procedure was developed combining double cantilever beam (DCB) mode I loading and end notch flexure (ENF) mode II loading on a split unidirectional laminate. By loading the specimen with a lever, a single applied load simultaneously produces mode I and mode II bending loads on the specimen. This mixed-mode bending (MMB) test was analyzed using both finit...

Mixed-mode fracture of an adhesively-bonded structure made from a commercial adhesive and a dual-phase steel has been studied under different rates. Since mixedmode fracture occurs along the interface between the steel and adhesive, the cohesiveparameters for the interface were required. The mode-II interfacial properties were deduced in earlier work. In this paper the mode-I interfacial toughn...