a 15-landmark morphometric truss network system was used to investigate the hypothesis of population fragmentation of shad fish alosa braschnicowi borodin, 1904 along the southern caspian sea. a total of 181 a. braschnicowi specimens were caught from six localities, respectively from the west to the east including; astara, rezvanshahr, anzali, tonekabon, sari and miankale. principal component a...

Multiple failure modes tend to be identified in the reliability analysis of a redundant truss structure. This identification process involves updating model for identifying next potential members. Herein we intend update finite element automatically and further perform system efficiently. study presents framework that is implemented through joint simulation MATLAB APDL consists three parts: ind...

Deployable trusses that are widely applied in space missions utilize many hinged members to adapt to different geometrical shapes and work conditions. This paper presents two improved finite elements for a link and a bending beam to calculate dynamic characteristics of non-jointed and jointed trusses. First, the axial and transverse wave motion equations of a beam are used to get the shape func...

We investigate the mechanical properties of copper (Cu) octet-truss nanolattices through a combination of classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and theoretical analysis. The MD simulations show that Cu nanolattices with high relative density are stronger than bulk Cu, while also achieving higher strength at a lower relative density as compared to Cu meso-lattices. We demonstrate that mo...

Molecular mechanics (MM) simulations have been carried out to determine energetically favorable double-walled carbon nanotube (DWNT) structures, and analyze their infinitesimal extensional, torsional, radial expansion/contraction, and bending deformations. Loads are applied either to one wall or simultaneously to both walls of an open-ended DWNT. These results are compared against single-walled...

This paper presents the optimization of metal-plate-connected plane timber trusses with special emphasis on joint flexibility. The optimization is performed by the non-linear programming approach. Since various truss design parameters such as type of truss configuration, span/depth ratio, number and type of diagonal and vertical members and type of joint connections simultaneously affect each o...

Recent advances in the design and construction of large inflatable/rigidizable space structures and potential new applications of such structures have produced a demand for better analysis and computational tools to deal with the new class of structures. Understanding stability and damping properties of truss systems composed of these materials is central to the successful operation of future s...