Abstract   In this study, generalized differential quadrature analysis of elastic/plastic buckling of skew thin plates is presented. The governing equations are derived for the first time based on the incremental and deformation theories of plasticity and classical plate theory (CPT). The elastic/plastic behavior of plates is described by the Ramberg-Osgood model. The ranges of plate geometries...

Large thermal stresses easily exceeding the tissue yield strength may develop in the frozen region around a cryosurgical probe. A new integrodifferential solution for the heat transfer problem of biological tissues freezing around a cryosurgical probe is presented in this article. This solution is suitable for cases of high Stephan numbers and for a temperature-dependent forcing function at the...