In this paper, a novel foam-filled double ellipse tube (F-DET) is proposed. First, the circle and ellipse tubes with three different configurations(hollow, foam-filled, double foam-filled) are investigated under axial and oblique impact by using the nonlinear finite element code LS-DYNA. The numerical results showed that the F-DET tube has the best crashworthiness performance than tubes with ot...

composite steel concrete composite floor used mainly in the commercial and office building has lighter weight and is considered very economical. the light weight natures of this type of floor causes some vibration problems when it is subjected to loadings such as human footstep loading. the dynamic characteristics of these floors are dependent on several parameters such as joist span, girder sp...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The use of soft liners as female receptacles for ball attachments retaining immediately loaded implant overdenture has been recommended to enhance osseointegration and provide a shock absorbing effect. However, which liner and which thickness is still unclear. PURPOSE The purpose of this finite element analysis (FEA) study was to evaluate the effect of a 2- and 4-mm thick...

one important application of fiber reinforced polymer (frp) is to confine concrete as frp jackets in seismic retrofit process of reinforced concrete structures. confinement can improve concrete properties such as compressive strength and ultimate axial strain. for the safe and economic design of frp jackets, the stress-strain behavior of frp-confined concrete under monotonic and cyclic compress...

Objectives. To analyze the corneal astigmatism and axial length values in cataract surgery candidates. Methods. The files of patients who undergone cataract surgery between November 2012 and November 2013 were retrospectively selected and reviewed. The preoperative corneal keratometry measurements in the flat and steep axis and the axial lengths of the patients were recorded. Results. The study...

To investigate the variation in the characteristics of rock microstructure after cyclic dynamic disturbances, a split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) was used to carry out cyclic dynamic impact tests on granite, and the P-wave velocity was used as the characteristic parameter representing the microstructural change. Using the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique, the porosity and the T2 dis...

Objective. To use a musculoskeletal model and simulation of running to examine: (1) the in ̄uence of two commonly prescribed treatments for patellofemoral pain (vastus medialis oblique strengthening and orthoses) and (2) the functional signi®cance of timing di€erences between vastus medialis oblique and vastus lateralis on lateral patellofemoral joint loads. Design. A three-dimensional musculosk...

existence of cracks in industrial structures is one of the important causes of their failure, especially when they are subjected to important axial compressive forces that might lead to buckling. therefore, it must be considered in stress analysis and designing and loading of such structures. in this paper, the buckling and post-buckling behaviors of stainless-steel cracked plates under axial c...

Lu Han and Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan A gaseous tracer technique and procedures were developed and implemented to measure the axial dispersion of gas phase in a slurry bubble column reactor using air-water-glass beads (100ìm). Residence time distribution curves were obtained by measuring the response of gaseous tracer pulse input. The gas phase axial dispersion coefficient, Dg, was determined from m...