This paper proposes a method of flexural analysis for structural performance evaluation the RC secondary flat walls without wall vertical rebar anchorage. An idealized deformation model restrained axial elongation was also proposed and applied to analysis. Consequently, results from had good agreements with experimental results, which identified failure mode in flexure tested specimens. Further...

Using dissipationmodels based on Akhiezer theory, we analyze themicroscopic origin of nonlinearity in intrinsic loss of a single layerMoS2.We study the intrinsic dissipation of single layerMoS2 under axial and flexuralmode of deformation using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. We compare the amplitude scaling of intrinsic dissipation for both the cases with our proposed model. In the axial de...

This paper presents parallel kinematic XY flexure mechanism designs based on systematic constraint patterns that allow large ranges of motion without causing over-constraint or significant error motions. Key performance characteristics of XY mechanisms such as mobility, cross-axis coupling, parasitic errors, actuator isolation, drive stiffness, lost motion, and geometric sensitivity are discuss...

Abstract This work investigates the potential of improving mechanical performance braided composite beams through introduction local braid angle variations. Tubular with a 45°/60°/45° length-wise (axial) variation were manufactured and tested in quasi-static three-point flexure their was compared having layer-wise (radial) [±60°/±45°/±45°] variation. Compared to uniform angles, axial tailoring ...