The Taurus has a MacPherson strut type of suspension in the front and rear of the car, as shown in Figure 1. The various types of joints in the suspension are modeled with connector elements. These specialized elements provide an easy and versatile way to model physical mechanisms with point-to-point connections that can exhibit complex kinematic and kinetic relationships. A list of model joint...

Delayed endograft metallic strut failures detected in vivo with multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) are reported in two patients who underwent endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with AneuRx and Talent endografts. In both instances, nitinol fractures were associated with proximal migration and type I endoleak. In both cases, the metallic strut fractures were detected with tra...

This study investigates the effect of stress triaxiality on failure mechanisms an-isotropic perfect and imperfect planar FCC (Face Centred Cubic) truss lattice metamaterials. Three types imperfection have been considered in numerical modelling, namely, distorted struts, missing strut diameter variation. In order to maintain constant during simulations, a novel framework was developed overcome c...

BACKGROUND Re-establishing nasal tip projection is one of the main objectives in secondary rhinoplasty. The columellar strut is used as a basic element for support and the septal cartilage graft as the first choice for reconstruction. Nevertheless, the septal cartilage is often missing in this category of patient because of previous surgery, obliging the surgeon to seek a safe, effective, and v...

Using the notion of thermodynamic length, first law thermodynamics is consistently derived for two binary configurations equal Kerr-Newman black holes separated by a massless strut. Like in electrostatic systems Reissner-Nordstr\"om and stationary vacuum Kerr considered earlier, length $\ell$ turns out to be defined same simple formula $\ell=L\exp(\gamma_0)$, $L$ being coordinate strut $\gamma_...

BACKGROUND Echocardiographic imaging of a stented valve bioprosthesis can reveal apparent inward deflection of one or more struts. It could be assumed that this finding is related to actual strut distortion as opposed to an artifact of off-axis imaging. OBJECTIVE To determine whether normal (nondistorted) bioprosthetic struts can appear by artifact to be bent inward on two-dimensional echocar...

BACKGROUND Nasal tip support is an essential consideration for rhinoplasty in East Asians. There are many techniques to improve tip projection, and among them, the columellar strut is the most popular technique. However, the conventional design is less supportive for rotating the tip. The amount of harvestable septal cartilage is relatively small in East Asians. For an optimal outcome, we propo...

BACKGROUND The proximal femur is one of the most common sites involved by fibrous dysplasia. In cases with mild deformity that does not require corrective surgery, occasional patients suffer sustained pain because of repeated microfractures. This study aimed to clarify the outcomes of surgery with autogenous fibular cortical strut grafting and compression hip screw fixation. METHODS Since 200...

Introduction: Correction of Saddle nose deformity is one of the most challenging issues in facial plastic surgery.   Materials and Methods: In this study, a single structure in the form of L-strut was attempted to be created by using one 0.035" Kirschner wire and an autologous costal graft out of the 10th and 11th ribs. This study involved 13 cases, most of whom were traumatic. The corrective ...

Deep beams are commonly used in tall buildings, offshore structures, and foundations. According to many codes and standards, strut-and-tie model (STM) is recommended as a rational approach for deep beam analyses. This research focuses on the STM recommended by ACI 318-11 and AASHTO LRFD and uses experimental results to modify the strut effectiveness factor in STM for reinforced concrete (RC) de...