The assessment of response of composite seismic force resisting systems requires accurate nonlinear formulations for the composite members. In this work, reporting the first phase of a NEES project, a three-dimensional distributed plasticity formulation is presented for both circular and rectangular composite concrete-filled steel tubes (CFTs) that includes new constitutive models for the concr...

The development of a process to emplace a refractory metal liner inside a gun tube is described. The process consists of filling the liner with an elastomeric material and then slipping this arrangement into the gun tube. The ends of the liner are plugged with plastic disks and pressure is applied to the elastomeric material by a load frame. The original clearance between the liner and gun tube...

A new simple and sensitive detection tube to detect hydrogen cyanide in the air has been developed. The detection tube is based on the reaction of hydrogen cyanide with 4-nitrobenzil to form a violet colored product. The reaction takes place on a carrier made of a composite material, which was prepared by pelletization of a mixture of microcrystalline cellulose and MgO. The detection tube can d...

This study presents a series of shock-tube tests conducted on structural panels using ammonium nitrate fuel oil (ANFO) as the explosive. The characteristics blast waves propagating through shock tube were analyzed by measuring pressure generated at specific locations inside tube. extent differences in confined space, such tube, was compared to that predicted proposed method Unified Facilities C...

INTRODUCTION Composite materials are often used to reduce the weight of structures. In the automotive industry weight reduction is important because fuel consumption is directly related to vehicular weight. There is an increased concern for occupant safety during roadway accidents. Metals are currently used in car frames and integrated frame-body structures, and these and other metallic compone...

design of bridge deck with long-term strength, durability and permanence is a significant interest for engineers. one applicable solution to this challenge could be via using hybrid system consisting of conventional materials such as concrete and steel with frp plates which is also known as composite deck. since these deck are relatively new so their performance is not completely known. the pre...

Hybrid structures have the advantage of combining different types materials at same time. The trend lightweight design in transportation industry has promoted development and application composite with good crashworthiness performance. Low-density crushable foam-filled metal-composite hybrid potential advantages as energy-absorbing components. This study investigated mechanical characteristics ...