the collapse of a compression member gives rise to decrease of the load carrying capacity of the member. to perform a nonlinear analysis, in addition to the precritical behavior, the post-critical behavior of the compression member also must be determined. in this study, because of certain advantages of the finite element method, this method has been selected to evaluate the axial load-axial di...

1. INTRODUCTION Porous journal bearings are a common and economic solution for lubrication applications where maintenance and access to the system are restricted or difficult. This work aims to provide the engineer with a validation of the theoretical model and simulation results put forward in an earlier study [1] with those obtained by recent experiments performed with industrially used beari...

The work presented in this paper investigates the strength of moment-resisiting apex brackets cold-formed steel portal frames. results two previously reported full-scale frame tests, where frames failed through buckling bracket, were used to validate a finite element model that included material nonlinearity, geometric imperfections, and bolt bearing behaviour. From test as well results, import...

This study presents a theoretical design study of a novel three-dimensional micromachined hemispherical shell antenna for ultra-wideband millimetre-wave imaging applications. The antenna is composed of a hemispherical metallic shell which is suspended on top of a high-resistivity silicon substrate using a thin silicon stem. The antenna exhibits two different operational modes and an exceptional...

Nowadays the automobile industry is becoming more and more demanding as far as quality is concerned. Within the wide variety of processes in which this quality must be ensured, those regarding the squeezing of the auto bodywork are especially important due to the fact that the quality of the resulting product is tested manually by experts, leading to inaccuracies of all types. In this paper, an...

this study aims to investigate the effects of geometric imperfections on buckling of thin cylindrical shells due to global shear. to this end, more than 320 finite element models of cylindrical shells with different diameter to thickness ratios were prepared. random imperfections with different amplitudes were applied to numerical models. the results revealed that global buckling of cylindrical...

The present paper is devoted to the numerical analysis and experimental tests of compressed bars with built-up cross section which are commonly used as a top chord roof trusses. significant impact on carrying capacity for that kind elements in case out-of-plane buckling appropriate choice battens provide interaction between separate members. Linear results nonlinear static results, material geo...