.... A procedure for calibrating the multiaxial damage constants from notched bar test data is described for multiaxial implementations. Also described is a study on the effect of uniaxial specimen orientation on anisotropic damage evolution. bars continuum mechanics creep creep testing finite element...

... (structures) continuum mechanics Analysis of fatigue crack propagation is important in evaluating the integrity of a structure. However, numerical simulation of fatigue crack propagation based on fracture mechanics and the conventional finite element method (FEM) requires a huge amount of time...

.... Associate Editor: B. Blyukher. 14 December 2001 20 December 2002 05 05 2003 vibration control vibrations continuum mechanics piezoelectric actuators Toroidal shell structures are often proposed for components of cooling tubes, space colonies, space telescopes, inflatable...

.... 14 August 2001 30 July 2002 31 01 2003 elasticity continuum mechanics differential equations load distribution Laminated fiber-reinforced composites are increasingly being used for the manufacture of pressure vessels because of their inherent high strength-to-weight...

... received May 20, 2002. Associate Editor: G. C. Slagis. 02 January 2001 20 May 2002 08 11 2002 testing continuum mechanics finite element analysis nonlinear equations nonlinear systems bending As computer technology advances, more and more powerful finite element...

.... Kisisel. 19 July 2001 20 May 2002 08 11 2002 continuum mechanics load distribution pressure control pressure vessels finite element analysis Jones and Holliday 1 recently reported simulations of clamped circular disks employing a continuum finite element method...

... for a better accuracy in the numerical analyses. Based on the numerical results obtained, a series guideline to help the tightening operation when performed by less skilled workers is proposed. continuum mechanics simulation joining processes heating elements 1/f noise finite element analysis...

... valves boiling liquids continuum mechanics 01 March 1999 22 May 2001 01 05 2002 Contributed by the Pressure Vessels and Piping Division and presented at the Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference (Joint w/ICPVT) Boston, Massachusetts, August 1–5, 1999, of the THE AMERICAN...

... in the fluid acting on the beams. For simplicity, the gap geometry has to be assumed considerably simple. fluids continuum mechanics finite element analysis pressure vessels 24 November 1999 31 August 2001 01 05 2002 Contributed by the Pressure Vessels and Piping Division...

... detonation pressure vessels load distribution pipe flow continuum mechanics There is currently significant interest in the response of pipelines to internal explosion loads. Much of this interest arises because the remote possibility exists of accidental explosions and detonations developing...

... manuscript received August 2 2001. Associate Editor: Y. W. Kwon. 07 July 2000 02 August 2001 pressure vessels design engineering underwater vehicles continuum mechanics HBOI designed, built, and has operated two JOHNSON-SEA-LINK (JSL) manned submersibles for the past 30 yr...

.... Mech. Eng., Ser. B , B51 , No. 461 , pp. 271 – 279 . 22 July 2001 20 April 2000 22 June 2001 fluid dynamics dispersion relations dispersion (wave) stability pressure vessels continuum mechanics fluid mechanics Mechanical components with a flexible circular...

.... Pettigrew. 03 April 2001 22 June 2001 shear deformation fluids fluid mechanics solids continuum mechanics displacement measurement vibrations pressure Knowledge of the vibration characteristics of fluid-filled anisotropic cylindrical shells is of considerable practical...

... interferometry vibration measurement continuum mechanics solids noise abatement pipe flow pressure vessels Operational vibrating modes of piping in high-capacity natural gas compression systems have been the subject of many studies. Traditional measurements using an array of accelerometers...

... in the JOURNAL OF PRESSURE VESSEL TECHNOLOGY . Manuscript received by the PVP Division, November 15, 2000; revised manuscript received May 23, 2001. Associate Editor: Y. W. Kwon. 15 November 2000 23 May 2001 vibrational modes vibrations solids continuum mechanics leak detection flow...

... May 22, 2001. Associate Editor: I. T. Kisisel. 01 August 2000 22 May 2001 bending pipe flow continuum mechanics pressure vessels elasticity The mechanical behavior of tees subjected to complex loadings is relatively poorly known because of the difficulty of the study...

... 2001 continuum mechanics load distribution bending pressure vessels Pipe bends are considered the critical components in a piping system, and hence it is necessary to have accurate estimates of their limit loads under different loading conditions. The simplest loading...

.... design engineering stress analysis stress-strain relations pressure vessels continuum mechanics fatigue 23 July 2000 15 April 2000 24 November 2000 Contributed by the Pressure Vessels and Piping Division and presented at the Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, Seattle...

.... Associate Editor: D. M. Fryer. 23 July 2000 26 April 2000 13 November 2000 pressure vessels high-pressure effects continuum mechanics Formulas for the design of pressurized cylindrical and spherical shells are given in NB-3324 of Section III-Subsection NB (henceforth III...

... received July 24, 2000. Technical Editor: S. Y. Zamrik. 23 July 2000 01 May 2000 24 July 2000 pipe flow pressure vessels modelling continuum mechanics For safe design purposes, it is useful to have reliable limit-load estimates for pipe bends, which are considered...