The classic aquaculture units are flexible net structures where loads from the marine environment are drag-dominated. Such systems are normally analysed using computer intensive dynamic hydro-elastic analysis. The current ...

The dual coolant lithium lead (DCLL) is a candidate to be an effective breeding blanket (BB) concept for nuclear fusion technologies. One critical point of this design is the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) effects involving ...

In 2011, a huge tsunami stroke the north-eastern Japanese coast and caused numerous devastations, especially on public infrastructures such as highways, railways, bridges, etc. As bridges are essential for the recovery and ...

The choice of the sediment size fraction in the analysis of fossil planktonic foraminifera is of great importance in determining the composition of assemblages. In past studies several size fractions have been utilised. ...

A novel analytical model to predict the radiation performance of the Sierpinski fractal multiband antenna is presented. The theoretical development allows one to accurately predict the antenna response to flare angle ...

The automotive manufacturers currently use advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) to produce lightweight vehicles with increased safety performance. While showing excellent strengthto-weight ratios, AHSS have several limitations ...

Real-scale fragmentation tests provide high quality data in order to study the fragmentation pattern of rock blocks. In the tests carried out, the initial rock mass, in terms of both volume and shape, was reconstructed by ...

Multibody models are useful to describe the macroscopic motion of the elements of physical systems. Modeling contact in such systems can be challenging, especially if friction at the contact interface is taken into account. ...

In this paper, a fiber beam model previously developed by the authors for the nonlinear analysis of strengthened elements, including the effects of shear, is used to predict the response of reinforced concrete (RC) beams ...