Hydraulic Modeling of Fish Screens
Hydraulic model studies coupled with available knowledge of fish behavior can be important component in the development of fish-screening systems. To reproduce in a model the flow field...
Hydraulic Model Studies of Y-Branch
Hydraulic model studies were made for the Y-branch steel penstock located in a vertical bend. The model tests were performed for various modes of pumping and generating operation. The...
Vortex Spillway: Test Study on a Hydraulic Model
The paper deals with an experimental study on a model of the forced vortex of Eur hanging reservoir realized by ACEA (Rome). Some vortex characteristics are investigated and, in particularly,...
Composite Space Frame?Experimental/Analytical Study
This paper describes work carried out on a composite space frame system. The system, previously developed for roof construction, comprised a pyramidal arrangement of steel angles and circular...
Double Skin Composite Construction for Submerged Tube Tunnels
A new form of sandwich construction consisting of two relatively thin steel plates, with a concrete infill has been developed for use in the construction of submerged tube tunnels. The...
Fatigue of a Steel Plate and Concrete Composite Bridge Deck by Moving Loads
This paper is devoted to reveal fatigue characteristics of a steel plate and concrete composite bridge deck, which is often called the Robinson slabs, subjected to vehicle loads. 16 model...
Analysis and Design of Direct Burial Sections of San Diego County Water Authority's Pipeline 4 Extension
The pipeline 4 extension is one of the San Diego County Water Authority's Phase I projects that will run for about 13 miles. Majority of this new pipeline will be 96 inch in steel and...
Rehabilitation/Upgrading of Under-Rated or Deteriorating Single or Multi-Span Structures Using Corrugated Steel Pipe, Tunnel Liner Plate or Structural Plate
This paper cites advantages of the rehabilitation/upgrading of under-rated or deteriorating culverts or bridges using corrugated steel pipe, tunnel liner plate or structural plate. Among...
Computer Vision Techniques for Comparing Laser Doppler Velocimeter Scans of a Vibrating Plate to Analytical Plate Modes
Computer vision procedures were applied to velocity images of a vibrating square steel plate. A scanning laser Doppler velocimeter (LDV) measured the images of low frequency resonant operating...
Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete in Japan and US: Introduction and Overview
The finite element method of analysis now provides the engineer with the capability to analyze very complex structural systems in a much more realistic manner including geometry and support...
Dynamic Response of Fibre-Reinforced Composite Plates Under Distributed Impact Loads
Behavior of Concrete-Graphite/Epoxy Sections in Composite Bridge Girders
The focus of this work is on the behavior of composite bridge girders constructed from carbon-fiber-reinforced-plastic sections and concrete slabs. The study examines four-point bending...
Eccentrically Loaded Plates on Reinforced Subgrades
Engineering a Monument, Evoking a Nightmare
Rather than simply standing as a backdrop for exhibits, the $53.2 million U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is intended to be part of the fabric of the exhibition itself. Now under construction...
Bayesian Reliability Updating of Existing Steel Girder Bridges
Bayesian statistics is used to update the reliability of existing composite steel girder bridges. A 60 ft. long simply supported superstructure is considered. The reliability for the ultimate...
The Flow in the Front Stagnation Region of a Square Plate with a Small Disturbing Wire in its Upstream
The flow in the front stagnation region of a square plate was investigated experimentally in a water channel. A small wire was placed in the upstream of the square plate to create a small...
A Shear Locking Free Three-Node Triangular Plate Bending Element for Moderately-Thick and Thin Symmetrically Cross-Ply Laminated Plates
A shear locking free three-node triangular plate bending element based on Reissner/Mindlin theory for symmetric general cross-ply laminated plates is developed. The element has total nine...
Ultrasonic Wave Scattering by a Crack in a Composite Plate
A hybrid method is presented for analyzing ultrasonic wave scattering of plane strain waves by a crack in a composite plate. The hybrid method combines a finite element formulation in...
Flexible Plates for Control of Stress Distribution
Use of a flexible plate in minimization of soil reaction concentrations at the edge was analyzed. The analysis utilizes a solution for vertical vibrations of the circular flexible plate...
Variational Solutions of the Von Karman Plate Theory Based on a Mixed Formulation
A mixed formulation, involving the transverse deflection w(x,y) and the in-plane stress function F(x,y) as the unknown variables, will be used to obtain improved variational solutions...
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