Fallenstein’s Monster (brief Technical Note)

Applicability of Elastic Analysis for Predicting the Settlement Distribution Around Tunneling in Soft Ground (TECHNICAL NOTE)

In this article a brief review of the literature on the subject is cited. The method of analysis by a finite element program is discussed in which the effect of different influential parameters are examined. The results of these computations are then compared to the corresponding empirical data and two other existing formulae for two dimensional cases. The comparisons show quite reliable and ac...

On the Relation Between the L - Integral and the Bueckner Work - Conjugate Integral

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Technical Note: Performance measurement in industrial organizations, case study: Zarbal Complex

Industrial organizations are complex systems` where the interactions among the various functions such as Sales, Distribution, Manufacturing, Materials, Finance, Human Resources and Maintenance have to be man-aged towards a common purpose of delivering the customers satisfaction. However, since most of these or-ganizations have a `Functional Structure`, each function or department works towards ...

Modeling and Control of Gas Turbine Combustor with Dynamic and Adaptive Neural Networks (TECHNICAL NOTE)

Plastic Localization Revisited

A Brief Note is a short paper that presents a specific solution of technical interest in mechanics but which does not necessarily contain new general methods or results. A Brief Note should not exceed 2500 words or equivalent ~a typical one-column figure or table is equivalent to 250 words; a one line equation to 30 words!. Brief Notes will be subject to the usual review procedures prior to pub...