Article history: Received 19 June 2009 Available online 7 August 2009 0026-2714/$ see front matter 2009 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.microrel.2009.06.040 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +43 1 58801/36050; f E-mail address: [email protected] (Ph Initial NBTI degradation is often explained by elastic hole trapping which also considerably distorts longterm measurements. In order to clari...

A rod covering a fixed span is loaded at the middle with a transverse force, such that with increasing load a progressive deflection occurs. After a certain initial deflection, a phenomenon is observed where two points of the rod come in contact with each other. This is defined as the 'dripping point' and is when 'self-encapsulation' of the elastic rod occurs. Dripping seems at a first glance t...

The formulation of a bending vibration problem of an elastically restrained Bernoulli–Euler beam carrying a finite number of concentrated elements along its length is presented. In this study, the authors exploit the application of the differential evolution optimization technique to identify the torsional stiffness properties of the elastic supports of a Bernoulli–Euler beam. This hybrid strat...

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