We study the thermoelastic deformation of an elastic layer. The upper surface of the medium is subjected to a uniform thermal field along a circular area while the layer is resting on a rigid smooth circular base. The doubly mixed boundary value problem is reduced to a pair of systems of dual integral equations. The both system of the heat conduction and the mechanical problems are calculated b...

 Integral bridges are gaining increased popularity because of both economic and fast construction associated with the omission of bearing supports and expansion joints. In the present study the cyclic earth pressure behind integral bridge abutments under traffic surcharges are investigated and compared with that induced behind the abutment of  conventional bridges (with isolated deck and abutme...

We present here a mathematical model that accounts for the various proportions of plasma membrane constituents occurring in the lysosomal membrane of rat fibroblasts (Draye, J.-P., J. Quintart, P. J. Courtoy, and P. Baudhuin. 1987. Eur. J. Biochem. 170: 395-403; Draye, J.-P., P. J. Courtoy, J. Quintart, and P. Baudhuin. 1987. Eur. J. Biochem. 170:405-411). It is based on contents of plasma memb...

The main objectives of Load Frequency Control (LFC) are to hold the frequency constant ( Δf = 0) against any load change, each area must contribute to absorb any load change such that frequency does not deviate, each area must maintain the tie-line power flow to its pre-specified value. In LFC there are two major loops. Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR) and Automatic Load Frequency Control (ALF...

As switched networks providing services to end users become more commonplace, integral components of these networks must have an increasing level of dependability. One area of interest is determining the optimal number of network servers required for a switched network application by taking into consideration the characteristics of the network tra c and failure rate of the servers. A stochastic...