This paper reports on the following: (1) Simple experimental investigations of pultruded fiber-reinforced plastic (PFRP) material behavior and tests of simple epoxied joints to verify and enhance the reported database; (2) cyclic tests of an attempted PFRP rigid beam-column connections; and (3) preliminary observations regarding the seismic-resistance worthiness of PFRP structures. These are si...

Abstract: A new reinforced SFRFLC (abbr. steel fiber reinforced full-lightweight concrete) superposed beam was proposed to sufficiently utilize the good peculiarities of ordinary concrete in compression and SFRFLC in tension, and reduce its self-weight. Experimental study was carried out on the flexural behaviors of reinforced SFRFLC superposed beams compared with reinforced concrete beams and ...

Theoretical models for the frequency response of a cantilever beam immersed in a viscous fluid commonly assume that the fluid is unbounded. Experimental measurements show, however, that proximity to a surface can significantly affect the frequency response of a cantilever beam. In this article, we rigorously calculate the effect of a nearby surface on the frequency response of a cantilever beam...

the fundamental natural frequency of vibration of an inflatable cantilever beam is computed from the system of the three equeations given for vibratory motion of the beam. the effect of various parameters is discussed, and it is shown that, as internal pressure increases, fundamental natural frequency will increase , indicating the stiffening characteristics of internal pressure. a single exper...

Distributed segmented piezo-electric actuators bonded to an elastic substructure and embedded inside a laminated composite material are modeled. Static mechanical models for various actuator geometries exciting both extension and flexure in the substructural material are developed. The flexural static models for both surface bonded and embedded cases are then integrated into a simple dynamic mo...

The frequency response of a cantilever beam is strongly dependent on the fluid in which it is immersed. In a companion study, Sader @J. Appl. Phys. 84, 64, ~1998!# presented a theoretical model for the flexural vibrational response of a cantilever beam, that is immersed in a viscous fluid, and excited by an arbitrary driving force. Due to its relevance to applications of the atomic force micros...

The neutral axis position (NAP) is a key parameter of a flexural member for structure design and safety evaluation. The accuracy of NAP measurement based on traditional methods does not satisfy the demands of structural performance assessment especially under live traffic loads. In this paper, a new method to determine NAP is developed by using modal macro-strain (MMS). In the proposed method, ...