Background: Scaling laws for cylindrical column buckling are reviewed, applicable to the cardio-vascular system arteries or veins of various thicknesses to diameter ratios. Methods: Critical buckling load scales as (hr/L^2) for axial loads, (h/r)^3 for compressive circumferential loads, and ( h/r)^0.5 for pulse wave velocity. Results: Arteries and veins are most susceptible to buckling failure ...

Guided wave structural health monitoring (SHM) is being considered to assess the integrity of plate-like structures for many applications. Prior research has investigated how guided wave propagation is affected by applied loads, which induce anisotropic changes in both dimensions and phase velocity. In addition, it is well-known that applied tensile loads open fatigue cracks and thus enhance th...

This paper presents the designing of a low powered (25-30 watts), portable and cost effective solar micro-inverter wherein the single solar panel is able to run the AC loads along with DC loads. The system consists of a solar panel, DC-DC push-pull converter, DC-AC inverter, LC filter and the test loads. The solar cell powers DC-DC push pull converter which boosts the input DC voltage into the ...

A challenging goal of aircraft structural health monitoring (SHM) systems is to provide continuous assessment of structural integrity during flight. It is now widely recognized that variable environmental and operational conditions can compromise results and thus lead to erroneous maintenance and usage decisions. This issue is particularly evident for SHM systems utilizing ultrasonic guided wav...

On a jack-up structure acts static loads (own weight, machines, installations and materials weight) and dynamic loads (waves, wind, marine currents, earthquake, operating installations). The authors led their analysis on the determining the dynamic loads produced by waves, wind and marine currents, in the Black Sea, because these are the main source in collapse of the structure. The structural ...

The vulnerability of buildings on coastal dikes due to overtopping wave impacts is difficult to assess. A method is developed in this paper to quantify the vulnerability of masonry buildings on a coastal dike exposed to wave overtopping. Using previous studies, the accidental loads due to the extreme wave impacts are characterized. Using the approach from Eurocode 6, the strength of masonry bui...

A dynamic positioning (DP) system includes different control functions for the automatic positioning and guidance of marine vessels by means of thruster and propeller actions. This paper describes the control functions which provide station-keeping and tracking. The DP controller is a model-based control design, where a new modified LQG feedback controller and a model reference feedforward cont...