in this paper, a sensitivity analysis of artificial neural networks (nns) is presented and employed for estimating the patch load resistance of plate girders subjected to patch loading. to evaluate the accuracy of the proposed nn model, the results are compared with the previously proposed empirical models, so that we can estimate the resistance of plate girders subjected to patch loading. the ...

the rheological behavior of feedstocks used in powder injection molding technology influences strongly on the final properties of the products. powder loading is one of the important factors that have a great distribution on rheological behaviors. by using the gas atomized spherical 316l stainless steel powder and the binder of 55% paraffin wax+ 40% polyethylen+ 5% stearic acid, four kinds of f...

OBJECTIVE Blood flow is considered one of the important parameters that contribute to venous thrombosis. We quantitatively test the relationship between initiation of coagulation and shear rate and suggest a biophysical mechanism to understand this relationship. METHODS AND RESULTS Flowing human blood and plasma were exposed to cylindrical surfaces patterned with patches of tissue factor (TF)...

purpose: blast-induced traumatic brain injury (btbi) is one of the causes of death or permanent   invalidity which can occur unexpectedly in both military and civilian populations. this study   set out to conduct a combined eulerian-lagrangian computational analysis of the interaction   between a single planar blast wave and a human head in order to assess the extent of intracranial   shock wav...

STUDY DESIGN A comparison of cervical facet capsule strain fields in cadaveric motion segments exposed to whiplash-like loads and failure loads. OBJECTIVES To compare the maximum principal strain in the facet capsular ligament under combined shear, bending, and compressive loads with those required to injure the ligament. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The cervical facet capsular ligament is th...

We present results of a series of plate-impact experiments conducted to understand spall threshold in a zirconium-based bulk metallic glass (BMG), Zr41.25Ti13.75Ni10Cu12.5Be22.5, following normal shock-induced compression and combined compression-and-shear loading. The experiments were conducted using a 82.5 mm bore single-stage gas-gun. A multibeam VALYN VISAR was used to measure the particle–...