Motivated by recent efforts to mitigate blast loading using energy-absorbing materials, this paper investigates the uniaxial crushing of cellular media in sandwich construction under impulsive pressure loading. The cellular core is modeled using a rigid, perfectly-plastic, locking idealization, as in previous studies, and the front and back faces are modeled as rigid, with pressure loading appl...

this study examined the effects of cooperative learning techniques (clt) on vocabulary achievement of reflective/impulsive iranian efl learners. from among 130 students at fajr institute in dehdasht, kohkiloyeh and boyer ahmad province, iran, 90 participants were selected based on their performance on the oxford placement test (opt). the participants were then divided into two experimental grou...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to determine the influence of loading frequency on the failure of articular cartilage-on-bone specimens under three-point bending. METHODS In this study, cyclic three-point bending was used to introduce failure into cartilage-on-bone specimens at varying loading frequencies. Sinusiodally varying maximum compressive loads in the range 40-130 N were ap...

In this paper the higher data rate technology of HomePlug, called HomePlug AV, is tested over the power-line channel models proposed by the OPERA project coupled with the Middleton Class A impulsive noise model. In particular the DLC bit-loading algorithm is developed and the performance is analyzed in terms of throughput when different scenarios are considered. To better exploit the error corr...

Liquid storage cylindrical containers are built for storing a variety of liquids. The seismic behavior of tanks is, however, quite complex problem. The interaction of tank and liquid can be simplified with the concept of generalized single-degree-of-freedom systems representing the convective, rigid impulsive and flexible impulsive vibration modes. This paper presents the theoretical background...

In this paper, experimental responses of the clamped mild steel, copper, and aluminium circular plates are presented subjected to blast loading. The GMDH-type neural networks (Group Method of Data Handling) are then used for the modelling of the mid-point deflection thickness ratio of the circular plates using those experimental results. The aim of such modelling is to show how the mid-point de...

regarding the importance of the prevention of hazards and adverse environmental impacts in industrial and populated areas such as southern parts of tehran city, the response of impulsive period ground-supported tanks were assessed. having considered the study area's soil properties, the response of ground-supported tanks was modelled. regarding the soil properties of southern parts of tehran, t...