Tests were conducted to determine whether the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae), selects rough rice (Oryza sativa L. (Poales: Poaceae)) kernels with cracked hulls for reproduction when these kernels are mixed with intact kernels. Differing amounts of kernels with cracked hulls (0, 5, 10, and 20%) of the varieties Francis and Wells were mixed with intact ke...

• Advantages of the boundary element method and meshless approaches are inherited in hybrid MDDM to deal with crack problems. Cracked Reissner's plate non homogenous media is investigated by first time. High accurate/convergent solutions using Chebyshev polynomials can be obtained . Growing applications non-homogenous engineering structures require application powerful computational tools. A no...

The strengthening of steel structures using externally bonded (EB) carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates has gained popularity due to the advantages such as their high strength-to-weight ratio and corrosion resistance. Even though previous studies showed application EB CFRP can enhance fatigue performance cracked plates, little is known regarding high-cycle CFRP-to-steel joints. As d...

Crack propagation could be catastrophic, and it needs the urgent attention of user. A cracked structure to repaired or replaced at earliest. Costs associated with complete replacement part paves way for former option, especially in aircraft industry. Composite materials have good directional properties strength toughness compared conventional like metals, alloys plastics. In this study carbon f...