A compression strength model based on damage mechanics and a Gaussian distribution of fiber misalignment is presented. The model uses only three material parameters that can be measured by well established methodologies. The compression strength and all the parameters that enter in the model were measured for the same materials. Predicted values are compared to experimental data for eleven diff...

To determine possible age differences in muscle damage response to strength training, ultrastructural muscle damage was assessed in seven 20- to 30-yr-old and six 65- to 75-yr-old previously sedentary women after heavy-resistance strength training (HRST). Subjects performed unilateral knee-extension exercise 3 days/wk for 9 wk. Bilateral muscle biopsies from the vastus lateralis were assessed f...

Bone drilling is one of the most common operations used to repair fractured parts of bones. During a bone drilling process, microcracks are generated on the inner surface of the drilled holes that can detrimentally affect osteosynthesis and healing. This study focuses on the investigation of microcracks and pullout strength of cortical-bone screws in drilled holes. It compares conventional surg...

Objective(s): The purpose of this study is to investigate the indication function of the calcium circulation-related factors on the damage to muscle strength and contraction function after nerve injury. The target factors include ryanodine receptor (RyR), inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate receptor (IP3R), phospholamban (PLN), cryptocalcitonin (CASQ), ATPase and troponin C (T...

This paper presents analysis tools to be used in quantifying the demand and capacity of composite frames composed of rectangular concrete-filled steel tube (RCFT) columns and steel girders. Worldwide experimental research on RCFT members were consolidated into a database. The experimental results stored in the database were used to quantify the capacity of RCFT members at multiple levels of loa...

This paper presents damage strength optimization of laminates using a reliabilitybased method. Two complementary analyses are developed: The first is a mechanical analysis of damage behavior using a thermodynamics framework which determines the failure criterion; the second is a reliability method which takes not only randomness, but also subjective uncertainties into account for failure probab...

A non-destructive evaluation method for predicting the residual tensile strength of erosion damaged fiber-reinforced composites was developed based on monitoring the acoustic emission (AE) activity of the composite specimens during uniaxial tensile loading. The developed method was used for estimating the residual strength of E-glass/epoxy composite with ply sequence of [45 / 45 /0 /45 / 45 /0 ...