In this study, the contact problem of a layered composite which consists of two materials with different elastic constants and heights resting on two rigid flat supports with sharp edges is considered. The effect of gravity is neglected. While friction between the layers is taken into account, it is assumed that there is no friction between the supports and the layered composite so that only co...

Compression garments for the lower limb were tested in two groups--general support garments and anti-embolism supports. A total of 98 patients was examined. The method used was by the interposition of partly fluid-filled pressure sensors between garment and skin. A combination of roller bandage with shaped tubigrip (SBB--Seton) and Sigvaris stockings afforded effective pressure in the general s...

The free flexural vibration of a stiffened rectangular plate is investigated by using the finite element method (FEM). In the present model, the plate can have arbitrary elastic boundary conditions and arbitrarily located stiffeners. Numerical studies are conducted to analyze the natural frequencies of concentrically/eccentrically stiffened plates with different boundary conditions and the resu...

The determination of bending moments, tWlstmg moments, and shearing forces in a thin circular elastic plate subjected to symmetrical bending is a problem which is often encountered in the design and analysis of structural elements or systems. This study deals.,with the solution of this problem for a thin circular elastic plate supported at points equally spaced along a concentric support c ircl...

Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) clouds, such as Amazon EC2, offer pay-for-use virtual resources ondemand. This allows users to outsource computation and storage when needed and create elastic computing environments that adapt to changing demand. However, existing services, such as cluster resource managers (e.g. Torque), do not include support for elastic environments. Furthermore, no recont...

The problem of contact deformation an elastic body loaded by gravitational forces and laying on several small rigid supports is considered in the framework linear theory elasticity. Using method matched asymptotic expansions, limit model for determining support reactions kinematic parameters settling derived. effect surface reinforcement discussed. case a uniform (symmetric) detail.