We propose a stochastic finite element method for nonlinear mechanical systems whose uncertain parameters can be modeled as random variables. This method is based on a Gaussian standardization of the problem and on an Hilbertian approximation of the nonlinear mechanical function using Hermite polynomials. The coefficients of the approximation are obtained using a cubic B-spline interpolation of...

ao"length of opening dh, dl"distance from top of steel section to centroid of concrete force at high and low moment ends of the opening, respectively dr"distance from outside edge of flange to centroid of reinforcement *b"maximum bending deflection for unperforated beam *m,b"maximum bending deflection for a member with an opening Fy"yield stress of steel FM y"reduced axial strength of steel in ...

A method-of-moments (MoM) analysis is applied to the problem of determining late-time resonances of dielectric bodies of revolution buried in a lossy layered medium, with application to plastic-land-mine identification. To make such an analysis tractable, we have employed the method of complex images to evaluate the layered-medium Green’s function. The application of this method to resonant str...

A method of moments (MoM) analysis is developed for electromagnetic scattering from a dielectric body of revolution (BOR) embedded in a layered medium (the half-space problem constituting a special case). The layered-medium parameters can be lossy and dispersive, of interest for simulating soil. To make such an analysis tractable for the wide-band (short-pulse) applications of interest here, we...

The main aim of this paper is to present an algorithm and the solution to the nonlinear plasticity problems with random parameters. This methodology is based on the finite element method covering physical and geometrical nonlinearities and, on the other hand, on the generalized nth order stochastic perturbation method. The perturbation approach resulting from theTaylor series expansion with unc...

This paper reports the findings of research examining the blast resistance of bridge piers that are designed in accordance with current knowledge and specifications to ensure ductile seismic performance. Blast testing was conducted on 1/4 scale ductile RC columns, and nonductile RC columns retrofitted with steel jacketing. The seismically designed RC and steel jacketed RC columns did not exhibi...

Abstract--Simplified procedures for finite-deformation analyses of space frames, using one beam clement to model each member of the frame, are presented. Each element can undergo three-dimensional. arbitrarily large, rigid motions as well as moderately large non-rigid rotations. Bach element can withstand three moments and three forces. The nonlinear bending-stretching coupling in each element ...

How to cite this article: Gupta A, Gupta S, Kumar A, Jha MK, Bhattacharaya S, Tiwari VK. Novel use of preputial flap. Indian J Plast Surg 2017;50:112-4. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credite...