We assessed the effect of the installation of barriers on the Clifton suspension bridge, Bristol, England, in 1998 on local suicides by jumping. Deaths from this bridge halved from 8.2 per year (1994-1998) to 4.0 per year (1999-2003; P=0.008). Although 90% of the suicides from the bridge were by males, there was no evidence of an increase in male suicide by jumping from other sites in the Brist...

Geometric nonlinearity of self-anchored cable-stayed suspension bridges is studied in this paper. The repercussion of shrinkage and creep of concrete, rise-to-span ratio, and girder camber on the system is discussed. A self-anchored cable-stayed suspension bridge with a main span of 800 m is analyzed with linear theory, second-order theory, and nonlinear theory, respectively. In the condition o...

The paper presents finite element (FE) model development and experimental validation for a truck tractor with a three axle single drop lowboy trailer. The main objective of this research activity was to create a simplified, three dimensional virtual FE model, applicable for computer simulation of dynamic interaction between a vehicle and a bridge or road structure. Such model should provide a r...

This paper deals with design of walking beam pendel axle suspension system. This axles and suspension systems are mainly required for transportation of heavy duty and Over Dimension Consignment (ODC) cargo, which is exceeding legal limit in terms of length, width and height. Presently, in Indian transportation industry, ODC movement growth rate has increased in transportation of bridge sections...

Elevation of the penis and scrotum after scrotal and pelvic surgery has the salutory effects of facilitating the resolution of postoperative swelling while simultaneously preventing the development of dependent edema. Previously, the desired degree of postoperative genital suspension has been achieved by employing an athletic supporter and by placing towel rolls beneath the scrotum. These measu...

This paper settles a conjecture by Gazzola and Pavani [10] regarding solutions to the fourth order ODE w(4) + kw′′ + f (w) = 0 which arises in models of traveling waves in suspension bridges when k > 0. Under suitable assumptions on the nonlinearity f and initial data, we demonstrate blow-up in finite time. The case k ≤ 0 was first investigated by Gazzola et al., and it is also handled here wit...