A finite element method is presented for the three (3) dimensional, dynamic analysis of the offshore pipelaying problem. A geometrically nonlinear beam element and elastic bi-linear support elements are utilized to ...

The quality of crystals grown from melt depends on the flow field in the melt. To simulate melt conditions, a finite element analysis is performed on flow in a heated cavity under the driving forces of natural convection, ...

With recent advances in myoelectric signal processing, powered prosthetic hands with myoelectric control have become more accepted among users of prosthetic hands. Inspite of this progress, the hands that are currently ...

An interactive isoparametric contour plotting and filling program, ISOCON, is developed for use with finite element meshes using common two-dimensional triangular and quadrilateral elements. The program uses the local ...

Heat transfer from a sphere in a traveling sound wave is studied using an axi-symmetric formulation. The effect of a reversing flow on the flow behavior is examined and formation of separation regions and vortex shedding ...

A reliability-based method for analyzing open drainage channels and detention basins using the full marginal distributions of uncertain parameters together with correlation coefficients will be presented in this work. A ...

A three dimensional numerical investigation of steady laminar flow and heat transfer is undertaken to determine the developing as well as fully developed temperature fields. Physical interpretation is given for the enhancement ...

This thesis is concerned with the optimal flight trajectories in the presence of a three-dimensional windshear. Both the take-off and abort landing problems are studied. A mathematical model of a three-dimensional windshear ...

The primary goal of this study is to develop a finite element method for the calculation of an attached, two-dimensional, laminar, compressible boundary layer about an air-foil in a subsonic free stream. An introduction ...