This video illustrates an example in Roarks' Formulas for Stress and Strain on beams under simultaneous axial and transverse loading. A beam subjected to transverse and axial compressive loads is analyzed by three different means: ignoring deflection, using coefficients in Table…
It is common knowledge that metals, alloys and pure elements alike, are lustrous and reflective, the more so when a metal surface is flat, polished, and free from oxidation and surface fouling. However, some metals reflect visible light, in the 380 nm to 740 nm range of waveleng…
The monograph critically reviews most commonly used geotextile structures, their properties and performance characteristics. In general, both natural and synthetic fibres are used for the production of geotextiles, and the advantages and disadvantages of each type of fibre are d…