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The Role of Chemical Engineers in Remediation of Contaminated Sites
Contaminated sites pose a significant challenge to environmental health, public safety, and economic development. These sites, often resulting from industrial…
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How does a Ship move Forward:
Modern ships are fitted with Propeller(s) at the aft (back portion) of the ship. The propeller looks like a fan…
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Historical Background
The first application of truss type structures is believed to be in Egyptian boats built between 3,100 and 2,700 BC.…
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Types of Truss Structures
Simple two-dimensional (2-D) truss structures are formed by combining one-dimensional linear members to create a triangular pattern. One starts with…
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Deformations and Displacements
When a body is subjected to external loads, internal forces are developed in order to maintain equilibrium between the internal…
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Idealized Structure: Free Body Diagrams
Generating an idealization of an actual structure is the key step in applying the equilibrium equations. Given a structure acted…
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Basic Analytical Tools of Structural Analysis
Engineering a structure involves not only dimensioning the structure but also evaluating whether the structure’s response under the construction and…
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Properties of Loadings
The previous discussion was focused on the source of loadings, i.e., environmental, functional, construction, and terrorist activity. Loadings are also…
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Types of Loads
As described above, structures must be proportioned so that they will not fail or deform excessively under the loads they…
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Loss of Stability Due to Material Failure
In the first scenario, the level of stress in a component reaches the ultimate stress for the material, causing a…
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Initial Stability
If either the number or nature of the reactions is insufficient to satisfy the equilibrium conditions, the structure is said…