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10 Aug 2004: Lightweight deployable SAR structures. Alan Watt. Abstract. This thesis presents the conceptual design of a new style of frame for deploying, supporting and tensioning a membrane-based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). ... As no present hinge designs can

26 May 2004: A new concept:. The standard design for a space-based SAR (shown above) is based on rigid surfaces deployed by motorised hinges.

14 Sep 2004: A new construction technique is developed which allows this task to be done in a more efficient and easy manner so that the mechanism can be specifically tailored for a particular

12 Aug 2004: Engineers can apply these new yield-line mechanisms in the assessment of bridge cantilevers. ... New techniques to postulate discontinuity-line patterns are proposed for improving the lower-bound flexural strength predictions and for analysing

10 Aug 2004: to actuation. A new approach, for static shape control is presented where the structure is assumed to have general geometry and.

9 Jul 2004: Fracture of concrete-CFRP bond. by L. Arthur. Abstract. The theoretical gain in flexural strength of a reinforced concrete beam strengthened with FRP plate is enormous, however researchers have observed new

19 Oct 2004: The average integration method used by CALTRANS and New Zealand codes to calculate the spiral shear contribution was revised; both theoretical and practical recommendations were given regarding their  design factor.

29 Sep 2004: 1994. Middleton, C.R. Example collapse and reliability analyses of concrete bridges using a new analysis technique in Developments in Short & Medium Span Bridge Engineering, Editors A.Mufti, B.Bakht & ... Middleton, C.R. The application of new analysis

7 Jul 2004: The thesis proposes new ways in which the magnitude of ground movement may be predicted, with an emphasis on the different stages of tunnel construction; a modified approach to the Load

20 Jul 2004: Figure 6 shows the additional predicted number of bridges that need repair using steel bars (cases 2 and 3) in comparison to a scenario of corrosion-free new bridges for a ... Fig. 7 Net Present Value of not building new bridges in the US with FRP.

3 Feb 2004: 22|The Structural Engineer – 6 January 2004. paper: burgoyne. Structural engineers are increasingly finding themselvesassessing existing structures rather than designing new ones.These need to be checked because loads have changed

20 Jul 2004: They are unable to compete in terms of cost and convenience with the new structure. ... Future maintenance remains the problem of future generations and new structures are built cheaply.

18 Oct 2004: new tunnel is excavated under an existing pipe. The tunnel excavation generates soil. ... Fig. 8 Comparison between continuum solution and Winkler solution under the new analog.

6 May 2004: Second Edition,McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996. [2] Vyvyan WW. Self-actuating, self-locking hinge.

10 Jan 2004: Structures, pp 752–761. New York: ASCE, 1994. [3] Gantes CJ. Deployable structures: analysis and design. ... The method of moving asymptotes - a new method for structural opti-.

9 Apr 2004: AIAA 2004-1819Carbon Fibre Reinforced PlasticTape SpringsJ.C.H. Yee , O. Soykasap , and S. PellegrinoUniversity of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ, UK. 45th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASCStructures, Structural Dynamics, and. Materials Conference19-22 April

29 Mar 2004: Structural ConceptThe key geometric ideas behind the proposed new. concept can be explained as follows.Consider a flat sheet A with a curved edge, con-. ... Patent applications protecting the new. concept presented in this paper have been filed [10].The

7 Jun 2004: To cope with this problem, the authorspropose a new initial saturation process where air removal iscompleted in two steps: oven-drying and evacuation in theabsence of water. ... The typical pressure range of the base device upon whichthe new tensiometer

6 Jan 2004: A new system of deformation measurement is presented which provides improved precision and reliabilitywhilst removing the need for intrusive target markers. ... This paper presents a new system based on digitalphotography and PIV image processing,

7 Jul 2004: 31. Note that a new set of tests on the uncovered panel system was carried out, rather than. ... STEP, INC=1000, NLGEOM. coords:. STATIC,STABILIZE,FACTOR=1e-8. 0.00001, 1, 1.E-30,0.02. BOUNDARY, OP=NEW. 2000, 1, 3.