THIS is a reprint in book-form, with additions, of a series of articles which appeared in Engineering in the autumn of 1906. Those who have had any experience of such work will know how tedious is the ...

The main objective of this study is to determine the damage tolerance and to describe the damage mechanisms of the extended human knee when it is exposed to lateral impact loads in pedestrian ...

Here is a short introduction into bearing, shear and tear-out stresses in bolted joints and how complex they can be. Jointing is a basic function of engineering. For example, bolting two parts ...

When a 'beam' experiences a bending moment it will change its shape and internal stresses (forces) will be developed. The photograph illustrates the shape change of elements of a beam in bending. Note ...