Forced vibrations of laminated materials with a stochastic structure

S. P. Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev. "Energiya" Scientific-Industrial Association, Moscow. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 30, No. 5, pp. 24–31, May, 1994.     

Observation of superluminal wave-front propagation at the shadow area behind an opaque disk

We demonstrate in theory and experiment superluminal properties of optical field propagation in the shadow area behind an opaque disk (Poisson's spot). The wave front of the field in the shadow zone is initially delayed with respect to the unperturbed field. This phase shift gradually diminishes along the optical path and therefore ensures variation of the phase velocity of the field at the axis. A resulting excess of about cx10(-5) was detected.     

Fundamentals of thermomechanics of porous saturated media

Institute of Mechanics, Academy, of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Kiev. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 3–13, April, 1988.     

Versatile and cooperative reactivity of a triruthenium polyhydride cluster. A computational study

The reaction of a trinuclear polyhydride complex Ru3H5(C5H5)3 with cyclopentadiene, C5H6, has been studied computationally. A mechanism for the experimentally observed selective C-C bond activation is proposed. All three Ru centers participate in various steps of the mechanism. The catalytic involvement of two cluster hydrides in the transformation of the C5Hn fragment is emphasized.     

Stability of cylindrical shells subject to long-term damage

Bifurcation-instability problems of cylindrical shells made of homogeneous materials subject to long-term damage are formulated and solved