APPLICATION OF DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORM METHOD TO THE VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF SHEAR DEFORMABLE AFG BEAMS
The vibrations of axially functionally graded (AFG) beams are examined incorporating shear deformation and an imperfection. A coupled nonlinear model is developed in the Hamiltonian framework for an AFG imperfect beam. Different sources of displacement nonlinearities are involved in this problem, namely, the geometrical nonlinearities due to the large deformations, and the nonlinearities due to the presence of a geometrical imperfection along the length of the beam. Expressions for the virtua...
Development of low cost point of care device for detection of schistosoma Haematobium
Intestinal infections like worms are common in many poor countries and even when continuous treatment is arranged at low cost, diagnostics and identification of treatment fails due to unavailability of diagnostic equipment and resources. With the proliferation of raspberry pi micro controller, data transfer networks and digital microscopy applications the stage is set for alternatives to conventional microscopy in endemic areas. Our aim was to show, as proof of concept, that it is possible ...