The box-plate steel structure residence is a box structure with stiffened steel plates directly used as load-bearing walls and floors. In practical engineering, due to the functional requirements of the building, it is necessary to open door or windo...
In this study, the influence of two critical geometrical parameters (i.e., angles of wind fairing, α; and lower inclined web, β) in the aerodynamic performance of closed-box girder bridges was systematically investigated through conducting...
This paper proposes a performance analysis of a medium-range airliner powered by liquid hydrogen (LH2) propulsion. The focus is on operating performance in terms of achievable payload and range. A non-conventional box-wing architecture was selected t...
With the increasing application of box culvert-type two-way channel pumping systems in low-head pumping stations along rivers in China, a comprehensive investigation of their hydraulic performance is of significant importance. In this study, a physic...
Origami structures exhibit significant potential for rapid deployment in post-disaster response and temporary architecture due to their ability to quickly fold and deploy. Further development of these structures into modular components that can be as...
As a pivotal node in both urban and rural power grids, the box-type substation not only serves the functions of power conversion and distribution but also need to provide structural support and environmental adaptability. However, deficiencies in str...
The development of data-driven prediction models of energy performance of HVAC equipment, such as chillers, depends on the quality and quantity of measurement data for the model training. The practical applications always struggle with the credibilit...
The continuously expanding transport aviation sector has a significant impact on climate change, and measures must be taken to limit its environmental impact. The study of advanced airframes, which may increase the lift-to-drag ratio and structural e...
Following the Northridge and Kobe earthquakes, research has increasingly focused on achieving high ductility in beam-to-column connections. This study investigates the seismic performance of connections featuring widened beam-end flanges in mid-flang...
When using a certain type of Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, it is primary to obtain their steady-state operating behaviors for achieving a better indoor thermal environment. This paper reports a development of a white-box...
This study investigates the mechanical performance and failure mechanisms of large-span, cast-in situ hollow-core floor slabs with square-box core molds under vertical loading. A combination of in situ tests and refined numerical simulations was used...
Packaging was recently identified as an essential element in addressing the key challenge of sustainable food supply and is gaining interest among researchers. It is a central element in food quality preservation due to its role in heat and mass exch...
Box jumps are often included in training programs as an introductory exercise to novice athletes and untrained individuals and are an efficient option of lower-body explosiveness training. However, it is unclear whether the use of boxes of differing...
The shelf life of perishable products depends mainly on the conservation of air temperature. Packaging boxes are usually used to accommodate food products during cold storage and transport and/or display. The design of the vent-holes of the packaging...
The cargo box frame (CBF) is the main structure of a commercial vehicle designed to handle loads and components during travel. The chassis is subject to vibrations caused by rough roads and the components mounted on it. This study proposes a procedur...
Uncertainties are widely present in the design and simulation of aero-engine combustion systems. Common non-probabilistic convex models are only capable of processing independent or correlated uncertainty variables, while conventional precise probabi...
Objective: This article reports the prespecified boxing-specific component of a randomized controlled trial comparing velocity-based resistance training (VBT) with percentage-based training (PBT) in collegiate boxers. Boxing-specific performance was...
The crushing of crash boxes is a complex phenomenon characterized by a strong interaction of structural and material properties. Many attempts to improve their energy absorption by adopting one aspect resulted in unacceptable unprogressive bucking. T...
The substitution box (S-box) is the only nonlinear components in the symmetric block cipher. Its performance directly determines the security strength of the block cipher. With the dynamic characteristics degradation and the local periodic phenomenon...
The light weight and high strength-to-mass ratio of thin-walled boxed sections have incited interest in their widespread use in the construction of domes. However, the installation of these sections in forming the dome geometry has induced initial tw...
During the Northridge earthquake, extensive brittle failures on the weld zones of the beam bottom flanges in the rigidity connection of steel special moment frames (SMFs) were detected. One of the primary reasons is the high-tensile strain demand cre...
To address the conflicts among objectives and the decision-making challenges in the multi-condition adaptive design of battery boxes for new energy vehicles, this study proposes a multi-objective collaborative optimization method based on an improved...
This study designed a radio-frequency identification (RFID)-based Internet of Things (IoT) platform to create the core of a smart nest box. At the sensing level, we have deployed RFID-based sensors and egg detection sensors. A low-frequency RFID read...
This study presents a hybrid experimental–numerical methodology for the preliminary design and optimization of a CFRP crash box intended for high-performance automotive applications. An initial experimental campaign was conducted on frustum-sha...
Sentry box buildings present excessive energy consumption and poor thermal comfort due to the lightweight envelope. Therefore, a framework integrating passive design with multi-objective optimization and cascading active airflow mode optimization for...
Most of the studies about stormwater low-impact development technologies (LID) used generalized observations without fully understanding the mechanisms affecting the whole performance of the systems from the catchment to the facility itself. At prese...
In order to produce long-span precast bridge members and reduce the transport pressure of precast members, the lightweight design of bridge components has become a key area of research. In this study, utilizing retard-bonded prestressing technology a...
With the continuous increase in high-speed train operation speeds, lightweight bogie design has become a key means to enhance dynamic performance, which also increases the risk of structural fatigue. High-frequency wheel–rail excitations are tr...
Based on an analysis of the extant literature, this paper summarizes the research progress on the mechanical properties and long-term behavior of corrugated steel web (CSW) box girder bridges. First, the research results of CSW box girder bridges in...
With the growth of renewable generated electricity in the energy mix, large energy storage and flexible demand, particularly aggregated demand response is becoming a front runner as a new participant in the wholesale energy markets. One of the bigges...
Twin-box decks are being extensively used in the design of long-span bridges due to their superior flutter performance. Although the significant role played by the gap distance has been previously addressed in the frame of experimental studies, there...
Due to the significant advantages of steel-concrete composite beams, they are widely used for accelerated bridge construction (ABC). However, there is still a lack of experimental research on the proper design of ABC, especially in the slip with a di...
Prestressed concrete box girders are commonly employed in the development of high-speed railway bridge constructions. The prestressed strands in the girder may corrode due to long-term chloride erosion, leading to the degradation of its flexural perf...
The introduction of disruptive innovations in the transport aviation sector is becoming increasingly necessary. This is because there are many very demanding challenges that the transport aviation system will have to face in the years ahead. In parti...
Passive control methods reduced the vulnerability of structures to earthquakes by decreasing the seismic demand and improving structural plasticity. One of the passive control systems is the eccentrically braced frame with a vertical shear link (V-EB...
The use of grey-box models for short-time forecasting of buildings’ thermal behavior requires the determination of the models’ order since this order could influence the grey-box models’ performance. This paper presents an analysis...
For many years, chaotic maps have been widely used in the design of various algorithms in cryptographic systems. In this paper, a new model (compound chaotic system) of quantum random walks controlled by a hyper-chaotic map is constructed and a novel...
Multi-beam box girder bridges have been applied widely throughout the world for many years. However, the cracking of longitudinal joints between the box girders always leads to reflective cracking of the bridge decks during the service period and thu...
Many previous studies have shown that the volume or valence of electronic word of mouth (eWOM) has a sustainable and significant impact on box office performance. Traditional studies used quantitative data, such as ratings, to measure eWOM. However,...
As engineering systems become increasingly complex, performance requirements rise, and tolerance for design parameter variations becomes more crucial due to increased uncertainty. Tolerance to parameter variation can be measured by the volume of the...
Background/Objectives: In pole vaulting, the capacity to store elastic energy within the pole (Epole) significantly influences performance. This study investigated the characteristics of Epole storage by analyzing the box reaction force and vector an...
This paper employs probability methods to evaluate the fire safety performance of prestressed steel–concrete beam bridges based on simulation experimental research. Firstly, fire simulation experimental sample analysis was conducted on actual s...
Against the backdrop of Supply Chain 4.0, social networks play an increasingly critical role in enterprises’ knowledge management and innovation. However, existing studies have not thoroughly explored how social networks affect knowledge manage...
China is prone to frequent earthquakes, impacting both the construction and operation of high-speed railways. The seismic response analysis is essential for the promotion and structural optimization of novel box-type subgrade structures. This paper d...
Distortion deformation usually imposes a potential threat to bridge safety. In order to comprehensively understand the distortion effect on thin-walled ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) box girders, an innovative approach encompassing the govern...
A two-dimensional viscous numerical wave tank coded mass source function in a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software Flow-3D 11.2 is built and validated. The effect of the core influencing factors (draft, breakwater width, wave period, and wave...
Objective: This study investigated the impact of mental fatigue on the temporal perceptual prediction of action recognition among boxers of different skill levels. Methods: A mixed experimental design of two (groups: Mental Fatigue Expert Group and M...
Box beams constructed earlier were prone to inadequate bending capacity owing to low construction standards, overloading, and environmental degradation. To resolve the challenge, three full-scale box slab beams in service for 15 years were strengthen...
AI-driven agricultural automation increasingly demands efficient data generation methods for training deep learning models in autonomous robotic systems. Traditional bounding box annotation methods for agricultural objects present significant challen...
The failure modes, ultimate load, stiffness performance, and their influencing factors of a composite sandwich laminated box beam under three-point bending load are studied by an experiment, finite element model, and analytical method. The three-poin...
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