The coupled shear wall with replaceable coupling beams is a current research hotspot, while still lacking comprehensive studies that combine both experimental and numerical approaches to describe the global performance of the structural system. In th...
The coupled steel plate and reinforced concrete (C-SPRC) composite wall is a new type of coupled-wall system consisting of steel coupling beams (SCBs) that join two SPRC walls where the steel plate shear wall (SPSW) is embedded in the RC wall. Althou...
This paper proposes a new element for modeling the energy-dissipation coupling beam to analyze the coupled shear wall structure under seismic loading. The new beam element includes 2 rigid beams and an energy dissipation device in the middle. The ele...
During the flood discharge in large-scale hydraulic engineering projects, intense flow-induced vibrations may occur in hydraulic gates, gate piers, spillway guide walls, etc. Furthermore, the vibration mechanism is complicated. For the spillway guide...
A mathematical model that governs unsteady coupled moisture and heat energy transport through an exterior wall covered with vegetation is described. The unknown temperature and moisture content of the plants and canopy air are represented by a system...
The novel precast hybrid coupled wall structure system considers convenience requirements for the production and construction of prefabricated components. In this study, to determine the ultimate shear strength of embedded beam-to-wall connections, f...
This research experimentally and numerically evaluates the effectiveness of viscoelastic (VE) and rotational friction (RF) dampers in enhancing the seismic performance of coupled shear wall (CSW) systems. This study consists of two phases: (1) elemen...
This research aims to apply the displacement-based design method (DBDM) for the seismic design of reinforced concrete-coupled shear wall buildings equipped with energy dissipation dampers. The DBDM offers design simplicity by focusing on structural d...
Coupled steel plate and reinforced concrete (SPRC) composite shear walls have been widely constructed in the core tube of super tall buildings in seismic regions. However, relevant research progress is far behind the practical application of this cou...
The robotic grinding system for a thin-walled workpiece is a multi-dimensional coupling system composed of a robot, a grinding spindle and the thin-walled workpiece. In the grinding process, a dynamic coupling effect is generated, while the thin-wall...
In dykes and dam projects, the microscopic fluid-solid coupling effect from the interaction between soil skeleton and pore water during an earthquake is crucial to consider, as it can lead to dam safety problems. To control seepage in medium- and sma...
This study explores an advanced prefabricated composite structure, namely ECC/RC composite shear walls with enhanced seismic performance. This performance enhancement is attributed to the strategic use of engineered cementitious composites (ECC) know...
In this paper, a numerical experimental study about coupled vibration and natural frequency of thin-walled beams with an arbitrary closed cross-section is presented. A new thin-walled beam dynamic transfer matrix method, named TDTMM, is presented in...
In this paper, a novel numerical model for characterizing the seepage and dissolution coupling effect on the durability of anti-seepage walls of earth-rock dams is proposed. The model considers the influence of hydraulic gradient-driven seepage on th...
This paper proposes a beam model integrating the Timoshenko beam theory with Vlasov beam theory to capture the coupled behavior of bidirectional bending, torsion, and axial vibration in thin-walled beams subjected to axial loads. Our model incorporat...
The primary seismic force-resisting system (SFRS) in middle- to high-rise reinforced concrete (RC) building structures often includes coupled shear walls (CSWs) and single shear walls (SSWs). These walls are designed to transfer lateral forces to the...
The freezing method is widely employed in the construction of a vertical shaft in soft soil and water-rich strata. As the construction depth increases, investigating the water–heat–force coupling effects induced by the hydration heat (int...
In this study, an approximate method based on the continuum approach and transfer matrix method for free vibration analysis of multi bay coupled shear walls is presented. In this method the whole structure is idealized as sandwich beam. Initially the...
The seismic performance of ordinary reinforced concrete shear walls, that are commonly used in high-rise residential buildings in Korea (h < 60 m), but are prohibited for tall buildings (h ≥ 60 m), is evaluated in this research project within t...
Coupled shear walls (CSWs) are structural elements used in reinforced concrete (RC) buildings to provide lateral stability and resistance against seismic and wind forces. When subjected to high levels of seismic loading, CSWs exhibit nonlinear deform...
The flat slab-flanged wall (FSFW) coupled system has gained popularity in recent years; however, its seismic performance remains an issue, as beams and columns in it are commonly eliminated. To tackle this problem, embedding concrete-filled steel tub...
In this paper, the flow field of the approximate T-shaped tundish and the removal rate of fine inclusions are improved by changing the parameters of the flow control device of the SCB (stabilizer coupling baffle) structure. Studies have shown that th...
This paper presents a numerical study investigating the coupled effects of periodic incoming wake and pulsating jets on the film cooling efficiency of a flat wall. The sweeping frequency of the wake is maintained at a constant 10 Hz, while the blowin...
This paper presents an experimental investigation into the noise characteristics of various slanted wall configurations. The study focuses on the noise suppression effects of cavities with slanted walls on cavity coupling noise. A total of eight conf...
This work presents a study on the application of wall open tubular column (WCOT) in liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. Each process step reports the column preparation method in detail, subdivided into column pretreatment, s...
Slope stability analysis requires particular attention to groundwater effects, where seepage–stress coupling fundamentally alters mechanical responses. This investigation develops a field-calibrated numerical model using monitoring data from a...
Background: In aortic stenosis, the left ventricle exerts additional force to pump blood through the narrowed aortic valve into the downstream arterial vasculature. Adaptive hypertrophy helps to maintain wall stress homeostasis but at the expense of...
An ultrasonic, resonant, pulse-echo, and air-coupled nondestructive testing (NDT) technique is presented. It is intended for components, with regular geometries where it is possible to excite resonant modes, made of materials that have a high acousti...
The Great Wall’s heritage, as an iconic symbol of traditional Chinese culture, has fostered prosperous development of the surrounding tourism industry. As a representative of linear cultural heritage, the Great Wall traverses mountainous region...
The present study is about the pressure-driven heated bi-phase flow in two slippery walls. The non-Newtonian couple stress fluid is suspended with spherically homogenous metallic particles. The magnetic susceptibility of Hafnium allures is taken into...
Domain wall mobility as a function of nonmagnetic interlayer thickness and temperature was studied in ultrathin exchange-coupled ferromagnetic layers using magneto-optic Kerr microscopy. The system under study is a Pt/Co/Pt/Co/Pt heterostructure havi...
The potential application field of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is immense, due to their remarkable mechanical and electrical properties. However, their mechanical properties under combined physical fields have not attracted researchers’ a...
Saltation and reputation (creep) dominate proppant transport rather than suspension during slickwater fracturing, due to the low sand-carrying capacity of the slickwater. Thus, the interaction parameters between proppants and fracture walls, which af...
This research work aims to scrutinize the mathematical model for the hybrid nanofluid flow in a converging and diverging channel. Titanium dioxide and silver TiO2 and Ag are considered as solid nanoparticles while blood is considered a base...
An innovative solution for aluminium-glass partition walls that can withstand seismic actions without damage is presented. The key feature characterising the proposed innovation is a dissipative coupling between the components of the partition wall,...
In high-pressure turbines, there is a large difference in temperature between the mainstream and the turbine blade surface. Most of the turbine blade tip heat transfer studies were conducted under the assumption that the Over-Tip-Leakage (OTL) flow f...
In the drilling process in permafrost strata, the mass and heat transfer effects may thaw the strata around the boreholes and decrease the content of pore ice, thus causing the mechanical properties of the strata to deteriorate greatly, thus influenc...
Thin-walled connection structures are commonly used in the hot-end components of aerospace vehicles. Large deflection nonlinear responses and fatigue failure occur due to their discontinuous mass distribution and prominent cross-sectional changes und...
Industrial organic wastewater, with its complex composition, high biological toxicity, and recalcitrance, has become a major challenge in water pollution control. This is especially true for antibiotic-containing wastewater, such as ofloxacin wastewa...
With the aim of addressing the significant contribution of buildings to global energy consumption and the growing need to establish a more harmonious connection between humans and nature in urban environments, the concept of green vertical systems ha...
The thin-walled hyperbolic structures made from titanium alloy primarily encompass two typical forms: hyperbolic convex and hyperbolic concave (saddle). This paper addresses the technical challenges associated with the forming processes that frequent...
Floquet topological insulators (FTIs) have richer topological properties than static systems. In this work, we designed different domain wall (DW) structures consisting of a Floquet photonic lattice with opposite helical directions. We investigated t...
Greenhouses offer optimal environments for crop cultivation during the winter months. The rationale for this study was identified as the synergistic exchange of air between the soil, the wall, and the indoor environment within the greenhouse (referri...
Solid-state NMR (ss-NMR) is a powerful tool to investigate noncrystallizable, poorly soluble molecular systems, such as membrane proteins, amyloids, and cell walls, in environments that closely resemble their physical sites of action. Rotational-echo...
This work aims to propose an efficient MPS/FEM coupling method for the simulation of fluid–structure interaction (FSI), where the MPS and FEM are respectively employed to account for fluid flows and structural deformation. The main idea of our...
To provide reliable input information for the load design and extraction of lunar soil water ice samples, it is necessary to study the water content distribution and water migration of simulated lunar soil water ice samples. On this basis, the temper...
Preferential concentration, observed in turbulent flows when particle response times are of the same order of the flow’s characteristic timescales, manifests as non-uniform particle distributions in space. Unraveling its governing mechanisms ho...
In areas where solar energy is abundant, such as the Tibetan plateau, passive solar buildings are attracting more and more attention and becoming a popular form of rural building. However, it is often difficult to achieve the satisfactory indoor ther...
The addition of abundant fillers to obtain conductive and superhydrophobic waterborne polyurethane (WPU) composites generally results in increased interfaces in the composites, leading to reduced adhesion and poor corrosion resistance. Fillers such a...
During slurry shield tunneling in hard rock or cobble strata, the discharge pipes suffer serve wear and damage. However, the effect mechanism of pipe wall wear defects on the flow characteristics of two-phase flow is unclear. In this study, a three-d...
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