Soil’s load-bearing capacity is a crucial property from which the ability of soil to resist the vertical deformation resulting from a normal load can be determined, and this property is essential for analyzing a vehicle’s performance over...
With widely deployed smart meters, non-intrusive energy measurements have become feasible, which may benefit people by furnishing a better understanding of appliance-level energy consumption. This work is a step forward in using graph signal processi...
Accurate prediction of nonlinear wave–structure interaction is essential for the safe design of coastal structures. In this study, a fully nonlinear high-order spectral numerical wave tank is developed to investigate nonlinear wave interaction...
The paper presents the transmission line dynamic response considering tower-conductor cable coupling under wind and rain load is presented. The cable and the tower are modeled using the Spectral Element Method. The finite Element Method with differen...
Carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) has been used in many industries owing to its excellent specific-strength characteristics; however, the control of its mechanical properties is difficult owing to the directivity nature of carbon fiber as well a...
Additive manufacturing (AM) enables the spatially configurable 3D integration of sensors in metal components to realize smart materials and structures. Outstanding sensing capabilities and size compatibility have made fiber optic sensors excellent ca...
The increasing use of nonlinear loads in the power grid introduces some unwanted effects, such as harmonic and interharmonic contamination. Since the existence of spectral contamination causes waveform distortion that may be harmful to the loads that...
Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs) are subject to combined wind and wave loads. The response is not given as a simple sum of the wind-only response and wave-only response due to nonlinear coupling effects, which makes the structural analysis mor...
The frequency domain techniques (also known as “spectral methods”) prove significantly more efficient than the time domain fatigue life calculations, especially when they are used in conjunction with finite element analysis. Frequency domain methods...
In engineering, the study of the dynamic response of structures subjected to non-deterministically variable loads is particularly important, especially when considering the damage that such loads can cause due to fatigue phenomena. This is the case,...
Automotive manufacturers typically assess the mechanical durability performance of ground vehicle components for vibration excitation using either random or harmonic spectral loading patterns, such as the loading patterns suggested in international s...
In this study, we developed a wind load calculation program (WCP) capable of predicting wind loads with relative precision during the preliminary design phase. First, wind tunnel tests were conducted to identify the essential factors necessary for ca...
The simulation of stochastic wind loads is necessary for many applications in wind engineering. The proper-orthogonal-decomposition-(POD)-based spectral representation method is a popular approach used for this purpose, due to its computational effic...
Vibration-induced fatigue requires novel methodologies to assess damage based on statistical parameters of the dynamic stress response. Establishing a direct theoretical link between spectral indicators, such as the power spectral density, and the co...
Wind power plays an increasingly vital role in sustainable energy development. However, accurately simulating wind turbine aerodynamics, particularly in offshore wind farms, remains challenging due to complex environmental factors such as the marine...
In this paper, a novel approach for fault detection in the stator windings of induction motors is presented. The procedure is based on spectral analysis of the current signal. However, due to the specific target application, short duration signals (0...
This paper presents a method to assess the load transfer efficiency (LTE) of concrete pavement joints using distributed optical vibration sensors. First, a theoretical analysis of concrete pavement vibration was conducted to investigate how to reflec...
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a less invasive alternative to surgical implantation and its implementation is progressively increasing worldwide. We routinely perform pre-procedural aortic angiography CT to assess aortic dimensions...
To clarify the relationship between offshore floating photovoltaic (FPV) platform motions and mooring loads under combined wind and wave conditions, a numerical model based on three-dimensional potential flow theory was established to study the dynam...
Human performance in critical environments is frequently degraded by mistimed communication delivered during periods of visual–cognitive saturation. In such settings, failures arise not only from individual limitations but also from poor coordi...
We present an update of the Snow and Ice (SICE) property retrieval algorithm based on the spectral measurements of Ocean and Land Color Instrument (OLCI) onboard Sentinel-3 satellites combined with the asymptotic radiative transfer theory valid for w...
Electric utility residential demand response programs typically reduce load a few times a year during periods of peak energy use. In the future, utilities and consumers may monetarily and environmentally benefit from continuously shaping load by alte...
This paper presents a comprehensive on-site decision-making framework for assessing the structural integrity of a jacket-type offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico, installed at a water depth of 50 m. Six critical analyses—(i) static operatio...
During an earthquake, seismic waves travel through different media through the source to reach the surface. It is very necessary to study the dynamic characteristics of soil between different layers during earthquake. In order to explore the dynamic...
In this paper, we present a flexibility estimation mechanism for buildings’ thermostatically controlled loads (TCLs) to enable the distribution level consumption of the majority of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation by local building TCLs. The...
The large-scale rapid deployment of renewable generation and energy storage is transforming traditional power system dynamics through intermittency, reduced inertia, and pronounced long-range temporal dependence. Existing power system modeling framew...
This study aimed to propose a probability-guaranteed spectrum method to enhance the reliability of seismic building designs, thereby addressing the inadequacy of the current code-specified response spectrum based on mean fortification levels. This st...
Fatigue damage represents a key failure mode in ship structures. Such damage typically begins at vulnerable points in the structure, like welded joints, stress concentration areas, and cracks. Cyclic loading, particularly from waves, encountered by s...
Household power load forecasting plays an important role in the operation and planning of power grids. To address the prediction issue of household power consumption in power grids, this paper chooses a time series of historical power consumption as...
Dynamic response monitoring is of great significance for large engineering structural anomaly diagnosis and early warning. Although the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) has been widely used to measure the dynamic structural response, it has...
The rapid evolution of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) necessitates high-performance morphing structures capable of seamless transitions between flight and ground modes. This research presents a rigorous structural optimization framework for a wing deployme...
With the proliferation of cellular networks, the ubiquitous availability of new-generation multimedia devices, and their wide-ranging data applications, telecom network operators are increasingly deploying the number of cellular base stations (BSs) t...
Quantifying aerosol compositions (e.g., type, loading) from remotely sensed measurements by spaceborne, suborbital and ground-based platforms is a challenging task. In this study, the first and second-order spectral derivatives of aerosol optical dep...
The dynamic properties of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) can be efficiently estimated through a modal damping coefficient and a resonance frequency, and the modal parameters can be calculated using a frequency response function (FRF). The mod...
The impact of non-Gaussian height distribution and spectral properties on the lubrication performance of counterformal (point) contacts is quantitatively studied (film parameter, Λ, and asperity load ratio, La) by developing a mixed lubricatio...
Landscape fires are substantial sources of (greenhouse) gases and aerosols. Fires in savanna landscapes represent more than half of global fire carbon emissions. Quantifying emissions from fires relies on accurate burned area, fuel load and burning e...
Piston ring–cylinder liner is one of the most important friction pairs in internal combustion engines. The surfaces of the piston ring and the cylinder liner are affected by high temperature and high pressure, and the influence mechanism of tem...
Reduced iodine loads for computed tomography (CT)-based vascular assessment prior to transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) may be feasible in conjunction with a spectral detector CT scanner. This prospective single-center study considered 10...
This contribution is devoted to the analysis of three-dimensional elastodynamic problems in multilayered road systems caused by moving loads with static and dynamic components. For this purpose, a novel spectral element method (SEM) is derived to mod...
Structures with inhomogeneous materials, non-uniform cross-sections, non-uniform supports, and subject to non-uniform loads are increasingly common in aerospace applications. This paper presents a simple and unified numerical dynamics model for all b...
Expected lives of mechanical parts and structures depend upon the environmental conditions, their dynamic behaviours and the task-oriented spectra of different loadings. This paper exploits contactless full-field mobilities, estimated by Scanner Lase...
Intentional islanding is a corrective procedure that aims to protect the stability of the power system during an emergency, by dividing the grid into several partitions and isolating the elements that would cause cascading failures. This paper propos...
The paper is devoted to the measurement and to the processing of load spectra of forces and moments acting at the wheel hub of a motorcycle. Smart wheels (SWs) have been specifically developed for the scope. Throughout the paper, the extreme case of...
Cholera, caused by the pathogenic Vibrio cholerae bacteria, remains a severe public health threat. Although a lot of emphasis has been placed on the population-level spread of the disease, the infection itself starts within the body. As such, we form...
In order to improve the thrust-weight ratio, modern aeroengines generally adopt a coaxial dual-rotor system. Factors such as manufacturing errors, assembly errors, bearing wear, and structural deformation can cause misalignment failures in a dual-rot...
In this paper, an energy-equivalent orthotropic d+/d− damage model for cohesive-frictional materials is formulated. Two essential mechanical features are addressed, the damage-induced anisotropy and the microcrack closure-reopening (MCR) effects, in...
Fatigue failure remains a major concern in the design and performance evaluation of machine components and structures as it accounts for a significant proportion of mechanical failures. This article presents a fatigue evaluation methodology based on...
The principal reason for measuring mental workload is to quantify the cognitive cost of performing tasks to predict human performance. Unfortunately, a method for assessing mental workload that has general applicability does not exist yet. This is du...
Simple load forecasting and overload prediction models, such as LSTM and XGBoost, are unable to handle the increasing amount of data in power systems. Recently, various foundation models (FMs) for time series analysis have been proposed, which can be...
This study investigated the impact of different load distribution ratios between two rotors on the unsteady performance of dual-stage pump-jet propulsors using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFDs) and experimental methods. The Shear Stress Transport (...
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