While early ideal consolidation theories for vertical drains focused primarily on radial flow, numerous coupled radial–vertical seepage models have since been developed to better capture complex flow behavior in practice. To overcome this limit...
The tire grounding parameters are a crucial component of the vehicle dynamics control system; accurate acquisition of grounding parameters is important for improving traction, braking force, and handling stability during vehicle operation. This paper...
Displacement monitoring systems play a crucial role in ensuring the safety of tunnels. Existing sensing technologies and analysis methods may be insufficient for monitoring tunnel displacement, particularly vertical displacement, due to the harshness...
Lifetime is a basic support for the thermal insulation function of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs). Therefore, extending the life span is essential to develop next-generation TBCs. For this objective, the columnar structure formed by vertical cracks...
Subgrade deformation under load is accumulated from the local compressive strain of each layer. Solely relying on the overall settlement monitoring at the top surface makes it difficult to reveal the internal strain distribution and the evolutionary...
Bridge displacements are one of the most important physical values in evaluating the health of bridges. However, the direct measurement of bridge displacements is not easy due to various factors, such as installation location and cost. For that reaso...
A real-time prediction method using a multilayer feedforward neural network is proposed for estimating vertical dynamic displacements of a bridge from the longitudinal strains of the bridge when vehicles pass across it. A numerical model for an exist...
In intelligent manufacturing and robotic technology, various sensors must be integrated with equipment. In addition to traditional sensors, stretchable sensors are particularly attractive for applications in robotics and wearable devices. In this stu...
Intelligent tire technology enables real-time monitoring of tire–ground interaction states and provides an effective approach for improving the intelligence of wheeled tractors. However, the relative effectiveness of different sensing signals f...
The consolidation process of soil stratum is a common issue in geotechnical engineering. In this paper, the two-dimensional (2D) plane strain consolidation process of unsaturated soil was studied by incorporating vertical impeded drainage boundaries....
Borehole strain gauges play a crucial role in geophysical, seismological, and crustal dynamics studies. While existing borehole strain gauges are proficient in measuring horizontal strains within vertical boreholes, their effectiveness in capturing v...
This article presents the findings of an experimental study conducted on a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) tower instrumented with cascaded fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors to detect bending deformations. Structural health monitoring (SHM) is an e...
In this paper, we perform a comprehensive analysis of contemporary three-dimensional crustal deformations over the Tibetan Plateau. Considering that the coverage of continuous GNSS sites in the Tibetan Plateau is sparse, a newly designed method that...
We present a comprehensive study of the structural and electronic properties of a graphene/phosphorene (G/P) heterostructure in the framework of density functional theory, including van der Waals interaction in the exchange–correlation function...
In the study, experimental and theoretical studies were carried out to assess the influence of the vertical mounting joint zone of the tank on the stress-strain state of the defect zone. Thus, experimental tests of models of a tank wall fragment with...
Spaceborne electronic equipment printed circuit boards (PCBs) installed under vertical mounting boundary conditions are exposed to a tougher environment than horizontal mounting due to the boundary conditions under the launch environment. Steinberg&r...
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In this work, a two-strain dengue model with vertical transmission in the mosquito population is considered. Although vertical transmission is often ignored in models of dengue fever, we show that effective control of an outbreak of dengue can depend...
The resilient modulus (MR) and the backcalculated modulus from the FWD testing (EFWD) of the unbound layers are critical inputs in the analysis/design of pavements. Several studies have tried to develop a conversion factor between these two parameter...
The use of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors is proposed to solve the technical problem of poor sensor stability in the long-term safety monitoring of shaft lining structures. The auxiliary shaft of the Zhuxianzhuang coal mine was considered as the e...
The low-strain integrity testing of large-diameter piles has attracted more and more attention because of its wide application in offshore engineering, such as for wind turbines, etc. Body and Rayleigh waves generate on the top surface of large-diame...
To investigate the failure characteristics of 3D-printed concrete utility tunnels under loading, a 1:25 scaled model was designed using similarity theory. Vertical loading tests were conducted under soil lateral confinement, and the load–displa...
The linear two-dimensional problem of interaction between an hydroelastic wave propagating along an elastic floating ice plate with built-in vertical rigid plate is studied. The fluid under the ice is inviscid and incompressible. The fluid depth is f...
Two specimens of low-yield-point steel plate shear walls used for the experimental investigation into different failure modes of the structure were respectively carried out by the horizontal and vertical loading tests in this paper. The results deriv...
The life span for a coating attached to its substrate is basic support for their desired protective function. Therefore, it is necessary to find out the causes responsible for the failure of coatings during service. This paper developed a finite elem...
Internal responses of multilayer pavement structures are difficult to characterize using surface-based inspection alone. This study investigates a scaled multilayer pavement model instrumented with embedded quasi-distributed fiber Bragg grating (FBG)...
The effect of epitaxial strain on the electrical properties of ferroelectric films has been widely investigated. However, this kind of strain is generally attributed to the substrate clamping constraints and is easily relaxed when the thickness of fi...
Accurate vertical load measurement through intelligent tire technology is crucial for vehicle stability, handling, and safety. Existing studies have mainly focused on modeling and bench experiments, overlooking a detailed comparative analysis of real...
The use of glass waste in the construction industry has a high potential of leading to a higher recycling percentage. Foam glass aggregate (FGA) is around 98% recycled glass waste of various origins and has good insulation properties with big grain s...
The facial expressions of humanoid robots play a crucial role in human–computer information interactions. However, there is a lack of quantitative evaluation methods for the anthropomorphism of robot facial expressions. In this study, we design...
Intelligent tire technology significantly enhances vehicle performance and driving safety by integrating sensors and electronics within the tire to facilitate the real-time monitoring of tire–road interactions. However, its testing and validati...
ZnO-Au nanocomposite thin films have been previously reported as hybrid metamaterials with unique optical properties such as plasmonic resonance properties and hyperbolic behaviors. In this study, Au composition in the ZnO-Au nanocomposites has been...
In recent years, outbreaks of inclusion body hepatitis (IBH) have been reported with increasing frequency worldwide. In Austria, the presence of fowl aviadenoviruses (FAdVs) and/or IBH has been documented sporadically. The present report describes a...
Vertical axis wind turbines are an emerging and in-development wind energy technology which are characterized by their complicated aerodynamics. Detached flow conditions, which are typically developed at operational tip speed ratios, demand a rigorou...
Speed management plays a critical role in road safety; however, conventional speed limits are determined based on characteristics such as geometry and traffic volume. Limited consideration is given to the structural condition of pavements and surface...
Baculoviruses can persist in insect host organisms after infection and may be vertically transmitted to the next generation, in which they may be reactivated. The goal of the present study was to compare the efficiency of the vertical transmission of...
In the current work a new equation for initial damage assessment of limestone based on plane strain theory is proposed. Detailed investigations of the static and dynamic characteristics of limestone with different initial damage degree, using longitu...
The Oh-Park methodology was proposed to overcome the limitations of Steinberg’s theory for evaluating the structural safety of space-borne electronics and has been experimentally verified at the printed circuit board (PCB) specimen level for va...
Graphene-based van der Waals (vdW) heterojunction plays an important role in next-generation optoelectronics, nanoelectronics, and spintronics devices. The tunability of the Schottky barrier height (SBH) is beneficial for improving device performance...
Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), which has great impact on agronomic production worldwide, is both aphid and seed transmitted. Although the mechanisms of aphid transmission have been widely studied, those underlying the ability of CMV to survive and rema...
The continuing impact between the Eurasia Plate and India results in the thickening and shortening of the N-S Tibetan Plateau. There has been strong tectonic movement along the boundary of the zones of deformation of the NE corner of the Tibetan plat...
In this work, the architecture of a high-power InAlGaP/InGaP vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) with an emission wavelength of 680 nm was studied. The design of quantum well, including the well thickness, indium composition, and barrier a...
Well deviation is a prevalent problem in deep oil and gas exploration, leading to a significant increase in drilling costs. The conventional bottom-hole assembly (BHA) anti-deviation design method does not consider the impact of the BHA structure on...
In order to investigate the mechanical behavior of reinforced soil-retaining walls during service, this paper carried out a long-term remote observation test for 6 years on the modular-reinforced soil-retaining wall of the Qingrong intercity railway...
This study investigates staged surcharge preloading at a coastal test section by integrating field monitoring (pore-water pressure, settlement/settlement rate, and layer-by-layer deformation) with laboratory consolidation tests and field vane shear m...
In the presented paper, an approach to assessing the size of the plastic deformation zone around a circular cavity intersecting a crushed disintegrated layer in tectonically stressed massive rock is suggested. Fractured rock zones of different qualit...
In laboratory testing, analyzing the influence of various factors on oedometer test results is essential, since the oedometric modulus (Eoed) directly affects e. g. footwear impressions in forensic engineering. This study focused on incremental loadi...
In order to prevent the problem of freezing pipe fracture in the process of artificial freezing construction, taking the main shaft freezing project of Shandong Yuncheng Mine as the background and based on the similarity theory, the similarity model...
A static load test, single-wheel load test, and cyclic-wheel load test were carried out on large-thickness flexible base-layer and semi-rigid base-layer asphalt pavement structures by a multifunctional wheel-load testing machine. A comparative analys...
In this paper, we study how cyclonic and anticyclonic vortices adapt their shape and orientation to a background shear flow in an effort to understand geophysical vortices. Here we use a balanced model that incorporates the effects of rotation and de...
In geotechnical engineering, operations such as foundation pit excavation, slope cutting, and tunnel boring often involve lateral unloading under plane strain conditions. This unloading pattern exhibits significant differences from the traditional ax...
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