Abstract: The main purpose of this study is to determine the physical and performance properties of binders modified with styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS) and/or nanoclay and compare the behavior of polymer-modified binders (PMB) and ...

Abstract: Located on the right side of the heart, the tricuspid valve (TV) prevents blood backflow from the right ventricle to the right atrium. Similar to other cardiac valves, quantification of TV biaxial mechanical properties is ...

Abstract: In this article, the correct form of Eq. (18) for the weak-scatterer contribution is(18)F¯xϕB=−14ρℜ{∫L(∫Cx[W(M−R)*−NQ*]dl)dx}where the term R was missing from the originally published version and is defined byR=N2x[ξ3ψ3y ...

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to describe the causes of distress to the foundation of a residential building, and to discuss the remedial options. The northeast corner of the building had settled excessively. Many cracks ...

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to describe the cause of distress to the foundation and slab of an old post office building, and to discuss several remedial options. The subsurface investigation program revealed a relatively ...

Abstract: A respiratory system model (RSM) is developed for the deflation process of a quasistatic pressure-volume (P-V) curve, following the model for the inflation process reported earlier. In the RSM ...

Abstract: In this study, ultrasonic assisted drilling (UAD) is performed to investigate the effect of ultrasonic vibrations on common difficulties existed in conventional drilling (CD). UAD is a promising and advanced technique by ...

Abstract: Heat and mass transfer analysis of falling liquid film over a heated horizontal elliptical tube used in desalination systems are investigated. The heat transfer analysis is based on the energy ...