Abstract: An investigation was conducted to develop a simple method for tracking the fate and transport of recycled water following recharge into a shallow brackish aquifer (caprock aquifer) in a coastal area on the Island of Oahu, ...

Abstract: A novel air bearing workbench used in rotary ultrasonic drilling of advanced ceramics was designed to constantly and sensitively control the cutting force. Compared with traditional feed systems, ...

Abstract: This study explores the elastoplastic deformational behavior of gravelly soils. A series of drained triaxial tests with controlled stress paths [conventional triaxial compression (CTC) and conventional triaxial extension ...

Abstract: Experimental results for a full-scale steel frame structure with a smart active control system under shaking-table testing are presented. To this end, a full-scale steel frame structure with the proposed control system is ...

Abstract: To implement the concept of a smart structure, a smart active control system is presented. Both fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors and neural networks are utilized to construct a system similar to the human being. The smart ...

Abstract: Failures of bridges that span a waterway often result from scour and channel instability near the bridge foundations. The Houfeng Bridge, which crosses the Da-Chia River in central Taiwan, collapsed in the 2008 typhoon ...