Abstract: Efficient vessel scheduling through a channel can improve the operational efficiency of ports. Additionally, many large vessels with a deep draft have delays related to tidal cycles when passing through tidal channels. ...

Abstract: Slab tracks are used worldwide in high-speed railways. The slab may be cast in situ, resulting in a continuous length of concrete, or it may be constructed in discrete precast sections laid end to end. According to structural ...

Abstract: The landscape character of metropolitan areas faces the problem of competition between protection and development. This study explores the synergism of management, protection, and development of landscape character diversity ...

Abstract: This paper examines static liquefaction phenomena in sand–clay mixtures from both experimental and theoretical perspectives. Consolidated undrained triaxial tests (CU tests) are implemented on a mixture of sand and clay ...

Abstract: Prediction of watershed runoff resulting from precipitation events is of great interest to hydrologists. The nonlinear response of a watershed (in terms of runoff) to rainfall events makes the problem very complicated. In ...

Abstract: It is commonly accepted that the macroresponse of soil depends significantly on the microscopic particle characteristic features, such as size, shape, and roughness. These parameters can be obtained readily by dynamic image ...

Abstract: In urban areas, conventional transit priority systems (e.g., passive priority) present some problems, such as causing too many traffic delays and degradation of on line performance due to the lack of real-time data. The ...

Abstract: The writers have derived a unified governing equation for freezing saturated soils. This equation considers the governing mechanisms with respect to individual thermal and hydraulic fields. The writers included coupling ...

Abstract: Shape factors traditionally are used to relate the bearing capacity of square, rectangular, and/or circular footings to that of strip footings in geotechnical foundation designs, in order to take account of additional ...

Abstract: Solving the reliability problem of primary ice detection systems is of great significance to support the design of anti-icing systems. In this paper, an efficient method employing a feature-enhanced neural network ...