Abstract: The objective of design optimization is to determine the design that minimizes the objective function by changing design variables and satisfying design constraints. During multiobjective optimization, which has been widely ...

Abstract: A pump‐and‐treat system of extraction wells is modeled to create a hydraulic capture zone to immobilize a plume of contaminants in a confined aquifer with uncertain hydraulic transmissivity. The stochastic approach is used ...

Abstract: This article explores the synthesis of a planar overconstrained mechanism potentially for a folding hinge application. Inspired by a folding hinge patent from a phone company, the author analyzes the linkage and discovers ...

Abstract: In this paper, the b oundary e lement m ethod (BEM) approach is applied to solve the Pennes (1948) bioheat equation. The objective is to develop the BEM formulation and demonstrate its ...

Abstract: The constitutive properties of hard alpha Ti were recently generated by Chan et al., 2000, “Constitutive Properties of Hard Alpha Titanium,” Metall. and Maters. Trans. A, Vol. 31A, pp. 3029–3040, using uniaxial...

Abstract: A complementary sensor technique for reverse engineering objects that are represented by a three-dimensional (3D) cloud data set is reported. The research focuses on objects whose surface form ...

Abstract: Debris flows that entrain sediment by undermining channel beds or scouring channel banks can become exceptionally mobile and destructive. Therefore, the calculation of entrainment plays an important role in debris flow ...

Abstract: A method to synthesize decoupled multivariable control system from a batch of plant test data is introduced. The method is applicable when the system has more inputs than outputs and is ...

Abstract: In this paper, we present a modified method of data-based LQ controller design which is distinct in two major aspects: (1) one may prescribe the z-domain region within which the closed-loop ...