Abstract: A transient non-Newtonian TEHD analysis for dynamically loaded journal bearings in mixed lubrication is developed for direct problem. A mass conserving cavitation is included and viscoelasticity ...

Abstract: A numerical study of NOx reduction for a Direct Injection (DI) Diesel engine with complex geometry, which includes intake/exhaust ports and moving valves, was carried out using the commercial ...

Abstract: Although concrete in compression and wood in flexural tension are both intrinsically brittle, composite beams made of these two materials can develop a reliable measure of softening before failure when ductile shear ...

Abstract: Since the early 2000s, suction stress has been conceptualized as a unitary way to quantify effective stress in soil, i.e., effective stress equal to total stress minus suction stress. Suction stress is the part of ...

Abstract: Despite the widely accepted notion that water potential is the fundamental variable for describing soil–water interactions in soil under unsaturated conditions, it is unable to describe several basic soil properties and ...

Abstract: Specific surface area (SSA) of soil is an intrinsic property governing many geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering properties. SSA can be physically divided into two categories: external or particle surface area, ...

Abstract: The soil sorptive potential (SSP) has been recently theorized as the physical source for matric potential and local pore-water pressure. It consists of four distinct physicochemical potentials with electromagnetic nature: ...

Abstract: The soil freezing curve (SFC) is a fundamental constitutive relationship between liquid water content and temperature under subzero (0°C or 273.15 K) conditions. SFC governs mechanical and hydrologic behavior of soil ...

Abstract: Housing prices are deeply influenced by urban service amenities, and measuring this effect is necessary to help administrations construct informed urban planning strategies. However, studies have not fully assessed the ...