Abstract: A zero curvature method to estimate the limit load is introduced in detail, and a uniform computing process for computerization of the zero curvature method is presented. A new protection criterion against plastic collapse ...

Abstract: The Tahe reservoir, one of the largest scale carbonate reservoirs in western China, has very special cavities and fractures. The size of the cavities ranges from millimeter to meter scale, and the size of the fractures ...

Abstract: In the event of a release of toxic gas in the center of London, emergency services personnel would need to determine quickly the extent of the area contaminated. The transport of pollutants by turbulent flow within the ...