Abstract: Exact and closed-form solutions are obtained for both tangential and vertical surface displacements of a homogeneous isotropic elastic half-space due to the application, at a point on the surface, ...

Abstract: In this paper, an optimal

Abstract: The elastic stability of a thin-walled circular cylindrical shell is investigated by means of the small-deflection theory when the shell is subjected to such nonuniform heating as causes a ...

Abstract: This study derives a semianalytical solution for drawdown distribution during a constant-head test at a partially penetrating well in an unconfined aquifer. The constant-head condition is used to describe the boundary along ...

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Abstract: In this paper, a generalized design procedure for sliding mode control of nonlinear mechanical systems is proposed. The design approach combines the essential idea of the block control principle, ...

Abstract: An electrode, stainless steel supported on graphite, was used for the degradation of hazardous organic compounds, azo dye Orange G (OG), using the photoelectro- Fenton (PEF) process. Results showed that the applied current ...

Abstract: nvironmental conditions for the roughly three million people living in the Taipei basin of Taiwan are greatly affected by the land?sea breeze and afternoon thunderstorm activities. A new perspective on the land?sea breeze ...

Abstract: A hole-effect autocorrelation function is one that is non-monotonic or pseudo-periodic as defined in the geostatistics literature. This paper shows that such an autocorrelation function (ACF) can influence the probability ...