Abstract: The effect of a rigid elliptic inclusion on both plain bending and pure twist of a thick elastic plate is investigated on the basis of Reissner’s plate theory [1, 2]. Comparison is made for ...

Abstract: A possible problem in using solar chimney as a natural smoke exhaust system will be identified in this paper. Smoke generated in a fire might not be removed effectively if the glazing walls ...

Abstract: The flow of an incompressible viscous fluid through a circular pipe is studied for the case of an axisymmetric wave traveling along the wall when the initial motion is assumed to be a ...

Abstract: A discrete element method is described for the analysis of single piles subjected to torsion. The soil is modelled using the modulus of subgrade reaction, which is expressed in terms of the soil shear modulus and the pile ...

Abstract: A numerical method is presented for the analysis of general three‐dimensional pile groups. The features of the pile‐group model may include battered piles, different pile sizes, non‐uniform pile sections, soil nonlinearity, ...

Abstract: The development of Hong Kong as a port dates back to the mid‐19th century, but its real growth to become an important international center in trade, finance, and manufacturing only started forty years ago. The sharp increase ...

Abstract: Accommodating the rapidly expanding Hong Kong population on a rugged terrain of limited area demands a solution to many transportation issues and problems. The old urban area is growing and being modernized. In addition, ...

Abstract: Hong Kong is situated on the south coast of China and is the main trading port with that country. During 1991 a total 255,300 ships called at Hong Kong which is one of the world's busiest ports. Rapid expansion of air ...

Abstract: Two ways of nesting are covered: (1) all templates in uniform orientation, and (2) alternate columns of inverted templates. Columns of templates are formed and neighboring columns are meshed ...