Abstract: For a sharp notch with curved edges and subjected to surface tractions along the edges, the fracture parameters (in particular, the stress intensity factors and the size of a singular-dominant ...

Abstract: This study proposes a new relationship between the return period values of the annual maximum ground snow depth and the ground snow load for northeastern China. The proposed relationship is based on a statistical evaluation ...

Abstract: The coastal region in mainland China is prone to typhoon winds. However, a systematic analysis of the annual maximum wind speed analysis for typhoon and nontyphoon winds (i.e., mixed wind climate) using the wind records ...