Abstract: This paper presents a new method for applying reliability-based design approaches to slope stability analysis. In this method the soil properties are considered to be random variables. The factor of safety of the slope is ...

Abstract: The buckling of thin films with natural nonlinearity can provide a useful tool in many applications. In the present paper, the mechanical properties of controllable buckling of thin films are investigated by accounting for ...

Abstract: In this work, we propose a strength theory as a function of temperature and state of stresses for metals. Based on the fracture in the hydrostatic stress, we derived a generalized strength model, in which the fracture ...

Abstract: Fundamentally understanding the temperaturedependent modulus is the key issue for materials serving in high temperature environments. This paper proposes a model based on lattice vibration theory to predict the ...

Abstract: A piezoelectric mechanical energy harvesting (MEH) technique was recently demonstrated through in vivo experiment by harvesting energy from the motion of porcine left ventricle (LV) myocardial wall. This provides a new ...

Abstract: The performance of flexible/stretchable electronics may be significantly reduced by the interfacial delamination due to the large mismatch at the interface between stiff films and soft substrates. Based on the theory of ...

Abstract: This study proposes a supercritical CO2 recompression cycle based on external oxy-coal combustion. It aims to evaluate and improve the performance of the system guided by energetic and exergetic analyses. The influence of ...

Abstract: The real-time characterization of thin film properties can provide insights into the behavior of film material during process such as phase-transition, hydration, and chemical reaction. The shift of reasonant frequency in ...