Abstract: All naturally occurring and most manmade solid particles are nonspherical. Examples include airpollutants in the nanoto micrometer range as well as blood constituents, drug particles, and industrial fluidparticle streams. ...

Abstract: Representing a new class of nanoscale material, carbon nanotubes possess many extraordinary mechanical and electronic properties stemming essentially from their unique geometric and chemical structures. ...

Abstract: Open-ended steel pipe piles are now widely used as the foundations for offshore structures. The pile-soil interface behavior is of particular interest in sands where shaft friction plays an important role in resisting the ...

Abstract: Diaphragm wall structure retaining excavation of subway stations in soft soil generally involves large investments and considerable construction risks. A reasonable design is expected to provide a green life cycle solution ...

Abstract: The finitetime synchronization for the highdimensional chaotic system is studied. A method is derived from the finitetime stability theory and adaptive control technique. To show the wider applicability of our method, an ...

Abstract: Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors emerged as a relatively new strain-sensing technology for civil engineering applications. This study presents a field test to assess the feasibility of FBG sensors in monitoring the strain ...

Abstract: To reduce disaster response failures, controlling disaster preparedness faults is essential. Emergency management departments should analyze the lack of capability as soon as an early warning is released and make adaptive ...

Abstract: As the most important feature of jacked open-ended concrete pipe piles, shear zone has fluence of crucial importance during installing and after penetration. This study conducted a field test in silt deposit to observe the ...