Abstract: The piston in reciprocating engine would be badly ablated under severe knock. However, the mechanism of the detonation-induced thermal ablation of piston is still unclear. A detonation bomb device (DBD) was used to measure ...

Abstract: This second part of the study is a followup to Part I. In addition to the Asset Condition Index (ACI) establishments and statistical model estimates of the first part, this further study analyzed several typical asset ...

Abstract: Incorporating safety performance measures into asset management can assist agencies in efficiently managing their aging assets and improve system-wide safety. Previous studies have revealed the relationship between individual ...

Abstract: The multiscale tropical deep convective variability over the Pacific Ocean is examined with the 4-month high-resolution deep convection index (ITBB) derived from satellite imagery. With a systemic view, the complex phenomenon ...

Abstract: The concept of an equivalent plastic-hinge model was used to evaluate the lateral behavior of precast segmental ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) bridge columns. The columns consist of precast UHPC segments that were ...

Abstract: This article first proposes a stress/strain reconstruction method based on neural networks. The construction of the dataset and the setting of the network structure are introduced around this method. Standard component ...

Abstract: Choice-making in diverging in an interchange is affected by multiple external factors. Along with an analysis of the characteristics of drivers’ choice-making in expressway interchanges, this study settles many other ...

Abstract: The prospect of analysis-driven precalibration of a modern diesel engine is extremely valuable in order to significantly reduce hardware investments and accelerate engine designs compliant with stricter fuel economy ...