Abstract: This paper presents a mathematical model for frictional elastic-plastic sphere-on-flat contacts at sliding incipient. The model is developed based on theoretical work on contact mechanics in ...

Abstract: The urban surface is a largely impervious interface across which nitrogen (N) in runoff is transported and partitions between dissolved and particulate phases. In this study intraevent partitioning and transport are examined ...

Abstract: This paper considers a mode III crack problem for a functionally graded piezoelectric material strip. The mechanical and electrical properties of the strip are considered for a class of functional ...

Abstract: A derivation of the lubrication equation suitable for nonlinear rheological model is presented. Full numerical solutions coupling the lubrication equation with film shape equation and energy ...

Abstract: Problems governed by both continuum and discontinuum like tunnels and caverns are best analyzed by the coupling distinct element method and finite element or boundary element method. This article introduces a technique in ...

Abstract: This article presents a new method of analysis of piled raft foundations in contact with the soil surface. The soil is divided into multiple horizontal layers depending on the accuracy of solution required and each layer ...

Abstract: Various measurements are now available for structural health monitoring (SHM) due to the fast development of sensory systems. Utilization of multitype measurements including local and global information for SHM has typically ...

Abstract: Various measurements are now available for structural health monitoring (SHM) due to the fast development of sensory systems. Utilization of multitype measurements including local and global information for SHM has typically ...

Abstract: Two or more processes of soil erosion simultaneously exist in a hillslope landscape, and those processes can interact with each other. Yet, how one process impacts another remains unresolved. The objective of the study was ...

Abstract: For suppression of vibration of structures modeled by a spring-mass system, we propose an innovative vibration absorber comprising a hanging heavy column attached to the mass by a pinned joint with an elastic rotational ...