Abstract: Although trench failures observed in the field clearly show three-dimensional (3D) characteristics, the stability analyses of slurry-supported trenches are typically carried out under plane-strain assumptions. The factor ...

Abstract: In order to understand the influence of sand content on the secondary consolidation behavior of sand–fine mixtures, a series of one-dimensional creep tests were conducted. These tests used mixtures with sand contents of ...

Abstract: A new failure mechanism established from a streamline velocity field with energy dissipation through an internal deformable zone and the velocity discontinuity at its boundary is proposed. The application of the developed ...

Abstract: The bipolar plate flow channels are critical to the operation of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC). The appearance of a water flood phenomenon at the cathode flow channel affects mass transport capacity and output ...

Abstract: Because flow field design is an effective method for improving the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells, some novel flow fields have been proposed to improve mass transportation in the horizontal plane using ...