Abstract: Tunneling efforts that use shield machines often encounter weak and fractured rock formations, where the stability of the tunnel face is the principle safety control factor during tunnel construction operations. Within the ...

Abstract: During tunnel construction, the excavation face frequently encounters heterogenous weathered composite strata that considerably reduce tunnel face stability. To assess the stability of the tunnel face under such conditions, ...

Abstract: Oriented strand board (OSB) is an engineering material used in the building industry. In lieu of its cost-effectiveness and sustainability, OSB has been used widely as the skin layer of structural insulated panel (SIP), ...

Abstract: Nozzle facilities, which can generate high Mach number flows, are the core portions of the supersonic wind tunnel. Different from traditional fixed nozzles, a flexible nozzle can deform to designed contours and supply ...

Abstract: Marine heatwaves (MHWs) exert devastating impacts on ecosystems. Understanding their responses to anthropogenic forcing has attracted rapidly growing scientific interest. Given the disparate adaptation capacity and mobility ...