Abstract: We seek the ideal wheat stalk, which minimizes the structural mass required to support a fixed grain load in the presence of gravity and wind. The optimization search is restricted to stepped ...

Abstract: Microwave-assisted ferric chloride (FeCl3) pretreated rice straw was utilized for reducing sugars production and ethanol production with free and immobilized cells of Trichoderma viride and Sacharomyces cerevisiae. The ...

Abstract: This paper presents a pseudo-static modeling methodology for dynamic analysis of distributed compliant mechanisms to provide accurate and efficient solutions. First, a dynamic stiffness matrix of the flexible beam is ...

Abstract: The autogenous shrinkage of pavement concrete with different water to cement ratios are measured in an experimental setup, and these samples’ gradation and pore structure characteristics are analyzed by a mercury intrusion ...