Abstract: Recycled aggregate concrete–filled steel tube (RACFSTs) are attracting increasing attention from academics as a solution to use recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) as main load bearing members in multilevel or even high-rise ...

Abstract: This article presents a novel method for the dimensional synthesis of Stephenson-II function generators without order, circuit, and branch defects. The explicit equations relating the generated ...

Abstract: Injuries to the lateral collateral ligaments of the ankle joint are among the most frequently occurring injuries at the lower limb. The present study was conducted for the purpose of establishing ...

Abstract: The in-vitro, three dimensional kinematic characteristics of the human ankle and subtalar joint were investigated in this study. The main goals of this investigation were: 1) To determine the ...

Abstract: The objective of the present study was to investigate the in-vitro, coupled, three-dimensional load-displacement and flexibility characteristics of the human ankle joint complex consisting of the ...

Abstract: A soil-water retention curve (SWRC) is one of the important constitutive laws for soil-water distribution and shear-strength assessment in unsaturated soil. A SWRC commonly shows the hysteretic behavior under drying and ...

Abstract: The shear strength model, a predictive method for effectively characterizing the shear strength of joints, can be used to evaluate the stability of the rock mass. However, the traditional shear model is difficult to apply ...

Abstract: This study experimentally investigates ordinary concrete under discontinuous cyclic compression loading and performs numerical simulation of the residual stress. The stress cycles in discontinuous cyclic compression tests ...

Abstract: This work discussed the results from tests conducted to study the desorption and outburst characteristics of soft and hard coal under different gas conditions. The research found that gas type has a greater influence on ...