Abstract: A new bio-inspired flapping wing rotor (FWR) configuration combining the high lift of a flapping wing (FW) with the vertical take-off and landing characteristics of a rotor has proved its concept feasibility in the last ...

Abstract: Gentrification is a well-known Western phenomenon involving the upgrading of urban areas, where economic forces compel the original inhabitants to be displaced by a wealthier group of people. Evidence of the gentrification ...

Abstract: To improve the durability of cracked concrete structures in a marine environment by self-healing of cracks, the efficiency and speed of self-healing need to be increased. In this study, the interactions between organic ...

Abstract: Foam, as a group of disconnected gas bubbles wrapped with liquid film, also exists in municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. In this study, a foam flow model in MSW is established, in which the population balance equation ...

Abstract: Roller-integrated compaction monitoring technology has been widely used in highway construction and has played an important role in controlling compaction quality and construction progress. In order to detect and assess ...

Abstract: In the Jennings criterion, which is commonly used to estimate the shear strength of nonconsecutive jointed rock masses, the estimated values deviate from the actual values due to the criterion failure to consider the joint ...

Abstract: An energy-absorbing cable designated as constant resistance large deformation (CRLD) has been recently developed and applied to slopes and underground excavations. Under a static pull loading, the CRLD cable can exhibit a ...

Abstract: Aeration is an effective in situ remediation technique to accelerate the stabilization process and reduce the odor’s concentration of municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. The distribution of oxygen in a landfill is crucial ...