Abstract: Based on the position and orientation characteristic (POC) set and the POC equations for serial mechanisms and parallel mechanisms proposed by authors, this paper presents a novel general degree ...

Abstract: An analytical method is presented for predicting the effects of local deviations such as a point mass, a sharp decrease in stiffness and variation of thickness on the free in-plane bending ...

Abstract: Simulations of gas-solid fluidized beds have been performed using a hybrid simulation method, which couples the discrete element method (DEM) for particle dynamics with the averaged two-fluid ...

Abstract: The assembly precision of wheel alignment parameters is vital to vehicle handling stability. Due to the vertical wheel displacement and compliant components in suspension systems, it is difficult to assemble qualified ...

Abstract: A mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide (MEPDG) for portland cement concrete pavement (PCCP) has been developed recently and, within it, the coefficient of thermal expansion (CoTE) of concrete is considered as a ...

Abstract: Existing road pavement specifications require that contractors meet only certain material and construction conditions regardless of pavement life. However, performance-based warranty specifications guarantee preservation ...

Abstract: Face milling commonly generates surface quality of variation, is especially severe for milling of large-scale components with complex surface geometry such as cylinder block, engine head, and valve body. Thus surface ...