Abstract: In 1994, California's steel building frames withstood the 6.8 magnitude Northridge earthquake without collapse or casualties. Severe damage, however, was sustained by the welded flange-bolted web connections: at the ...

Abstract: The diagnostic method, which utilizes the dFRFs defined in the stationary and rotating coordinate systems, is tested with a laboratory flexible rotor-bearing system, in order to verify its ...

Abstract: The early project phase is associated with uncertainty. In past literature on projects as well as in business, uncertainty (risk) is often conceived of as something unpleasant that should be avoided. This paper, in contrast, ...

Abstract: The structural integrity of pavement is the key to keeping motorists safe and comfortable while driving on roads. Failure to maintain structural integrity of pavement results in traffic disruptions and even causes havoc ...

Abstract: Complex modal testing is employed to obtain the directional frequency responses of a four-axis active magnetic bearing system. In the test, magnetic bearings are used as exciters while the ...

Abstract: his study presents the dependency of the simulation results from a global atmospheric numerical model on machines with different hardware and software systems. The global model program (GMP) of the Global/Regional Integrated ...