Abstract: The sensitivity of the hydrological cycle to soil water-holding capacity (WHC) is investigated using the Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique General Circulation Model (LMD GCM) coupled to a land surface model (LSM). A ...

Abstract: In filled elastomers, the mechanical behavior of the material surrounding the fillers -termed interphasial material-can be significantly different (softer or stiffer) from the bulk behavior of the ...

Abstract: Instabilities in solids and structures are ubiquitous across all length and time scales, and engineering design principles have commonly aimed at preventing instability. However, over the past two decades, engineering ...

Abstract: This paper explores the vibration damping properties of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) containing thin plastically deformable metallic layers embedded in an elastic ceramic matrix. We develop an elastic–plastic dynamical ...

Abstract: Content-based retrieval is particularly important for exploiting company model databases and online catalogs. To allow the identification of reusable part models possibly fitting with the product under development, methods ...

Abstract: A case of a nontornadic supercell over France is simulated with a three-dimensional nonhydrostatic cloud model. The simulation starts from an operational data analysis without any superimposed perturbation. The initial ...

Abstract: A simple parameterization of the hydrologic exchanges between the soil-vegetation system and the atmosphere (SECHIBA) has been developed for use within atmospheric general circulation models (AGCM). For each grid box of ...

Abstract: We studied the stability of a confined rod under axial vibrations through a combination of analytical and numerical analysis. We find that the stability of the system is significantly different than in the static case and ...