Abstract: Scattering of elastic waves by structural inhomogeneities such as cylindrical cavities has been a subject of intensive study for decades. The time-harmonic elastodynamic analysis making use of ...

Abstract: This contribution addresses the effect of a surface wave on the dynamic behavior of a slope. In particular, the interaction of a Rayleigh surface wave, possibly generated by an earthquake or nearby blasting, with a simple ...

Abstract: he Okinawa baiu (summer rainy season) starts in early May and ends in late June, preceding the baiu in mainland Japan by approximately 1 month. This study investigates the time evolution of the large-scale circulation ...

Abstract: This paper describes the characteristics of the heat transfer and flow of a swirling laminar impinging jet in a comparatively narrow space with a confined wall. Air is impinged on a flat ...

Abstract: The hysteretic loops of the embedded‐type column‐to‐footing connection, subjected to seismic loading, can be classified into three types, namely (1) Elastic‐plastic with sufficient deformability; (2) pinching type with ...

Abstract: Based upon previous results for thin solid film lubrication, a contact model has been proposed which can describe the physical essence of the steady-state friction condition. By using this ...

Abstract: A global primitive-equation model of the atmosphere is used to study the relationship between the temporal variations of the zonal mean zonal flow and baroclinic eddies. Nonperiodic low-frequency vacillation of the mean ...

Abstract: The strength of a wide-flange section column-to-beam connection with split-tee stubs is dominated by out-of-plane deformation of flange plate for the wide-flange section column, especially when transverse stiffeners in the ...

Abstract: This paper presents simultaneous turbulence measurements of velocity and tracer concentration using a combination of laser Doppler anemometer (LDA) and laser induced fluorescence (LIF) in rectangular and compound channels. ...