Abstract: A novel application of a second-order sliding mode control (SMC) scheme to the air-fuel ratio (AFR) control of automobile internal combustion engines is developed in this paper. In this scheme, ...

Abstract: There are significant uncertainties associated with certain aspects of the total maximum daily load (TMDL) estimation. Selection of the “margin of safety (MOS)” term is typically made by subjectively assigning to it a small ...

Abstract: The propagation of SH waves in a three-layered medium containing an interlayer between two semi-infinite solids with frictional contact interfaces is studied. The incident wave, which propagates ...

Abstract: This paper is concerned with the effect of a thrust active magnetic bearing (TAMB) on the stability and bifurcation of an active magnetic bearing rotor system (AMBRS). The shaft is flexible ...

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Abstract: This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation into the punching shear behavior of an innovative simple and effective shear connection method between steel-tubular column and flat-concrete slab using ...

Abstract: A series of uncertainty analysis methods was applied to investigate the propagation of parameter uncertainty within a coupled model system and to evaluate the effects of uncertainty on model outputs and decision-making ...

Abstract: A method developed for calculating the polycrystal stress-strain-time relation from the creep data of single crystals is shown. Slip is considered to be the sole source of creep deformation. ...

Abstract: A methodology for simulating 2D sheet flow is examined. Although used in the past, a mathematical derivation of the methodology was not presented, and methodology performance without uncertainties introduced by infiltration ...

Abstract: Geomembranes are thin polymeric sheets used as barriers to liquid or gas intrusion in earth structures due to their low permeability. The mechanical behavior of geomembrane-soil interfaces plays an important role in the ...