Abstract: Atmospheric plasma spraying was employed to prepare anode, cathode, and Y2O3stabilized ZrO2 (YSZ) electrolyte to aim at reducing manufacturing cost. YSZ electrolytes were deposited on the anode at different deposition ...

Abstract: Single-vehicle crash data for 2000 from Taiwan’s Road Accident Investigation & Reporting System were employed to compare fatality risk factors between non-motorcycle drivers and motorcyclists. On average, motorcyclists had ...

Abstract: This paper introduces a novel approach based on dimensional analysis for designing explicit displacement algorithms for use in analyzing nonlinear structural dynamics problems. Using this approach, a one-parameter family ...

Abstract: The study investigated the propagation characteristics of surface-initiated cracks in slewing bearing steel and analyzed the influence of initial crack length and orientation on crack propagation. A cohesive zone model ...

Abstract: This paper details the design and fabrication process of a fully integrated soft humanoid robotic hand with five finger that integrate an embedded shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator and a piezoelectric transducer (PZT) ...

Abstract: A pressure reducing pipe (PRP), used at the inlet of a lateral in microirrigation systems to improve water application uniformity, is developed. It is composed of an internal spiral and a sleeve pipe and is made of molded ...

Abstract: Water hydraulics relief valves are essential components of hydraulic systems. These valves maintain the desired pressure and thereby prevent other components from being damaged. During operation of the relief valve, the ...

Abstract: An asphalt pavement performance evaluation model based on deflection is established by combining the subjective deflection weight obtained from the improved analytic hierarchy process and the objective deflection weight ...

Abstract: A brief literature review on run-off-road (ROR) accident prediction model was made. Road geometry, traffic volume, accidents, roadside hardware and features data of 31 rural two-lane highways (total 740 kilometers) were ...

Abstract: Using the ray tracing-node analyzing method, the 2D transient coupled radiative and conductive heat transfer in a rectangular semitransparent medium is investigated. The rectangular medium has one ...