Abstract: The reliability of stay cables is critical to the safety of cable-stayed bridges. This paper investigates and compares reliability assessments of stay cables by using identified cable tension forces and monitored bridge ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the natural convective circulation thermosyphon with supercritical CO2 flow. New heat transport model aiming at supercritical thermosyphon heat transfer and stability is ...

Abstract: New equations are developed which predict the coefficients of discharge for concentric orifice plates as functions of line size, diameter ratio, and Reynolds number. These are developed using ...

Abstract: This paper presents a method of estimating road angles using state observers and three types of sensors (lateral acceleration sensors, longitudinal velocity sensors, and suspension displacement ...

Abstract: Previous researches on the dynamic response of a flexible connecting rod can be categorized by the ways the axial load in the rod is being formulated. The axial load may be assumed to be ...

Abstract: Finite-element simulations were used to investigate the structural demands generated by a truck colliding with a bridge pier. A reduced coupled mass-spring-damper model is proposed to simulate the collision process. The ...

Abstract: Based on observations made on the geometry of the cutting tools and the degrees of freedom in 3-, 4-, 5-axis numerical control machines, a new class of geometric algorithms is induced on the ...

Abstract: Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation has emerged as a viable alternative for water/wastewater disinfection. Laboratory dose-response data from collimated-beam tests are commonly used as a basis for determining the necessary delivered ...