Abstract: Steep ramps are often unavoidable in route design, leading to adverse effects on freight transportation organization. For operators, how to safely and effectively run trains on steep downhill lines is a challenging task. ...

Abstract: This paper reports part of the results of an investigation devoted to the analysis of unstiffened flush end-plate steel-bolted joints by means of the finite-element technique. The flush end-plate joint represents an extremely ...

Abstract: This paper develops dynamical equations for variable mass systems that can be viewed, at any given instant, as comprising a solid phase and a fluid phase. The equations of translational and ...

Abstract: This paper examines the attitude motion of a cylindrical body with mass loss. It is found that mass variation can have a substantial influence on the behavior of such a system. Specifically, ...

Abstract: This paper presents a framework for the incorporation of the gradation curve in the description of mechanical behavior of unsaturated soils at low to medium degrees of saturation. Unsaturated soils have self-equilibrating ...

Abstract: In recent years, microtransformation has gradually become a renewal method adapted for the development of Chinese cities and has been promoted by many city managers. This research regards microtransformation as a brand and ...

Abstract: Treatment of the free-surface pressure boundary (FSPB) remains a challenge for the three-dimensional (3D) nonhydrostatic hydrodynamic models using a vertical staggered-grid variable arrangement. Through the tests of the ...

Abstract: In this research, nano-TiO2 and graphene composite were added to asphalt to enhance the performance of asphalt by synergistically improving the dispersion of each other. The physical properties of the modified asphalt were ...

Abstract: An efficient venturi scrubber system combining a particle growth device and a traditional venturi scrubber was designed and tested in the laboratory. Before the venturi scrubber, saturated steam at

Abstract: Based on the thin plate theory and the two-dimensional viscoelastic differential type constitutive relation, the differential equation of motion of a viscoelastic plate containing an all-over ...