Abstract: For a vertical plate emerging on the surface of undrained cohesive soil, the adhesion between the plate and soil considerably impacts the lateral soil pressure on it. However, very few closed-form solutions have been ...

Abstract: The global positioning system (GPS) is a constellation of 24 navigation satellites developed and deployed by the U.S. Department of Defense to provide worldwide real-time positioning capability to its numerous users around ...

Abstract: In this study, a multiobjective multistage stochastic mixed-integer quadratic model for water allocation with hedging rules is proposed and investigated. Hedging rules determine different rationing levels among users at ...

Abstract: The influence of anisotropic consolidation on the cyclic liquefaction resistance of granular materials is explored using 3D discrete element method simulations. In this study, the term anisotropic consolidation was defined ...

Abstract: The vibration of a spinning annular disk with coupled translational and rotational rigid-body motion is analyzed. The spinning disk, with one linear spring as transverse load, is free to translate ...

Abstract: The trough girder with corrugated steel webs (TGCW), introduced to overcome the inherent limitations of traditional trough bridges, is an innovative steel-concrete composite bridge form consisting of a concrete bottom slab, ...

Abstract: To reduce the sensitivity of trajectory to uncertainty, this paper concerns the robust trajectory optimization of the solid ascent launch vehicles with the uncertainty of aerodynamic parameters and engine mass flow. Due ...

Abstract: Online precise point positioning (PPP) computation services can bring substantial benefits to surveying engineering and its applications. This study introduces Taiwan’s first online PPP service, named Taiwan Online Precise ...

Abstract: A three-roll bending process with an automatic control system for producing a bar with a U-shaped cross section is studied. The relationship between the bending moment and the curvature of the ...

Abstract: Magnesium potassium phosphate cement (MKPC) is usually produced by using dead burned MgO and potassium dihydrogen phosphate. A new MKPC was prepared by using combination of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (