Abstract: Two patterns of chip curl, namely up- and side-curl, have been widely recognized in machining operations. This paper presents the third pattern of chip curl that is called lateral-curl. The ...

Abstract: The writer attempts to clarify and address two fundamental questions regarding the appropriate use of matric suction in unsaturated soil mechanics: Is matric suction a stress variable? and Is matric suction a stress state ...

Abstract: The air pressure in the unsaturated subsurface changes dynamically as the barometric pressure varies with time. Depending on the material properties and boundary conditions, the intensity of the correlation between the ...

Abstract: An analysis is provided to explain the sensitivity of regional climate to tropical deforestation based on an intermediate-level mechanistic model for land?atmosphere interaction. The analytical framework is made possible ...

Abstract: An analysis is provided to explain the sensitivity of regional climate to tropical deforestation based on an intermediate-level mechanistic model for land?atmosphere interaction. The analytical framework is made possible ...

Abstract: The Atterberg limits are empirical indices of the critical water contents defining mechanical states of soil-water mixtures between the semisolid state and plastic state (the plastic limit or wP), and between the plastic ...

Abstract: This paper presents a data-driven framework that can accurately predict the buckling loads of composite near-spherical shells (i.e., variants of regular icosahedral shells) under external pressure. This framework utilizes ...

Abstract: A coupled one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) hydrodynamic model for small rivers and streams on a large background area using an immersed boundary method (IBM) was developed and implemented for a simple flooding ...