Abstract: A simple mathematical model capable of simulating the major biomechanical attributes of contracting cardiac muscle is presented. This model is based on the phenomenological observations on heart ...

Abstract: Measurements of segmental deformation made on papillary muscles obtained from cat, rabbit, dog and pig hearts suggest that the deformational behavior in these specimens is appreciably nonuniform ...

Abstract: Two mixed-phase cloudy boundary layer events observed over the Arctic ice pack in autumn are extensively analyzed. The local dynamic and thermodynamic structure of the boundary layers is determined from aircraft measurements ...

Abstract: This paper presents simplified closed-form analytical solutions that can be used to interpret and predict ground movements caused by shallow tunneling in soft ground conditions. These solutions offer a more comprehensive ...

Abstract: There is concern among researchers whether the passive muscle properties, characterized by purely passive material testing procedures, are an appropriate representation of the actual passive component ...

Abstract: Time-averaged vertically integrated 3D advections are inferred from heat and moisture budgets obtained from observations at the Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA) field experiment for April, May, June, and ...

Abstract: A persistent, weakly forced, horizontally extensive mixed-phase boundary layer cloud observed on 4?5 May 1998 during the Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA)/First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project ...

Abstract: The collision of barges against bridge piers is an extreme loading condition that usually governs the design of bridges that span navigable waterways. The magnitude and time variation of impact forces depend on several ...