Abstract: This paper proposes a reduced fuel cell stack model for control and fault diagnosis which was validated with experimental data. Firstly, the electro-chemical phenomena are modeled based on a ...

Abstract: A high-rise building with pile-raft foundation suddenly experienced extraordinary settlements and seriously tilted after 6 years of use in Wenzhou, a city in southeastern China. Some investigations were conducted and several ...

Abstract: Compared with suspension bridges with a single main cable in each cable plane, adding a cable with a different sag may increase the vertical stiffness, but also increase the demand of frictional resistance at the saddles. ...

Abstract: The quasistatic and dynamic compressive behaviors of carbon fiberreinforced plastic (CFRP) Kagome lattice structures subjected to quasistatic load and lowvelocity impact were investigated experimentally and numerically. ...

Abstract: The frictional resistance between main cable and saddle of a long-span, multispan suspension bridge is significant for the safety of the bridge. Typically, the main cable of a long-span, multispan suspension bridge has ...

Abstract: The capability to accurately evaluate the frictional resistance between the main cable and saddle is essential for the design and evaluation of suspension bridges. In this paper, an analytical model is developed to predict ...

Abstract: The perfobond rib (PBL) shear connector group composed of multiple layers of PBL shear connectors has been proven to be one of the most effective load-transferring components and is widely used in cable-stayed bridges. In ...

Abstract: Frictional resistance between the main cable and saddle is essential for counterpoising huge unbalanced cable tension in different spans of multispan suspension bridges. Vertical and horizontal friction plates are employed ...