Abstract: The development of shear localization in a polycrystalline sheet subject to pure bending is analyzed numerically using a slip-based constitutive model. The material response at each finite element ...

Abstract: Evaporative cooling towers and cooling ponds are in ever-increasing use for the dissipation of waste heat. The modeling of moist plumes from these facilities has received considerable attention ...

Abstract: The effect of material path dependent hardening on neck development and the onset of ductile failure is analyzed numerically. The calculations are carried out using an elastic-viscoplastic ...

Abstract: In the use of wet cooling towers, drift refers to small droplets of circulating water that are carried out of the cooling tower by the saturated exhaust air. Inertial impaction separators, ...

Abstract: Computer technology has given rise to new forms and modes of project failures in the construction industry. Engineers are prime targets of claims to recover financial losses caused by these computer-provoked failures. Thus, ...

Abstract: This paper explains and discusses the development of a strategic plan for the management of research in building in a planning horizon of 8–10 years. The plan has three major elements: (1) a knowledge base with ranked long ...

Abstract: Fouling of a piping system refers to the formation of deposits on pipe walls, which can severely impede fluid flow. The food, dairy, and chemical processing industries usually combat the fouling ...

Abstract: The present article introduces a new method to solve the radiative transfer equation (RTE). First, a finite element discretization of the solid angle dependence is derived, wherein the coefficients ...

Abstract: Most balloon angioplasty procedures include the insertion of tiny cylindrical wire mesh structures, called cardiovascular stents, into the artery to prevent the elastic recoil that follows arterial ...

Abstract: In the late nineteen eighties, electric utility companies, such as Kansas City Power and Light (KCPL), recognized the viability of extending the life of power plants by repairing or replacing ...