Abstract: The apparent contact area of curved rough surfaces can be larger than that predicted by the Hertz theory due to asperity interaction outside the Hertzian region. In the present study, simple ...

Abstract: This paper presents a series of experiments carried out to determine the characteristics of a pultruded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) sheet pile profile for waterfront retaining wall applications. The profile’s flexural ...

Abstract: The concept of a fractal-regular surface, with a dual-section power spectrum, has been implemented in an elastic-plastic contact analysis. Under certain assumptions, the analysis of individual ...

Abstract: Thermal mapping is a technique that uses a vehicle-mounted infrared radiometer to measure the variation of road surface temperature (RST). Conventionally, the technique is conducted under three qualitatively categorized ...

Abstract: Accurate numerical prediction of road ice is important in cutting winter road maintenance costs, reducing environmental damage from oversalting, and providing safer roads for road users. In this paper, the error of road ...

Abstract: Early-age carbonation curing of concrete is considered an alternative curing method that efficiently utilizes carbon dioxide to improve the performance of concrete and reduce carbon emission. Carbonation curing is commonly ...

Abstract: A combined theoretical and experimental investigation is made of the instability of a liquid film around a long, horizontal, circular cylindrical body in still air. In the theoretical investigation, ...

Abstract: One kind of renewable and clean fuel is n-butanol, called the second-generation biofuel. Recently, it has attracted more and more interests from energy researchers and many oil companies. Almost all related research focus ...

Abstract: A five-degree-of-freedom model was developed for the analysis of the off-track motion of the magnetic head slider in a hard disk drive. The air bearing was integrated into the dynamic system ...

Abstract: This paper reports an investigation of the effects of surface conditions of forwardfacing steps (FFS) on turbulent flows. Three surface conditions including one smooth step and two rough step surfaces created using sandpapers ...