Abstract: A complete structural health monitoring system has been implemented on Aizhai Suspension Bridge for monitoring its health status and assessing its safety for long-term services. This system consists of nearly 112 sensors ...

Abstract: In this paper the so-called slightly reduced Navier-Stokes (SRNS) equations with most streamwise viscous diffusion and heat conduction terms are investigated in detail. It is proved that the ...

Abstract: In many cases, protecting permafrost from further thaw due to human activities might be the first choice for embankment design in permafrost regions. Two-dimensional finite-element analysis was conducted, in which phase ...

Abstract: A stochastic dynamic programming is used to develop optimal policies for operating the multipurpose pool of the Elk City Lake in Kansas with serially correlated inflows. The model determines a long‐term operating policy ...

Abstract: A series of experiments were conducted in a flume to study the hydraulic characteristics of the turbidity current in a reservoir. Kaolin was used as the suspended material. The plunge points were found to be unstable ...

Abstract: For investigating selective withdrawal problems, laboratory experiments were conducted in a horizontal flume with a co-directional two-layer flow of different density into a line sink. Saline water was used as the fluid ...

Abstract: A weekly evaporation time series generated by the mass transfer method for Milford Lake displays a predominant annual cycle with low evaporation in spring and winter and high evaporation in summer and fall. A mathematical ...

Abstract: This paper emphasizes the supportive role of geostatistics in applying ground-water models. Field data of 1994 ground-water level, bedrock, and saltwater-freshwater interface elevations in south-central Kansas were collected ...

Abstract: The deposition behavior of fine sediment is an important phenomenon, and yet it is unclear to engineers concerned about reservoir sedimentation. Laboratory experiments were conducted to produce both quasi-homogeneous flow ...

Abstract: Hybrid mechanisms combine the advantages of serial mechanisms and parallel mechanisms and have better stiffness and a larger workspace. In this paper, a novel workspace strongly coupled machining robot mechanism with a ...