Abstract: Movable bridges are interesting and feasible solutions at the crossover point of transportations, providing fascinating landscapes and significant engineering challenges. This paper presents a new structural system applied ...

Abstract: The kinematic analysis method based on generalized inverse theory has been used in the engineering field. However, the traditional numerical procedure is found to be extraordinarily time consuming when the number of unknowns ...

Abstract: The principle of folding analysis of frame structures with kinematical indeterminacy is widely used in the field of engineering. However, the design process of the efficient configuration for spatial structures in ...

Abstract: This study proposes a concept of a single-layer deployable truss structure driven by elastic components which is applicable to small satellites. The structure is self-deployable from its stowed state to a planar regular ...

Abstract: The cyclic behaviors of soils in the plane strain state have rarely been studied in laboratory tests, while the plane strain hypothesis may have applications on the traffic-induced cyclic properties of subgrade soils beneath ...