Abstract: The dependence of the nanotribological properties of ultrathin amorphous carbon (a-C) films, deposited on Si(100) substrates by radio frequency sputtering, on their nanomechanical properties was ...

Abstract: The nanomechanical and nanotribological properties of 10-nm-thick amorphous carbon (a-C) films and 100-nm-thick polycrystalline chromium (Cr) and titanium carbide (TiC) films were investigated using ...

Abstract: Uniform silicon nanowires (SiNW) were successfully fabricated on the top, bottom, and sidewall surfaces of silicon microchannels by using a two-step electroless etching process. Different microchannel ...

Abstract: The results of an experimental research study involving the testing of ten full-scale moment resisting connections under simulated seismic loading conditions are presented. Each test specimen modeled the interior joint of ...

Abstract: The two-phase flow and boiling heat transfer in horizontal metal-foam filled tubes are experimentally investigated. The results show that the heat transfer is almost doubled by reducing the cell ...

Abstract: This paper presents a generalized uncertainty estimation method (GUEM) to characterize the fate and transport of petroleum-hydrocarbon contaminants in subsurface environments. Compared to the conventional methods, GUEM ...

Abstract: The analytical solution is given for two orthogonally intersecting cylindrical shells with large diameter ratio d/D subjected to internal pressure. The modified Morley equation is used for the ...

Abstract: The effects of specimen geometry size on the behavior of 63Sn-37Pb solder are investigated both experimentally in the laboratory and analytically with finite-element simulations. The simulations ...

Abstract: Nine large-scale subassembly tests were conducted to investigate the behavior of an innovative posttensioned wide flange beam-to-column connection for steel moment resisting frames subjected to seismic loading conditions. ...