Abstract: The photodegradation of hydrophobic dye in surfactant solution by ultraviolet in the presence of humic materials was investigated through the examination of decay quantum yields and a proposed reaction mechanism. Two ...

Abstract: The mode approximation method (MAM) is an effective approach when analyzing dynamic structural responses and damages to blast loading. The pressure-impulse (P-I) diagram generated from the MAM provides an efficient and ...

Abstract: By combining linearly the Fourier transform and Fourier series, the stress intensity factor of a central crack in a finite rectangular plate with four hinged edges under the opening mode is ...

Abstract: A load-cladding-structure (LCS) model is developed to investigate the protective effects of foam claddings on the main structure subjected to blast loads. The properties of the blast load and the foam cladding as well as ...

Abstract: The application of phase change material slurry to the refrigeration and air conditioning system opens a new way for energy saving and reduction of the quantity of refrigerant in the system ...

Abstract: Decoupling of soil-structure interaction is applied to analyze buried structure damage due to external blast load. The structural element under analysis is assumed to deform as a simply supported rigid-plastic beam. Shear ...

Abstract: Geotechnical engineering is dominated mostly by uncertainties, because it always deals with highly variable natural materials. Reliability-analysis approaches emerge as a more reasonable and rigorous way of handling ...