Abstract: Flow in a bifurcating tube system typifying a major bronchial bifurcation is studied experimentally with a two color, two velocity component laser Doppler anemometer. The flow loop is composed ...

Abstract: A model symmetric bifurcation was employed to simulate steady expiratory flow in the upper part of the human central airways. A two color, two component laser Doppler anemometer was used to ...

Abstract: In this paper, a nonlinear guidance law is developed for the approach and landing (A&L) phase of a reusable launch vehicle (RLV). First, a novel time-varying sliding mode control (TVSMC) technique is introduced. The main ...

Abstract: In this paper, a nonlinear guidance law is developed for the approach and landing (A&L) phase of a reusable launch vehicle (RLV). First, a novel time-varying sliding mode control (TVSMC) technique is introduced. The ...

Abstract: Finite element limit analysis (FELA) was used to investigate the bearing capacity of strip footing on a rock mass with single or multiple continuous voids. The underlying rock mass was assumed to have perfect plasticity ...

Abstract: Premature debonding is a major obstacle for the utilization of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-reinforced stone structures due to the brittle characteristics of stone materials. The study of the interfacial behavior between ...