Abstract: The maximum operating efficiency of a centrifugal pump is different when it is parallel operated with different pumps. To study the reduction in the maximum operating efficiency of pumps in ...

Abstract: This paper reports results from centrifuge model tests that provide insight into the behavior of rectangular foundations (representing earthmoving equipment) during penetration, with freedom in rotation, adjacent to a sand ...

Abstract: The improvement of construction productivity has always been a key concern for both researchers and project managers. Several studies have analyzed construction productivity from different perspectives; however, little ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the seismic behavior of the cold-formed steel (CFS) frame with bolted moment connections by quasi-static loading tests and numerical analysis. The quasi-static loading test takes the thickness of ...

Abstract: his paper introduces a quality control (QC) program for the real-time hourly land surface temperature observation developed by the Central Weather Bureau in Taiwan. There are three strategies involved. The first strategy ...

Abstract: Agricultural nonpoint source (NPS) pollution is still the main factor that affects the quality of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. Starting from the study of the mechanism of NPS, taking the Yangliu small watershed in the ...