Abstract: The coefficient of earth pressure at rest (K) for normally consolidated clays increases nonlinearly with increasing consolidation pressure toward a steady value under high pressure rather than remaining constant. Analytical ...

Abstract: The decision of whether or not to bid is a crucial task for contractors in the construction industry because multiple attributes with the features of uncertainty and ambiguity can enhance the complexity and difficulty of ...

Abstract: Aiming at the nonlinear and dynamic characteristics of data in automotive engine systems, a fault detection method based on canonical variate analysis combined with Bhattacharyya distance (CVA-BD) is proposed in this paper. ...

Abstract: sing the reconstructed continuous and homogenized surface air temperature (SAT) series for 16 cities across eastern China (where the greatest industrial developments in China have taken place) back to the nineteenth century, ...

Abstract: Complex small-scale processes and energetic turbulence are observed at a sill located on the I-Lan Ridge that spans across the strong Kuroshio off Taiwan. The current speed above the sill is strong (1.5 m s