Abstract: In arid regions, sustainable groundwater management is crucial for the protection of vulnerable local ecosystems but often leads to conflict with the interests of economic development. Management models containing ...

Abstract: Up to now the theoretical analysis for fracture behaviors of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) are limited to uniaxial loading. However, materials usually suffer complex stress conditions in engineering applications. Thus, to ...

Abstract: The study of the dynamic response of the elevated railway for the high-speed train in the Taiwan area at the preliminary design stage is presented. Two types of the elevated reinforced concrete railway, they being the ...

Abstract: This paper presents test results of temperature distribution, central vertical deflection, and edge horizontal deflection of a two-way concrete slab with two edges clamped and two edges simply supported in fire. On the ...

Abstract: Cascade reservoirs have interrupted the distribution and transportation of nutrients, which brings environmental and ecological problems. However, the current ecological operation methods focusing on the hydrologic regime ...

Abstract: The concept of mechanical equation of state is reviewed based on experimental results on 1100 aluminum alloy. It is applied to describe the effects of cold work on creep and creep rupture ...

Abstract: The ramifications of the definition of failure on solder joint fatigue life are discussed in terms of two considerations: (1) the dependence of the measured damage parameter (load drop or ...

Abstract: The mechanical characteristics of rock masses anchored with bolts play a critical role in anchored slope and underground buildings. In this study, the components and their mixing ratios of similar materials, such as rock ...

Abstract: Rapid urbanization has generated great pressure on natural resources. This research paper illustrates the utility of linking socioeconomic and remotely sensed imagery in order to investigate the interaction between ecological ...

Abstract: Morphology evolution of estuarine systems is a complex phenomenon. The primary processes (involving waves, currents, sediment transport, and their interaction with topography changes) are not fully understood at different ...