Abstract: Determining how to quantitatively analyze and evaluate a terminal layout is important for terminal design and construction organizations. In this study, a simulation-based quantitative analysis and an evaluation method ...

Abstract: The ultimate bearing capacity of masonry retaining wall slope is studied by combining the upper-bound theorem, the mixed numerical discretization, and the linear programming. First, the soil mass is discretized by triangular ...

Abstract: Using the geometric features of surfaces, we proposed an algorithm to construct lineshaped feature point clouds for the reverse design of a blade surface. Blade surfaces in the gas turbines field require high accuracy and ...

Abstract: To protect the environment and to minimize the water pressure on a tunnel lining, the controlled drainage principle is proposed for deep mountain tunnels below high water tables. The mechanical characteristics of tunnel ...

Abstract: Intermediate heat exchanger (IHX), which transfers the heat generated in the reactor core to the secondary loop, is one of the key structural components of the very high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (VHTR). The Ni-based ...

Abstract: emporal scaling properties of the monthly sea surface temperature anomaly (SSTA) in global ocean basins are examined by the power spectrum and detrended fluctuation analysis methods. Analysis results show that scaling ...

Abstract: Concentrating solar power is not a widely deployed or known technology area, and the heliostat workforce community in the United States is currently small, with knowledge and expertise not widely available. The resource, ...