Abstract: Oil prices may continue to rise indefinitely until alternative fossil fuels or renewable energies are commercialized. In this sense, general contractors who have the responsibility of delivering construction materials ...

Abstract: A spring-loaded pressure safety valve (PSV) is a key device used to protect pressure vessels and systems. This paper developed a three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model in ...

Abstract: We measure and model the steady transport of specific conductivity and dissolved oxygen through a groundwater plume from a highway infiltration basin in southeastern Massachusetts. Specific conductivity is treated as a ...

Abstract: When prestressing tendons are corroded, a bridge owner must decide whether to replace or repair them. If this decision must be based on a destructive inspection method, section losses in the steel strands must be estimated ...

Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell unit cell based on a scandia-stabilized zirconia (ScSZ) electrolyte for intermediate temperature operation (below 650°C) was manufactured as an anode-supported unit ...

Abstract: Urban traffic prediction is a challenging task due to the complexity of urban networks. Many studies have been conducted to improve the prediction accuracy, but the limitation still remains that their accuracy varies with ...

Abstract: The linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM)–based approach has been widely applied to investigate the threshold for corrosion-to-fatigue crack transition in the corrosion fatigue process. However, investigations to determine ...

Abstract: The erroneous load transfer curve calculated using the nominal cross-sectional area (AC) and elastic modulus of a concrete specimen (ECU) was modified by considering the nonuniform cross-sectional area (ACR) and nonhomogeneous ...