Abstract: represents a unification of the above trends, including the various prior functions as special cases” (e.g., critical state, CAP,Mohr-Coulomb, Drucker Prager); the authors have cited Desai [1] for this statement...

Abstract: When a stack of identical thin cards is placed in a straight rectangular channel so that the planes of the cards are parallel to the channel axis and an air flow is started, it is observed ...

Abstract: The disturbed state concept (DSC) and the dissipated energy approach can provide simplified, fundamental, and mechanistic methods for the identification of the initiation and growth of liquefaction in saturated soils under ...

Abstract: This paper presents the theoretical basis of a novel redundancy management procedure developed for fault detection and isolation (FDI) in strategic processes such as spacecraft, aircraft, and ...

Abstract: An adaptive filter has been developed for calibration and estimation in multiply redundant measurement systems. The filter is structured in the framework of a fault detection and isolation (FDI) ...

Abstract: Ramage's model for the summer atmospheric circulation over the Arabian sea is discussed and it is shown that the inversion there as well as over the West Pakistan heat low area is due to air masses and not to subsidence. ...

Abstract: Need for unified and mechanistic constitutive models for pavement materials for evaluation of various distresses has been recognized; however, such models are not yet available. There have been efforts to develop unified ...

Abstract: Nanotechnology has been presenting successful applications in several fields, such as electronics, medicine, energy, and new materials. However, the high cost of investment in facilities, equipment, and materials as well ...