Abstract: In this paper, a robust fixed-gain linear output pressure controller is designed for a double-rod electrohydrostatic actuator using quantitative feedback theory (QFT). First, the family of frequency responses of the system ...

Abstract: Simulation models are becoming valuable tools for design and management of furrow irrigation systems. The Manning equation is used often for describing overland flow in these models. The past studies suggest that the Manning ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new, computationally efficient, iterative technique for determining the dynamic response of nonclassically damped, linear systems. Such systems often arise in structural and ...

Abstract: Desiccant cooling systems, considered one of the sustainable air conditioning technologies, have been attractive for researchers to be studied for many years. In this paper, the modeling and ...

Abstract: The main objective of this study was to investigate the primary consolidation and creep characteristics of two unsaturated sand–bentonite mixtures subjected to drying–wetting cycles. An extensive array of laboratory testing ...

Abstract: An experimental verification of a parameter estimation algorithm for finite-element (FE) model updating for damage quantification of a concrete beam with extensive damage is presented using the measured frequency response ...

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