Abstract: Shallow slides in levee and other embankment slopes are usually controlled by effective normal stresses less than 12 kPa (250 psf). For first-time slides in fine-grained soils, the fully softened shear strength is frequently ...

Abstract: In recent years, the use of rubber from scrap tires to modify the mechanical properties of bituminous mixes has become increasingly important in road engineering. There is currently much research devoted to the influence ...

Abstract: This paper presents a computational model of a flexible pavement structure in finite elements (FE). The model is used to evaluate the response of a control (homogeneous) pavement structure, in contrast with equivalent ...

Abstract: This paper describes a numerical analysis of the dynamics of the shaft in the journal bearing of a gear pump. The modulus and direction of the load is a function of the relative position ...

Abstract: The movement of the shaft of a driven gear in a gear pump is experimentally studied. Three different methods are considered, and the use of a laser micrometer measurement method is validated. ...

Abstract: A new approach based on the open source tool OpenFOAM is presented for the numerical simulation of a mini gerotor pump working at low pressure. The work is principally focused on the estimation of leakage flow in the ...

Abstract: This study experimentally characterized the mechanical properties of warm-mix asphalt (WMA) prepared with two chemical additives: Evotherm 3G and Rediset LQ-1106, using laboratory-mixed and laboratory-compacted (LMLC) ...

Abstract: Hydraulic machines are faced with increasingly severe performance requirements. The need to design smaller and more powerful machines rotating at higher speeds in order to provide increasing ...

Abstract: Asphalt pavement properties (strength, durability, bearing capacity, etc.) are considerably affected by environmental conditions. Because of this fact, regions with severe climates (high thermal gradients, abundant ...