Abstract: The paper presents a detailed seismic performance assessment of a complex bridge designed as a reference application of modern codes for the Federal Highway Administration. The assessment utilizes state-of-the-art assessment ...

Abstract: The flow instability of a solar thermosyphon water heater is studied analytically. A system dynamics model is derived by means of a one-dimensional approach and a linear perturbation method. ...

Abstract: A nonlinear steady-state thermal performance model of a fire-tube shell boiler was developed in the present study. The model consists of two semi-empirical equations for the radiative heat flux ...

Abstract: The effects of soil erosion and sedimentation are important for natural resources conservation planning. However, although tremendous resources have been invested in developing more erosion models, the prevailing modeling ...