Abstract: Modern methods for calculating slope stability in current finite-element programs involve the stepwise uniform reduction of the soil strength parameters. However, prediction of the strength-reduction law under the influence ...

Abstract: Atmospheric processes and the associated transport and dispersion of atmospheric pollutants are known to be highly variable in time and space. Current air-quality models that characterize atmospheric chemistry effects, for ...

Abstract: Previously developed software for the analysis and design of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings had been loosely connected using interface integration architecture. The latest advances in the field of conceptual modeling, ...

Abstract: The authors have developed a method that uses tracer measurements as the basis for comparing and evaluating wind fields. An important advantage of the method is that the wind fields are evaluated from the tracer measurements ...

Abstract: The present study deals with the stiffness and damping profiles of the leg joints during the ground-contact phase of hopping. A two-dimensional (sagittal plane) jumping model, consisting of four ...

Abstract: Existing restrainer design methods recommended by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to prevent unseating in simply ...

Abstract: Laparoscopic morcellation is a technique used in gynecological surgeries such as hysterectomy and myomectomy to remove uteri and uterine fibroids (leiomyomas) through a small abdominal incision. Current morcellators use ...