Abstract: The main objective of this experimental study is to quantify and compare the heat transfer enhancement of carbon foam and aluminum fins in natural convection. The study measures steady state ...

Abstract: This paper demonstrated how a modeling approach can be used to find the optimal mix of farmers’ water management practices to improve irrigation efficiency at the tertiary level in collective canal schemes. The approach ...

Abstract: Scouring is a significant problem on river bank and coastal protection systems. Severe scouring can cause damaging consequences to geotextile tube embankment structures. In this study, five case scenarios of an embankment ...

Abstract: This paper describes an experimental investigation of steel-sheathed cold-formed steel-framed shear walls by means of dynamic shake table tests. The objective was to evaluate the seismic performance and to identify whether ...

Abstract: AbstractHybrid fire testing enables the evaluation of structural elements under realistic fire-induced boundary conditions by coupling physical specimens subjected to fire with numerical models. Although previous hybrid ...

Abstract: We develop and demonstrate a new interpretable deep learning model specifically designed for image analysis in Earth system science applications. The neural network is designed to be inherently interpretable, rather than ...

Abstract: Though often overlooked, the impact of seismic transient ground deformation on natural gas (NG) pipes can be highly adverse. Particularly, pipe elbows may undergo excessive in-plane bending demand and buckling. In this ...