Abstract: Serpentine structures are of growing interest due to its unique mechanical and physical properties for applications in stretchable electronics, mechanical sensing, and biomedical devices. Mechanics-guided, deterministic ...

Abstract: Seismic reliability analysis of wood structures has to take into consideration the uncertainties from many sources. This paper presented three methods to deal with the uncertainties from ground motion records, intensity ...

Abstract: In the past, seismic-induced bearing uplift of cable-stayed bridges was seldom recognized or valued, and a conventional sliding bearing, which cannot resist uplift forces, was often used for cable-stayed bridges. In this ...

Abstract: Toupin’s Theorem plays the most influential role in the history of development concerning Saint-Venant’s Principle. We now review the history and the previous works, distinguishing Saint-Venant ...

Abstract: A total of 62 winter-storm events in the period 1964?99 over the Folsom Lake watershed located at the windward slope of the Sierra Nevada were simulated with a 9-km resolution using the fifth-generation Pennsylvania State ...

Abstract: A multistage vaneless counterrotating turbine (MVCRT) eliminates vanes between rotors, which reduces the weight and size of the turbine and avoids viscous losses associated with vanes pronouncedly. An aircraft engine ...

Abstract: To investigate the efficiency of passive energy dissipation devices in protecting cable-stayed bridges from severe damage when subjected to high-intensity ground motions, a 1/20-scale bridge model from a typical medium-span ...

Abstract: This study aims at developing appropriate multilevel performance classification of tall RC bridge piers for seismic design. A new performance classification toward postearthquake rehabilitation requirements is presented. ...