Abstract: A new definition of wave groupiness factor is proposed here based on wave-height history of wave trains. This new definition takes into account the dual roles of both zero-downcrossing wave height and wave period in the ...

Abstract: AbstractThis study experimentally investigated the settling and drag characteristics of porous and irregularly shaped coral particles with sizes ranging from 0.59 to 8.32 mm. Shape characteristics and settling velocities ...

Abstract: AbstractRecently, a full-scale lightweight bolt-connected concrete sandwich wall panel structure (LBSPS), referred to as Model I, was tested on a shaking table, and the results showed that the test building exhibited good ...

Abstract: Abstract The maintenance of soil–water pressure equilibrium and operational stability during slurry shield tunneling in saturated sandy soils critically depends on the formation of a low-permeability filter cake at the ...

Abstract: A starved lubrication experiment and analytical model have been developed to investigate the friction condition transition (FCT) at the interface between a piston ring and a cylinder liner with the piston ring reciprocating ...

Abstract: Energy conservation of urban district heating system is an important part of social energy conservation. In response to the situation that the setting of heat load in the system is unreasonable, the heat load forecasting ...

Abstract: Quantitative preference models are used to predict customer choices among design alternatives by collecting prior purchase data or survey answers. This paper examines how to improve the prediction accuracy of such models ...

Abstract: Land-use and land-cover change (LULCC) is one of the most important forcings affecting climate in the past century. This study evaluates the global and regional LULCC impacts in 1950–2015 by employing an annually updated ...