Abstract: In this paper, based on the idea of the extended Ritz method, we introduce an efficient approximate technique for solving a general class of fractional variational problems. In the discussed problem, the fractional derivatives ...

Abstract: The ability of a gasket to maintain tightness under different operating conditions has been studied extensively in recent years. However, most of the research studies conducted on leakage predictions was performed at room ...

Abstract: Walking has an important role in improving public health. In the last decade, there has been a growing body of literature in public health, transportation, and urban design, which has analyzed the role of the built environment ...

Abstract: This article presents a new approach for the computation of the water surface angle in pipes arranged in parallel. Estimating this parameter in partially filled pipes is an important task in the solution of many practical ...

Abstract: In recent years, quite few experimental and theoretical studies have been conducted to predict gas leak rate through gaskets. However, a very limited work is done on liquid leak rates through ...

Abstract: The present work deals with the theoretical and experimental studies of gaseous flow through tight gaskets. The paper presents an innovative approach to accurately predict and correlate leak ...

Abstract: In this paper a numerical solution for the elastohydrodynamic lubrication of a finite porous journal bearing is presented. The Brinkman–extended Darcy model was applied within the porous layer ...

Abstract: Single-support bar modular joints are widely used in large-span bridges because of their competitiveness and their ability to accommodate larger movements than conventional multiple-support bar joints can accommodate. ...

Abstract: This paper extends input shaping control to one-dimensional continua. Unlike discrete systems where the input is shaped only in the temporal domain, temporal and spatial input shaping can produce ...