Abstract: An energy model of stabilized friction and wear is presented. Heating of a definite mass of surface material to the flash point, in consideration of the mass’s specific heat and wear, is ...

Abstract: Similarly to elasticity, it is useful to classify contacts between viscoelastic bodies by comparing the regions of contact in the loaded and load-free states. General properties are obtained for ...

Abstract: It is known that oscillatory singularities appear in problems involving interface cracks that are assumed to have open tips. An unsatisfactory aspect of the oscillatory singularities is that ...

Abstract: The interface crack in a tension field was reconsidered in a recent paper, and the unrealistic oscillatory singularities were eliminated by assuming small frictionless contact zones near the ...

Abstract: The design of chemical stabilization of clay soils typically relies on empirical studies that utilize 28-day strength, measured as unconfined compressive strength (UCS) or California Bearing Ratio (CBR), as the design ...

Abstract: Experimental monitoring of dynamic response is generally limited to few locations in the system. However, the analysis of structural performance and design of control systems would benefit from a complete knowledge of the ...

Abstract: Network-based real-time kinematic (NRTK) positioning in local or regional reference networks has been proven to be an efficient technology for high precision global positioning systems (GPS) positioning over the last few ...

Abstract: Sediments that had accumulated during the winter season, and which were left at the surface when the snow had melted, were studied with regard to physical and chemical characteristics. The investigation was carried out in ...

Abstract: Nowadays, horizontal directional drilling (HDD) technology is one of the most popular trenchless construction methods for installing pipelines under obstacles. Both risk analysis and risk management are key tools helping ...