Abstract: This paper presents a design approach to systematically synthesize feasible configurations for series–parallel and parallel hybrid transmissions subject to design constraints and required operation modes using a simple ...

Abstract: Natural disasters are a growing threat to human populations, particularly to vulnerable groups such as the elderly. A review of the literature on how the elderly respond in disasters indicates there are patterns of ...

Abstract: Smart technologies in the Fourth Industrial Revolution can improve the performance of the construction industry with corresponding changes to project manager’s knowledge and skills. This study investigated the impact of ...

Abstract: The accurate prediction of turbines performance and flow fields requires the assessment of unsteady numerical simulations. This paper presents a numerical study on the interaction between a singlestage highpressure turbine ...

Abstract: This paper presents the results of laboratory investigations into the deformation of coal fouled ballast stabilized with geogrid at various degrees of fouling. A novel track process simulation apparatus was used to simulate ...

Abstract: This study describes the dynamic behaviors of droplet formation in microfluidic crossjunction devices (MFCDs) based on a twodimensional numerical model using the volume of fluid (VOF) method. The effects of the junction ...

Abstract: This technical note documents an experimental study conducted to examine the time-dependent mechanical response of specimens composed of sand and granulated tire rubber, loaded in one-dimensional compression. The results ...