Abstract: Everyone can observe the peculiar effect of water on a sponge: upon drying, a sponge shrinks and stiffens; it swells and softens upon wetting. In this work, we aim to explain and model this behavior by using the Biot–Coussy ...

Abstract: Using an idealized planar single crystal model undergoing symmetrical double slip in tension, the effect of rate sensitivity on shear band initiation and on shear band development is analysed. ...

Abstract: A noniterative transformation of earth-centered, earth-fixed (ECEF) Cartesian coordinates to geodetic coordinates of a point is presented. The transformation is based on ellipsoidal coordinates. The ECEF Cartesian coordinates ...

Abstract: National leveling height networks have recently been set up in Taiwan, and global positioning system (GPS) observations were carried out at the benchmarks of the networks. The purpose of this paper is to develop an improved ...

Abstract: easonal water insecurity is a social and climate-related problem of growing concern in many urban areas. From 2000 to 2050, the global urban population affected by seasonal water shortage is projected to increase from 312 ...

Abstract: Minimizing budget variances is one of the prime objectives during the preconstruction phase. Failing to control budget variances leads to poor project outcomes such as low project quality, deficiencies in design, inaccurate ...

Abstract: The traditional teaching methods used for training civil engineers are currently being called into question as a result of the new knowledge and skills now required by the labor market. In addition, the European Higher ...

Abstract: An approximate method is presented to estimate the maximum lateral drift demands in multistory buildings with nonuniform lateral stiffness responding primarily in the fundamental mode when subjected to earthquake ground ...