Abstract: The paper presents the experimental investigation of full-scale RC corner beam-column joints without transverse reinforcement in the joint region leading to nonductile behavior in many exiting RC buildings. The experimental ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a design method for determining the configuration of a TPC slider by using an optimization technique in order to meet the desired flying characteristics over the entire ...

Abstract: This paper suggests a method to predict the static solution for gas-lubricated slider bearings in a hard disk drive (HDD) by using an optimization technique. The modified Reynolds equation for ...

Abstract: In this paper, an optimization technique is utilized to find an optimum configuration of the taper-flat slider positioned by a rotary actuator for enhanced static air-bearing characteristics. The ...

Abstract: The focus in this paper is to automatically design the air-bearing surface (ABS) considering the randomness of its geometry as an uncertainty of design variables. Designs determined by the ...

Abstract: This paper proposes an analytical design sensitivity analysis (DSA) to topological parameters of MGL (molecular gas film lubrication) sliders by introducing an adjoint variable method. For the ...

Abstract: A new approach for topology designs of slider air bearings in magnetic recording disk drives is suggested by using large-scale discrete variable optimization techniques. Conventional optimization ...

Abstract: A further improvement is attempted of an existing analytical model for an accurate prediction of the aeroelastic stability of a tiltrotor aircraft. A rigid-bladed rotor structural model with the natural frequencies selected ...

Abstract: Recently, studies on the control and aerodynamics of multirotor unmanned aircraft system (UAS) have been performed. However, some studies depend on methods that require significant computing time or are not applicable in ...

Abstract: The flow field in a ribbed triangular channel representing the trailing edge internal cooling passage of a gas turbine high-pressure turbine blade is investigated via magnetic resonance velocimetry (MRV) and large eddy ...