Abstract: This paper presents a method for computing the motion and decay of a large dusty, buoyant thermal (cloud) carried by a vortex ring generated from a strong near ground explosion and ascending ...

Abstract: Transition characteristics of a boundary layer on a NACA0012 airfoil are investigated by measuring unsteady velocity using hot wire anemometry. The airfoil is installed in the incoming wake ...

Abstract: Experimental measurements of load in a simulated plane slider bearing have been performed. The flow is laminar but modified Reynolds numbers up to 30 are obtained. In comparison with actual ...

Abstract: Structural reliability/redundancy has become a serious concern in the building industry after the poor performance of some buildings in recent earthquakes. Yet, there is a general lack of thorough understanding of structural ...

Abstract: A method using subgraph isomorphisms is presented for both computer recognition of shape features and feature-based decomposition of a solid from a boundary representation (B-rep). Prior to the ...

Abstract: As the sustainability of building projects has become of great concern for construction professionals, a number of different green building rating systems have been developed to help ensure that building projects are ...

Abstract: This paper presents a seismic displacement criterion for conventional soil retaining walls based on the observations of a series of shaking table tests and seismic displacement analysis using Newmark’s sliding-block theory ...

Abstract: Features allow one to associate human knowledge and product geometry. The authors proposed, in earlier publications, a unified feature modeling scheme with the aim to maintain the integrity and ...

Abstract: As the sustainability of building projects has become of great concern for construction professionals, a number of different green building rating systems have been developed to help ensure that building projects are ...