Abstract: Abstract. The derivation of material parameters for soft tissues has recently been transformed by advances in full-field measurement techniques providing high-resolution, volume-wide displacement data in soft tissues, ...

Abstract: This paper describes an optimization scheme for the J parameter calculation of cracks postulated in complex geometrical configurations such as elbow entries/exits and/or thickness transitions. The principle of this scheme ...

Abstract: As gridded forecasts are becoming a common source of weather data, efforts are being made to automatically produce displays for various categories of decision makers such as emergency managers and road traffic officers. ...

Abstract: Because of the lack of data on past hurricanes, empirical evaluations of the statistics needed for risk management are very uncertain. An alternative strategy is to use a hurricane model to produce large sets of synthetic ...

Abstract: Accurate modeling of gas microvection is crucial for a lot of MEMS applications (microheat exchangers, pressure gauges, fluidic microactuators for active control of aerodynamic flows, mass flow ...

Abstract: The development of modern gas turbines is accompanied by an extensive prototype testing. To evaluate performance, the engines are fitted with a substantial number of sensors measuring pressures, ...

Abstract: Personal computers are an accepted necessity for “businesses of all sizes.” Trying to cut through the sometimes confusing assortment of computers, printers, monitors, and other attachments can be an intimidating experience. ...

Abstract: Fluctuations of the annual number of tropical cyclones over the North Atlantic and of the energy dissipated by the most intense hurricane of a season are related to a variety of predictors [global temperature, SST and ...