Abstract: Recent designs of ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) have been influenced by the increasing demand for higher function from active individuals. The biomechanical function of the individual and device is dependent upon the underlying ...

Abstract: As a cost-effective high-altitude platform, stratospheric airships have attracted widespread research interest. A number of studies focused on the mechanical performance of the airship envelope, which is the key system in ...

Abstract: Abstract In this study, the Boltzmann growth function is introduced to investigate the soil consolidation behavior induced by shield tunneling construction disturbance under the condition of lining permeability deterioration. ...