Abstract: Dedicated fan-duct-heatsink combinations have become a standard means of cooling computer processors. Most previous studies have considered optimization of fin geometry (pitch and thickness) with ...

Abstract: A practical use of the isotache concept in creep settlement prediction is newly introduced in this study. The isotache concept introduces a unique relationship between the strain and the consolidation pressure corresponding ...

Abstract: This study presents the undrained shear characteristics of Holocene and Pleistocene clay samples from depths of 20–200 m under the seabed in Osaka Bay. Automated triaxial

Abstract: The seismic test results on a full‐scale six‐story, 2 by 2 bay, steel building with concentric‐K braces forming a “dual system” are reported. The steel building was constructed at the Large Size Structure Laboratory of the ...

Abstract: The present study is concerned with an application of the global local finite element method (GLFEM) to a gear tooth stress analysis. The GLFEM is a numerical analysis technique which combines ...

Abstract: This paper presents a fundamental study on jet vectoring control by adjusting the dimensionless frequency of synthetic jets over time without changing the injection nozzle shape in actuators. This work involves the ...

Abstract: A serpentine gas exchange unit was built with cylindrical tubular microporous membranes featuring periodic arcs with a fixed curvature ratio (ratio of tube radius to radius of curvature) of ...

Abstract: Fine-grained sediment budgets based on the monthly bed level and net sediment flux monitoring from October 2006 to October 2007 are estimated to examine the relative contributions of tides and river discharge to mud transport ...