Abstract: AbstractThe aerodynamic shape optimization of air-breathing hypersonic vehicles often involves a high computational load due to the large number of design variables. Additionally, the complex shockwave structures and ...

Abstract: A space truss is formed of interconnected structural components that transfer loads axially. Pultruded glass-fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites exhibit their best material strength in the axial (pultrusion) direction, ...

Abstract: AbstractDrip irrigation using marginal water sources is vital for addressing agricultural water scarcity, but impurities like sediments and salts often cause emitter clogging. To address this issue, blending high-sediment ...

Abstract: The use of bolted sleeve joints has been proposed for assembling pultruded glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) tubular profiles into space lattice shell structures. Such joint configurations may introduce a semi-rigid ...

Abstract: loud classification of ground-based images is a challenging task. Recent research has focused on extracting discriminative image features, which are mainly divided into two categories: 1) choosing appropriate texture ...

Abstract: This study presents cyclic resistances of an instrumented medium dense sand (i.e., the Sand Array) and medium plastic silt (i.e., the Silt Array) deposit deduced from in situ dynamic testing using the controlled ...

Abstract: Abstract Intercity linkages can alleviate the negative impacts of overexpansion of megacities, such as environmental pressure and inefficient land use, thus reducing the pressure for expansion in individual cities. Studying ...

Abstract: This paper investigates bolted sleeve joints for connecting tubular pultruded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) sections in tubular structures such as space frames. In the proposed joint, FRP profile and steel connector are ...