Abstract: In gas turbine operations, engine performance and health status are very important information for engine operators. Such engine performance is normally represented by engine airflow rate, compressor ...

Abstract: In this study, the effect of an upper-layer current on the propagation of intermediate vortices, such as Mediterranean Water eddies, is investigated. The author discusses the advection mechanism proposed by Hogg and Stommel ...

Abstract: Previous experimental studies on laterally loaded pile groups usually applied loading along the direction parallel to the edge of the pile cap. This study aims to determine the effects of the loading direction on the ...

Abstract: Previous experimental studies on laterally loaded pile groups usually applied loading along the direction parallel to the edge of the pile cap. This study aims to determine the effects of the loading direction on the ...

Abstract: A major issue in the use of geomembranes for waste containment is an estimate of the material's durability (i.e., its lifetime) to various aging phenomena. For high density polyethylene geomembranes, which are the focus ...

Abstract: Autocorrelation in 100 percent measurement data results in false alarms when the traditional control charts, such as X and R charts, are applied in process monitoring. A popular approach proposed ...

Abstract: A new approach to fixture fault diagnosis, designated component analysis (DCA), is proposed for automotive body assembly systems using multivariate statistical analysis. Instead of estimating the ...

Abstract: Yee and Tsuei (1989) developed the Modal Force Technique (MFT) as a tool for component synthesis. The approach utilizes the frequency response functions at connecting joints to predict the ...

Abstract: The problem of inserting a long optical fiber into a long helical steel tube by means of vibration is modelled as a block repeatedly sliding and jumping inside a vibrating long tube which ...