Abstract: This discussion intends to make comments on the recent article of Sato et al. (1) regarding their descriptions of self-consistency conditions for the effective medium in the multiple scattering ...

Abstract: AbstractModulation of tropical cyclone (TC) genesis by the Madden?Julian oscillation (MJO) has been quantitatively diagnosed by using a climatological genesis potential index (GPI). Analysis of TC genesis during November?April ...

Abstract: A numerical method is presented to determine the steady-state nonlinear response of a rotor-support system due to deadband and rubbing using discrete Fourier transformation and inverse discrete ...

Abstract: In this paper, a variational upper-bound (VUB) method is proposed. It is the method that determines an upper-bound solution using variational calculus. By using the method, a set of so called ...

Abstract: This paper presents the position control of a double-rod cylinder system using a hydraulic bridge circuit with four electro-rheological (ER) valves. After synthesizing a silicone oil-based ER ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new approach for modeling flexure-pivot journal bearings (FPJB) employing a three-dimensional (3D) elasto-hydro-dynamic (EHD) lubrication model. The finite element (FE) method is adopted for an analysis ...

Abstract: A finite element model for elastic porous materials is presented that allows for interfaces with adjacent acoustical media that are arbitrarily oriented with respect to the global coordinate ...

Abstract: To predict climate-induced change in aquatic environments, it is necessary to understand the thermal constraints of various fish species and to understand the timing of current and projected coastal temperatures. This paper ...

Abstract: To project the effects of climate-induced change on aquatic environments, it is necessary to know the thermal constraints affecting different fish species and to acquire time series of the current and projected water ...