Abstract: This study formulates a heat flux boundary model to assess cold region ground temperatures and to distinguish the difference between this boundary type and a temperature boundary type. This formulation considers the impacts ...

Abstract: An improved algorithm is introduced in this paper for digital simulation of the stochastic wind velocity field on long-span bridges, when the cross-spectral density matrix of the field is given. The target wind velocity ...

Abstract: Adsorption of zinc to two soils was quantified in the presence of citrate ranging in concentration from 0 to 10 mM/L. For both soils, Zn adsorption increased with increasing citrate up to a concentration of 2mM/L. With ...

Abstract: Gyroelastic body refers to a flexible structure with a distribution of stored angular momentum (called gyricity). In previous studies, it was assumed that each volume element of the structure possesses an infinitesimal ...

Abstract: Validation of computational models with multiple correlated functional responses requires the consideration of multivariate data correlation, uncertainty quantification and propagation, and objective ...

Abstract: This paper presents a study on the expansion process, which joins fins to thick-walled microgroove tubes for high pressure air conditioning and refrigeration (ACR) heat exchanger. Experiments of ...

Abstract: Validation of computational models with multiple, repeated, and correlated functional responses for a dynamic system requires the consideration of uncertainty quantification and propagation, multivariate ...

Abstract: The properties inhomogeneity of steel plates will result in uncertainty of forming quality of large diameter UOE oil pipes and increase the risk of pipeline failure. In this paper, a robust design method for UOE forming ...