Abstract: This paper presents a study of the system reliability of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls by considering all four external failure modes: excessive eccentricity, lateral sliding, insufficient bearing capacity, and ...

Abstract: This paper presents the risk assessment of a footing-on-slope system that uses the random finite element method. The effect of a soil autocorrelation structure on the probability of failure and the associated risk is ...

Abstract: The current safety insurance assessment for chemical enterprises often refers to financial empirical models, lacking underlying safety failure data for premium determination and safety investment, and overlooking high-risk ...

Abstract: AbstractIn the face of frequent natural disasters, the resilience of reinforced concrete structures is critical to the safety of life and property. Especially in the southeastern coastal areas, the seismic resistance of ...

Abstract: ADAMS® is a commercially available virtual prototyping and motion simulation software, which allows the user to model a mechanical system, and mathematically simulate and visualize its 3D ...

Abstract: This review summarizes computer simulation methodologies of air-particle flow, results of drug-aerosol transport/deposition in models of the human respiratory system, as well as aspects of drug-aerosol ...

Abstract: This paper is an extension of a theoretical study by Luo on the effect of large-scale land?sea contrast (LSC) topography on the formation of an eddy-driven blocking. It is found that the topography term can be included ...

Abstract: The national bridge inventory (NBI) system, a database of visual inspection records that tallies the condition of bridge elements, is used by transportation agencies to manage the rehabilitation of the aging U.S. highway ...

Abstract: This paper presents a sensor fault detection and diagnosis approach for industrial combustion processes. Clustering algorithms are applied to the measurements of controllable process variables involved in single-input-si ...

Abstract: AbstractBonded concrete overlays of asphalt (BCOA) are used for pavement rehabilitation with extended service life. However, trapped moisture infiltrated from concrete joints can generate pore pressure at the concrete–asphalt ...