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Xiaoni Yang, Juanjuan Ma, Yongye Li, Xihuan Sun, Xiaomeng Jia and Yonggang Li
Hydraulic transportation of the piped carriage is a new energy-saving and environmentally-friendly transportation mode. There are two main states in the conveying process, stationary and moving. In the process of hydraulic transportation of the piped car...
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Mengzhen Wu, Xianghong Xu, Haochen Zhang, Rui Zhou and Jianshan Wang
As a traditional numerical simulation method for pantograph?catenary interaction research, the pantograph?catenary finite element model cannot be applied to the real-time monitoring of pantograph?catenary contact force, and the computational cost require...
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Mariane Rodrigues Rita, Pierre Rossi, Eduardo de Moraes Rego Fairbairn and Fernando Luiz Bastos Ribeiro
This paper presents an extension of the validation domain of a previously validated three-dimensional probabilistic semi-explicit cracking numerical model, which was initially validated for a specific concrete mix design. This model is implemented in a f...
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Chunyun Shen, Genpei Li, Zhongxu Tian, Chang Chen and You Zhou
The torsional stiffness parameter significantly influences the natural frequency of a leaf spring torsional vibration damper and its proper match with a diesel engine, and the nonlinear characteristics of torsional stiffness avoid reduced reliability due...
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Fang Dong, Zhongqi Shi, Rumian Zhong and Nan Jin
In this paper, A high-order response surface method is proposed for finite element model updating of continuous beam bridges. Firstly, based on visual inspection and environmental vibration testing, the peak picking (PP) method and random subspace identi...
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Niki Balkamou and George Papagiannopoulos
Steel Plate Shear Walls (SPSW) provide significant lateral load capacity and can be utilized in the seismic retrofit and upgrade of existing reinforced concrete (r/c) buildings. In this study, the application of SPSW to retrofit a r/c building designed a...
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?iga Unuk and Milan Kuhta
A nonlinear semi-numeric and finite element analysis of three-point bending tests of notched polymer fiber-reinforced concrete prisms was performed. The computational and experimental results were compared in terms of the load-displacement behavior. The ...
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Shilei Cao, Man Yang and Jian Liu
Due to its advantages of easy deployment and high stiffness-to-mass ratio, the utilization of truss structures for constructing large satellites presents an appealing solution for modern space missions, including Earth observation and astronomy. However,...
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Grzegorz Ilewicz and Edyta Ladyzynska-Kozdras
The surgical robots currently used in cardiac surgery are equipped with a remote center of motion (RCM) mechanism that enables the required spherical workspace. The dynamics model of the surgical robot?s RCM mechanism presented in this work includes a di...
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Dong Min Kim, Soon Ho Hong, Se Hyeon Jeong and Sun Je Kim
The interest in wind-assisted ship propulsions (WASPs) is increasing to improve fuel efficiency and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in ships. A rotor sail, one of the typical WASPs, can provide auxiliary propulsive force by rotating a cylinder-shaped ...
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