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Liang Yang, Miaoer Liu, Yun Liu, Tao Zhang, Hailong Lu, Qingzhen Lu and Jun Yan
A cryogenic hose is used to transport liquefied natural gas at sea, where flexible fittings are sealed by corrugated lining and end flange welding. However, the extreme cryogenic temperatures of the conveyed fluid introduce substantial challenges to the ...
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Ismail Fathy, Gamal M. Abdel-Aal, Maha Rashad Fahmy, Amira Fathy, Martina Zelenakova, Hany F. Abd-ElHamid, Jakub Racek and Ahmed Moustafa A. Moussa
Urban flooding is a problem faced by most countries because of climate change. Without storm drainage systems, negative impacts may occur, such as traffic problems and increasing groundwater levels, especially in lowlands. The implementation of storm dra...
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En-Feng Deng, Jun-Yi Lian, Zhe Liu, Guang-Cao Zhang, Shi-Bo Wang and Dian-Bin Cao
Modular steel construction (MSC) consists of the off-site prefabrication of a fully finished module and the on-site assembling of the module unit. The popularity of MSC is on the rise, attributable to its technical advantages of speed and quality of buil...
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Andrii Sulym, Pavlo Khozia, Eduard Tretiak, Václav Pí?tek, Oleksij Fomin and Pavel Kucera
This article deals with the method of computer-aided studies of the results of tank container impact tests to confirm the ability of portable tanks and multi-element gas containers to withstand the impact in the longitudinal direction on a specially equi...
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Ageel Abdulaziz Alogla, Martin Baumers, Christopher Tuck and Waiel Elmadih
There is an increasing need for supply chains that can rapidly respond to fluctuating demands and can provide customised products. This supply chain design requires the development of flexibility as a critical capability. To this end, firms are consideri...
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Kyung-Min Na, Kiwon Lee, Seung-Kwon Shin and Hyungchul Kim
An electric railway vehicle is supplied with electricity by an OCL (Overhead Contact Line) through the contact strip of its pantograph. This transmitted electricity is then used to power the electrical equipment of the railway vehicle. This contact strip...
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End fittings are essential components in marine flexible pipe systems, performing the two main functions of connecting and sealing. To investigate the sealing principle and the influence of the temperature on the sealing performance, a hydraulic-thermal ...
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Lei Gan, Saeed Rad, Xiaobing Chen, Rongjie Fang, Lei Yan and Shihua Su
The experiment was done based on a new layout for a semi-permanent set-move sprinkler irrigation system with a lower capital and annual cost requirement. In this work, a center-pivot system layout was applied to set up a semi-permanent system with a hand...
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Ding-Quan Ng and Yi-Pin Lin
In this pilot study, a modified sampling protocol was evaluated for the detection of lead contamination and locating the source of lead release in a simulated premise plumbing system with one-, three- and seven-day stagnation for a total period of 475 da...
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Yasutoshi Shimizu
As part of measures being taken against global warming, the reduction of CO2 emissions by retrofitting for water-saving fittings in homes is spreading throughout the world. However, although this retrofitting reduces the environmental impact at the use s...
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