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Flavia Bustos, Jorge Hinojosa and Víctor Tuninetti
The computational modeling of hysteretic dampers is a powerful tool for design, allowing us to predict and optimize damper performance. In this research, a numerical model, based on Chaboche?s nonlinear kinematic hardening constitutive law, was implement...
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Xu Dong, Mingdong Wang, Minyuan Song and Ning Hou
The backfilling of lime soil in ultra-deep and ultra-narrow foundation trenches is a difficult construction link, and ordinary-cemented soil has drawbacks, including poor strength, impermeability, and frost resistance. To solve these problems, fly ash (F...
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Zhihong Sun, Yan Zhang, Datao Xu, Yaqi Fei, Qiner Qiu and Yaodong Gu
Purpose: This study investigated the changes in the blood indices, specific athletic abilities, and physical fitness of outstanding cross-country skiers, trained in the subalpine; Methods: Twenty-eight athletes (twenty males and eight females) from the N...
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Ke Li, Yansen Wu, Abu Bakar, Shaofan Wang, Yuangan Li and Dongsheng Wen
The accurate calculation of energy system parameters makes a great contribution to the long-term low-altitude flight of solar-powered aircraft. The purpose of this paper is to propose a design method for optimization and management of the low-altitude an...
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Chang-ok Cho, Jin-Hyoung Jeong, Yun-jeong Kim, Jee Hun Jang, Sang-Sik Lee and Ki-young Lee
At relatively low effort level tasks, surface electromyogram (sEMG) spectral parameters have demonstrated an inconsistent ability to monitor localized muscle fatigue and predict endurance capacity. The main purpose of this study was to assess the potenti...
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L. Furgani, M. A. Hariri-Ardebili, M. Meghella and S. M. Seyed-Kolbadi
The purpose of this joint contribution is to study the maximum dynamic load concrete dams can withstand. The so-called ?dynamic capacity functions? for these infrastructures seems now technically and commercially feasible thanks to the modern finite elem...
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Cengiz Koparan, Ali Bulent Koc, Charles V. Privette and Calvin B. Sawyer
The objective of this research was to conduct in situ measurements of electrical conductivity (EC), pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), and temperature, and collect water samples simultaneously at different depths using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV s...
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A novel high-voltage powerline inspection system was investigated, which consists of the cooperated ground vehicle and drone. The ground vehicle acts as a mobile platform that can launch and recycle the drone, while the drone can fly over the powerline f...
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Cengiz Koparan, Ali Bulent Koc, Charles V. Privette, Calvin B. Sawyer and Julia L. Sharp
Water quality assessment programs for the management of water resources require the collection of water samples for physical, chemical, and biological analyses. Lack of personnel, accessibility of water bodies, and time constraints, especially after natu...
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Gloria Gómez Muñoz
Las evidencias del impacto sobre el medio ambiente asociado al funcionamiento de las ciudades hacen que sea urgente proponer medidas que reduzcan este consumo y mejoren la eficiencia del metabolismo urbano. La existencia de límites en la disponibilidad d...
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