Base isolation has been used in many classes of civil engineering structures to reduce the damage from earthquake attacks. The main idea behind this innovative technique is to shift the fundamental natural frequency of ...

This paper investigates the losses that may occur in the windings of a switched reluctance machine due to additional eddy currents. Essentially, turns on the surface of the leading-edge coil side of the stator pole will ...

This paper presents an integrated exploration approach for geometric mapping and surface material-type identification of complex three-dimensional (3D) environments using a six-degree-of-freedom industrial robot manipulator. ...

An effective means to increase the shear resistance of shear deficient reinforced-concrete (RC) beamâ¿¿column connections is by bonding fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites. The majority of research to date has focused ...

Background Trampolines continue to be a major source of childhood injury. Objective To examine available data on trampoline injuries in order to determine the effectiveness of padding and enclosures. Design Trampoline ...

This paper presents the performance of a semi-active stiffness damper in a Five-Storey Model under four benchmark earthquakes through simulation work. The system consists of a hydraulic damper that is connected to the ...

Tuned liquid damper (TLD) is a special type of auxiliary damping device which relies on the sloshing of a liquid (water) in a container to counteract the forces acting on the structure. In this paper a new kind ofTLD with ...

In this study, a pilot scale Side Stream Membrane Filtration System (SSMFS) was used to demonstrate the need for optimization of backwash conditions and the addition of PAC. Through an investigation of the amount of fouling ...

Use of pervious concrete for pavement construction provides benefits such as reducing the stormwater run-off and recharging the ground water. This paper discusses the results of an experimental investigation into the effect ...