DiffŽrents procŽdŽs permettant la production embarquŽe d'hydrogne pour vŽhicules Žlectriques ˆ piles ˆ combustible sont passŽs en revue. Les combustibles primaires suivants sont considŽrŽs : ammoniac, mŽthanol, Žthanol et hydrocarbures. Le craquage catalytique de l'ammoniac permet l'obtention d'un mŽlange ˆ 75 % d'hydrogne, exempt de CO2 et convenant donc sans purification ultŽrieure pour l'a...

The isolation of the vibration due to a harmonic vertical load using pile rows embedded in a saturated poroelastic half-space is investigated in this study. Using the fundamental solution for a circular patch load and Muki’s method, the second kind of Fredholm integral equations describing the dynamical interaction between the pile rows and the saturated poroelastic half-space are obtained. Num...

Moore’s generalization of the game of Nim is played as follows. Given two integer parameters n, k such that 1 ≤ k ≤ n, and n piles of tokens. Two players take turns. By one move a player reduces at least one and at most k piles. The player who makes the last move wins. The P-positions of this game were characterized by Moore in 1910 and an explicit formula for its Sprague-Grundy function was gi...

Given a vector of finitely many piles of finitely many tokens. In EndWythoff, two players alternate in taking a positive number of tokens from either end-pile, or taking the same positive number of tokens from both ends. The player first unable to move loses and the opponent wins. We characterize the P -positions (ai, K, bi) of the game for any vector K of middle piles, where ai, bi denote the ...

Geothermal energy piles are a quite recent renewable energy technique where geothermal energy in the foundation of a building is used to transport and store geothermal energy. In this paper, a structural-functional integrated cement-based composite, which can be used for energy piles, was developed using expanded graphite and graphite nanoplatelet-based composite phase change materials (CPCMs)....

We present an experimental and theoretical study of piles consisting of monodisperse spherical grains mixed with a weight fraction nu(d) of dimer grains made by the rigid bonding of two such spherical grains. The maximum static angle of stability tantheta(c) of the pile increases from 0.45 to 1.1 and the grain packing fraction Phi decreases from 0.58 to 0.52 as nu(d) is increased from 0 to 1. T...

Sand compaction piles are used in practice for ground improvement of soft subsoil in order to accelerate consolidation, reduce compressibility, and increase strength. The current design procedure of sand compaction piles is based on simple empirical calculations, which does not take full account of the sand pile behaviour. This research project investigates the behaviour of a base reinforced em...

Scouring around a bridge pier is a complex phenomenon. More laboratory experiments are required to understand the scour mechanism. This paper focused on time development of local scour around piers and piles in semi integral bridges. Laboratory data collected at Hydraulics Laboratory, University of Malaya was analyzed for this purpose. Tests were performed with two different uniform sediment si...