The stability analysis of rock slopes is a complex task for the geotechnical engineers due to the complex nature of the rock mass in a tropical climate that often has discontinuities in several forms, and consequently, in several types of slope failures. In this work, a rock mass classification scheme is followed in a tropical environment using the Rock Mass Rating (RMR) and Geological St...

This work investigates a new error source for angular velocity or attitude-based transfer alignment, which is caused by the coupling influence of dynamic flexure with ship angular motion. Most traditional studies do not consider this coupling error, as they often assume that dynamic flexure and ship angular motion are uncorrelated. However, the correlation between the dynamic flexure and the sh...

The flank failure and collapse of Anak Krakatau on December 22nd, 2018 triggered a destructive tsunami. Whether the prior activity volcano led to this collapse, or it was by another means, remains challenge understand. This study seeks investigate recent submarine mass-landslide deposit emplacement processes, including seafloor morphology landslide extent. Bathymetry sparker seismic data were u...

This paper presents the design of a selective-actuation flexure parallel mechanism that can provide three de-coupled micro-motions along the X-, Y and Z-axes. This mechanism can be used as an ultra-precision positioning system. The modeling of this flexure parallel mechanism is then established based on a pseudo-rigid-body model with consideration of deformation of the flexure member. The facto...

We study avalanche dynamics on scale-free networks, following a power-law degree distribution, pd ðkÞ k ; through the Bak–Tang–Wiesenfeld sandpile model. The threshold height of a node i is set to be k 1 Z i with 0pZo1: We obtain the exponents for the avalanche size and the duration distributions analytically as a function of g and Z by using the branching process approach. The analytic solutio...

The sand pile model was introduced by Bak, Tang and Wiesenfeld (see [BTW88]) in the context of selforganized criticality. Since then, there has been a lot of work on this model and related models, especially from the graph-theoretical point of view (see, e.g., [ALSSTW89, GK93, GMP]). In the classical model, designed by Brylawski for another purpose (see [Bry73]), a sand pile is a decreasing seq...

OBJECTIVE To assess outcomes of trauma caused by television sets falling onto children. METHODS Retrospective review of medical charts of 183 children aged 7 years and younger hospitalized for injuries caused by falling television sets. Descriptive statistics were applied. DATA SOURCES Phase 2 (1988-1995) and phase 3 (1995-1999) of the National Pediatric Trauma Registry. OUTCOME MEASURES ...

We describe bases of smooth wavelets where the coe cients are obtained by integration against ( nite combinations of) boxcar kernels rather than against traditional smooth wavelets. Bases of this type were rst developed in work of Tchamitchian and of Cohen, Daubechies, and Feauveau. Our approach emphasizes the idea of average-interpolation { synthesizing a smooth function on the line having pre...

Cavitation damage in flexure bars crept at 1170°C was studied by a density measurement technique. The cavity density within the flexure beams could be approximated by a linear function of position from the tensile surface. A threshold stress for cavitation damage is suggested from the results of this study. Below the threshold tensile stress, cavitation ceases, whereas above the threshold, cavi...