S U M M A R Y Data from three seismic arrays installed in southern Peruwere analysed using receiver functions from P, PP and PKP wave phases, in order to image the subducted Nazca slab. The arrays cover the transition region from flat slab subduction in central Peru to normal subduction with an angle of about 30◦ further south. A previous study used data from the first array in the normal subdu...

PURPOSE To propose a method to reduce the slab boundary artifacts in three-dimensional multislab diffusion MRI. METHODS Bloch simulation is used to investigate the effects of multiple factors on slab boundary artifacts, including characterization of residual errors on diffusion quantification. A nonlinear inversion method is proposed to simultaneously estimate the slab profile and the underly...

This paper investigates various aspects of the structural behavior of doweled joints, including load transfer, in rigid airport pavement systems using nonlinear three–dimensional finite element methods. The finite element models include two concrete slab segments with dowels connecting them. The concrete slab and supporting layers are simulated by continuum solid elements to enhance the accurac...

A two-dimensional heat transfer model for transient simulation and control of a continuous steel slab caster is described. Slab thermal and solidification conditions are computed by the model as a function of time-varying casting speed, secondary spray cooling water flow rates and temperature, slab thickness, steel chemistry, and pouring and ambient temperatures. A solidification model that inc...

The objective of this study was to quantify the early-age Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) slab deformations due to pure environmental loading at critical periods immediately following construction. A newly constructed Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement ( JPCP) section on highway US-30 near Marshalltown, Iowa, USA was instrumented to monitor the pavement response to variations in temperature and moi...

High-resolution diffusion MRI can provide the ability to resolve small brain structures, enabling investigations of detailed white matter architecture. A major challenge for in vivo high-resolution diffusion MRI is the low signal-to-noise ratio. In this work, we combine two highly compatible methods, ultra-high field and three-dimensional multi-slab acquisition to improve the SNR of high-resolu...

Plio–Pleistocene (3.4–0.125 Ma) post-plateau magmatism in the Meseta del Lago Buenos Aires (MLBA; 46.7jS) in southern Patagonia is linked with the formation of asthenospheric slab windows due to ridge collision along the Andean margin f 6 Ma ago. MLBA post-plateau lavas are highly alkaline (43–49% SiO2; 5–8% Na2O+K2O), relatively primitive (6–10% MgO) mafic volcanics that have strong OIB-like g...

We will demo the features of Sound Lab (SLAB), a softwarebased real-time virtual acoustic environment (VAE) rendering system designed for use in the personal computer environment. SLAB is being developed as a tool for the study of spatial hearing.

slab method of analysis has been used for solving metal forming problems for a long time. however it has been restricted to plane strain and axisymmetric problems due to limitations in its formulations. in this paper a new formulation has been proposed so that it could be applied to three dimensional problems in metal forming. a parametric slab has been considered in this analysis and the force...