A simple fluid, described by pointlike particles interacting via the Lennard-Jones potential, is considered under confinement in a slit geometry between two walls at distance L_{z} apart for densities inside the vapor-liquid coexistence curve. Equilibrium then requires the coexistence of a liquid "bridge" between the two walls, and vapor in the remaining pore volume. We study this equilibrium f...

There is a self-similar solution for the stability limits of long, almost cylindrical liquid bridges between equal disks subjected to both axial and lateral accelerations. The stability limits depend on only two variables; the so-called reduced axial, and lateral Bond numbers. A novel experimental setup that involved rotating a horizontal cylindrical liquid bridge about a vertical axis of rotat...

three unconventional details for plastic hinges of bridge columns subjected to seismic loads were developed, designed, and implemented in a large-scale, four-span reinforced concrete bridge. shape memory alloys (sma), special engineered cementitious composites (ecc), elastomeric pads embedded into columns, and post-tensioning were used in three different piers. the bridge model was subjected to...

Liquid viscosity and density sensors are essential devices in online process or condition monitoring. Microacoustic sensors combine advantages such as small size, low cost, and absence of macroscopically moving parts. However, these devices feature measurement at high shear rates and, therefore, the results may diverge from those obtained with traditional viscometers. In our contribution we inv...

Ag nanowire-grid polarizers (NWGPs) were prepared by a one-step fabrication method, called liquid-bridge-mediated nanotransfer molding (LB-nTM). LB-nTM is a new direct nano-patterning method based on the direct transfer of various materials from a mold to a substrate via liquid layer. We fabricated NWGPs with Ag nanowire arrays (81 nm parallel lines and 119 nm spaces) on 2.5 in. transparent sub...

During the last few decades, convective flows in systems with free boundaries attract much attention from both fundamental and industrial aspects, especially in microgravity-related science. In the terrestrial environment, buoyancy and thermocapillary forces are coupled to cause convection. In addition the motion of ambient gas is very different in terrestrial and microgravity conditions. Altho...

Large interconnected gold wire structures ( approximately cm;{2}) of different topologies have been made by the drying of a gold nanoparticle suspension that has formed a connected network of liquid bridges in the interstices between a 2D crystalline layer of latex particles and a substrate. Slow evaporation of the suspending medium assembles the nanoparticles into a periodic or disordered cond...