To clarify behavior and sliding resistance of a spread foundation under combined load, static vertical loading test, lateral tests were conducted on sand. The the load was caused by soil failure beneath foundation. After peak resistance, settlement horizontal displacement increased although did not increase. When is less than about 1/2 ultimate bearing capacity, could be retained greater settle...

Abstract The growing share of renewable energies in our electricity production, together with the still lacking storage capacity, strongly reinforces need for more flexible production units. In this context, combined cycle gas turbines (CCGTs) have a role to play, both current and future system due their high efficiency, load flexibility, low CO2 emissions compared other conventional thermal po...

Pumped Thermal Energy Storages (PTES) are suitable for bridging temporary energy shortages, which may occur due to the utilization of renewable sources. A combined heat pump (HP)-Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system with thermal storage offers a favorable way store small medium sized applications. To address aspect flexibility, part load behavior HP-ORC system, both having R1233zd(E) (Trans-1-chl...

Today, there are several methods for predicting the durability of reinforced concrete structures. In most cases, one dominant destruction processes is taken into account – either carbonization or chloride penetration. Experimental results and field observations show that this an unrealistic approach. Therefore, it necessary to develop a method determining under combined impacts, i. e. with pene...