It is not rare to observe an inverse relationship between hot strength determined from rolling load of the finishing stands of the hot strip mill and strain. This situation was already described in the literature and is explained by the use of inverse rolling load models that assumes sticking friction in the determination of hot strength. The aim of this work was to show that this “work softeni...

A study was conducted in Louisburg, North Carolina, to determine the effect of level spreader–vegetative filter strip (LS-VFS) storm-water control measures (SCMs) on runoff temperature and thermal loading. Two LS-VFS systems draining an urban catchment were monitored during the summers of 2008 and 2009. The first VFS was 7.6 m wide and entirely grassed. The second was 15.2 m wide, with the firs...

Foundations of structures which are subjected to uplift loading require anchoring systems to resist pullout loads. Such anchors can be broadly classified as gravity anchors, pile anchors and plate anchors. Plate anchors can be circular, square or strip in shape. The loading applied on plate anchors can be vertical, inclined or horizontal depending on the anchor orientation. In this study, vario...

In this paper, we present the joint use of a touch input screen, animations and graphic design for ATCO working position. Touch input screens have been used for long time on traditional Controller Working Positions (CWP). We think they can be used profitably for tasks currently dedicated to the mouse in modern CWP. As yet, animations are hardly used in ATC Human Computer Interactions (HCI). Yet...

The sliding mode technique is used to control the deformation of a membrane mirror strip augmented with two macrofiber composite bimorphs located near the ends of the strip. The first bimorph is actuated in bending and the second is actuated axially. The structure is modeled as an Euler–Bernoulli beam under tensile load and the macrofiber composite patches are modeled as monolithic piezoceramic...

The article presents the results of static tests a strip foundation fragment, strengthened with bored pile, which has an enlarged pile base at its lower end. To evaluate obtained, were also carried out for load fragment without strengthening and separately located base. According to data obtained during load, dependence graphs constructed: settlements from pressure under toe settlement indentat...

Interest in the seakeeping loads of vessels has increased dramatically in recent years. In current design practice, methods for predicting seakeeping motions and loads are mainly in two categories, strip theory methods and 3Dpanel methods. Methods based on strip theory provide reasonable motion prediction and are computationally efficient. However, many strip theory methods provide only hull gi...

Fastener technology is a key of Ballastless track structure in high-speed railway, and the elastic strip component to realize fastener function. To this end, special loading fixture fabricated explore performance under fatigue load. The working state was simulated through testing machine, stress-controlled modes four amplitudes (25±5kN, 25±7.5kN, 25±10kN, 25±12.5kN) are investigated. The p...