The rate of upward creeping in negatively geotropic rats aged 13 to 14 days is a function of the gravitational stimulus. The rate of upward movement on the creeping plane, like the angle of orientation, is directly proportional to the logarithm of the gravity component. The variability in the speed of creeping decreases in proportion to the logarithm of the gravitational effect. When weights ar...

Pressure drop through micro-pillar-integrated mini/microchannels is studied experimentally and analytically. Following our previous studies, the low aspect ratio micropillars embedded in a microchannel are modeled as a porous medium sandwiched between channel walls. The pressure drop is expressed as a function of the salient geometrical parameters such as channel dimension, diameter and spacing...

The properties of ultrasonic creeping wave were stated. Experimentations on the rabbet of aeroengine turbine blade were applied with ultrasonic creeping wave testing. The result indicates that the creeping testing method is feasible to inspect the rabbet of turbine blade in situ.

We present results from differential Global Positioning System (GPS) surveys of seven alignment arrays and four continuous GPS sites along the creeping segment of the San Andreas fault. Surveys of four alignment arrays from the central creeping segment yield 33to 36-year average minimum slip rates of 21–26 mm/yr. These rates are consistent with previous alignment array surveys spanning a 10-yea...

The transverse permeability for creeping flow through unidirectional random arrays of fibers/cylinders has been studied numerically using the finite element method (FEM). A modified Carman-Kozeny (CK) relation is presented which takes into account the tortuosity (flow path) and the lubrication effect of the narrow channels. The proposed relation is valid in a wide range of porosities compared t...

The effect of clipping management on nitrate (NO3) leaching beneath creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) has received little attention. The objective of this experiment was to examine the effects of returning grass clippings to creeping bentgrass in combination with N fertilization and irrigation on NO3 leaching. A 30-week long experiment was conducted using fairway-height creeping bent...

We use fully-resolved simulations to predict the force and torque acting on a long cylinder or fiber inclined with respect incoming flow. Results obtained in viscous regime are compared predictions of slender-body theory, possibly incorporating finite-inertia corrections. Numerical results used build approximate models for valid from creeping-flow conditions up upper limit stationary inertial r...

We use high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radarand GPS-derived observations of surface displacements to derive the first probabilistic estimates of fault coupling along the creeping section of the San Andreas Fault, in between the terminations of the 1857 and 1906 magnitude 7.9 earthquakes. Using a fully Bayesian approach enables unequaled resolution and allows us to infer a high probability of...

The role of stagnant zones in hydrodynamic dispersion is studied for creeping flow through a fixed bed of spherical permeable particles, covering several orders of characteristic time and length scales associated with fluid transport. Numerical simulations employ a hierarchical model to cope with the different temporal and spatial scales, showing good agreement with our experimental results on ...