The existence of specific expansive minerals in the clay soil related to the climatological conditions, seasonable variation of rainfall precipitation (wet and dry periods) and fluctuation of water table in Mediterranean countries, has resulted to induce unexpected shrinkage and swelling movements with all the unfavourable consequences. It was observed that light industrial structures and small...

In this contribution, the unsteady, viscous and two dimensional flow over a plunging NACA0012 airfoil was simulated using a high-order numerical method associated with a moving frame of reference technique. The goal of using a high-order numerical method is to characterize heaving airfoil wakes with very fine temporal and spatial resolutions. This characterization is essential in understanding ...