It is shown that a collapsible, compact, connected, simplicial polyhedron admits a cubical subdivision and a median convexity, such that all cubes are convex subspaces with a convexity of subcubes. Conversely, a compact, connected, cubical polyhedron with a convexity as described admits a collapsible simplicial subdivision. Such a convexity, when it exists, is uniquely determined by the corresp...

The cage was designed for holding and breeding rabbits, and can also be used for holding cats for short periods. Single cages can be joined back to back: this larger cage can also be used for breeding rabbits, and the longer-term holding of cats. When not in use cages fold into compact units, saving storage space and labour, as many cages may be autoclaved, boiled or steamed at once. Repair, ma...

In this paper we derive conditions on the internal wear process under which the resulting time-to-failure model will be of the simple collapsible form (Oakes, 1995, Duchesne and Lawless, 2000) when the usage accumulation history is available. We suppose that failure occurs when internal wear crosses a certain threshold and/or a traumatic event causes the item to fail (Cox, 1999 and Bagdonavičiu...

In this paper we derive conditions on the internal wear process under which the resulting time-to-failure model will be of the simple collapsible form (Oakes, 1995, Duchesne and Lawless, 2000) when the usage accumulation history is available. We suppose that failure occurs when internal wear crosses a certain threshold and/or a traumatic event causes the item to fail (Cox, 1999 and Bagdonavičiu...

An experimental investigation of multiple seepage-induced suffusion and its impact on the mechanical responses internally unstable gap-graded soil, with a fines content 25%, is presented in this paper. Using modified triaxial erosion apparatus, redesigned seepage control system, tests under conditions, as well undrained monotonic cyclic compression tests, are performed. It found that seepages c...

Using a mechanical model of the giraffe neck and head circulation consisting of a rigid, ascending, 'carotid' limb, a 'cranial' circulation that could be rigid or collapsible, and a descending, 'jugular' limb that also could be rigid or collapsible, we have analyzed the origin of the high arterial and venous pressures in giraffe, and whether blood flow is assisted by a siphon. When the tubes we...

Aspects related to the volume variation of collapsible soils due change in water content are influenced by several factors, including microstructure. The microstructure analysis soil is especially important order understand these aspects. This paper shows a comparative three samples Yellowish Red Sand from district Petrolina (northeast Brazil), carried out means two techniques: Scanning Electro...

We introduce a natural extension of collapsible pushdown systems called annotated pushdown systems that replaces collapse links with stack annotations. We believe this new model has many advantages. We present a saturation method for global backwards reachability analysis of these models that can also be used to analyse collapsible pushdown systems. Beginning with an automaton representing a se...