in this paper, the capabilities of displacement curvature derived from static response data for finding the location and severity of damage in euler-bernoulli beams are assessed. static response of a beam is obtained using the finite element modeling. in order to reduce the number of measured nodal displacements, the beam deflection is fitted through a polynomial function using a limited number...

This paper investigates the optimized parameters for the tuned liquid column dampers to decrease the earthquake vibrations of high-rise buildings. Considering soil effects, the soilstructure interaction (SSI) is involved in this model. The Tuned Liquid Column Damper (TLCD) is also utilized on the roof of the building. Since the TLCD is a nonlinear device, the time domain analysis based on nonli...

Many studies were carried out to investigate the flow and heat transfer characteristics of two-phase flow in microchannels because of its advantage in improving heat exchange performance, it has been well revealed that liquid film thickness and flow pattern play important roles in determining the heat transfer characteristics. However, these data is still limited to understanding properties of ...

The defensive secretion of the harvestman Camarana flavipalpi (Gonyleptidae) was chemically characterized, revealing the presence of a single, highly volatile component (2-methyl-5-ethyl-phenol). Individuals do not frequently use chemical defenses and rely mainly on thanatosis as defense. Two types of emission of secretions were recorded: a globule at the gland opening without liquid displaceme...

We use a recently-derived reformulation of the diffusion constant [Stillinger F H and Debenedetti P G 2005 J. Phys. Chem. B 109 6604] to investigate heterogeneous dynamics and non-Gaussian diffusion in a binary LennardJones mixture. Our work focuses on the joint probability distribution of particles with velocity v0 at time t = 0 and eventual displacement ∆x at time t = ∆t. We show that this di...

In Pa r t I (Deeds and van Olphen, 1961) pycnometric da ta on expanding clays in water and in other displacement fluids were analyzed in terms of inaccessible void space within aggregates and of possible density anomalies of the adsorbed fraction of the displacement fluids. Fur ther details of this work are reported, and the consequences for the interpretat ion of core analysis da ta are discus...

We use a recently derived reformulation of the diffusion constant (Stillinger and Debenedetti 2005 J. Phys. Chem. B 109 6604) to investigate heterogeneous dynamics and non-Gaussian diffusion in a binary Lennard-Jones mixture. Our work focuses on the joint probability distribution of particles with velocity v0 at time t = 0 and eventual displacement x at time t = t . We show that this distributi...

We consider a continuum model describing the dynamic behavior of nematic liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) and implement a numerical scheme to solve the governing equations. In the model, the Helmholtz free energy and Rayleigh dissipation are used, within a Lagrangian framework, to obtain the equations of motion. The free energy consists of both elastic and liquid crystalline contributions, each...

Lab-on-a-chip is an enabling technology that has influenced areas from biology, drug research to the development of point-of-care devices. The essential of Lab-on-a-chip technology is the "mobile liquid" in channels with dimensions of tens to hundreds of micrometres, for which a liquid pumping system generally is indispensable. We review the methods for pumping fluids on biomedical lab-on-a-chi...