It is argued on the basis of certain mathematical characteristics that classical mechanics is not constitutionally suited to accomodate consciousness, whereas quantum mechanics is. These mathematical characteristics pertain to the nature of the information represented in the state of the brain, and the way this information enters into the dynamics. Prepared for a Special Issue of “Psyche” ∗This...

Abstract With background information on the geological conditions of Fenghuo village, Qingling town, Wuhan, based Terzaghi consolidation theory and GMS software, a hydrodynamic-mechanics coupling model was established. On basis simulating groundwater flow field by mechanical calculation program developed, simulation hydrodynamic mechanics achieved. The results showed that stress state, vertical...

The use of artificial neural networks has increased in many areas of engineering. In particular, this method has been applied to many geotechnical engineering problems and demonstrated some degree of success. A review of the literature reveals that it has been used successfully in modeling soil behavior, site characterization, earth retaining structures, settlement of structures, slope stabilit...

Realistic physics-based simulation of vehicles on soft terrain has increasingly gained importance due to their broad application from operator training to mission planning and design. In this work we combine models from terramechanics and soil mechanics to represent the interaction of vehicles and their tools with a deformable terrain, allowing us to simulate a broad range of vehicles, includin...

Soil expansiveness is a major problem that need due attention in geotechnical investigations. It can detrimentally influence performance and life time of lightweight engineering infrastructures. For this study, soil samples were collected from eastern part of Addis Ababa city. Specific expansive soil engineering parameters; Consistency limits (liquid limits (LL), plastic limits (PL) and plastic...

While a wealth of experience in the development of uncertainty quantification methods and software tools exists at present, a cohesive software package utilizing massively parallel computing resources does not. The thrust of the work to be discussed herein is the development of such a toolkit, which has leveraged existing software frameworks (e.g., DAKOTA (Design Analysis Kit for OpTimizAtion))...

Granular materials are of substantial importance in many industrial and natural processes, yet their complex behaviours, ranging from mechanical properties of static packing to their dynamics, rheology and instabilities, are still poorly understood. Here we focus on the dynamics of compaction and its 'jamming' phenomena, outlining recent statistical mechanics approaches to describe it and their...

The fractal phase space introduced by the Lund group for the description of QCD multijet phenomena is discussed using a different choice of coordinates. We advocate these coordinates as a useful diagnostic tool in the analysis of complex event structures. Features of QCD such as color-coherence or “angular ordering,” and the “string effect,” are described in this language. Submitted to Physical...