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Passive earth pressure in sand on inclined walls with negative wall friction based on a statically admissible stress field
The problem considered in this paper is the passive earth pressure determination under various rigid wall geometry with negative wall-soil friction....
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Limit equilibrium models for passive failure of a large-diameter shield tunnel face in reinforced soft clay
For the excavation of a shallow tunnel in soft soil, the controllable range of the support pressure is narrow due to the small area of overburdened...
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Attitude Tracking Control of All-Terrain Vehicle with Tandem Active–Passive Suspension
When vehicles with traditional passive suspension systems are driving on complex pavement, the large vibration of the body will result in relatively...
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Air-Jet Levitation of Continuum Robots: Stable Head Floating by Passive Thrust Vectoring for Enhancing Mobility
Flexible, continuum-type robots can access narrow spaces in debris areas during search-and-rescue missions. However, their current problem is the...
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Experimental analysis of the performance of a passive direct alcoholic fuel cell with different alcoholic fuels and blends of methanol-alcoholic additives
Passive direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) are most suitable for charging of portable electronic devices. Fuel and oxidant are supplied through...
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Optimal design of active-passive shoulder exoskeletons: a computational modeling of human-robot interaction
Exoskeleton robots, which range from fully passive to fully active-assisted movements, have become an essential instrument for assisting industrial...
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Experimental investigation of the heat transfer characteristics, operating limits, and temperature distribution of a prototypically 3 m long two-phase closed thermosyphon for spent fuel pool passive cooling
The current study investigated the heat transfer performance, operation limits, and temperature distribution of a 3 m prototype model for a...
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Safety Engineering
Gaseous substances that spread in the ambient air can cause different effects that affect both people and buildings/facilities. Safety engineering is...
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Design of a Novel Exoskeleton with Passive Magnetic Spring Self-locking and Spine Lateral Balancing
This paper proposes a new upper-limb exoskeleton to reduce worker physical strain. The proposed design is based on a novel PRRRP (P-Prismatic;...
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Coordination Design of a Power-Assisted Ankle Exoskeleton Robot Based on Active-Passive Combined Drive
With the continuous escalation of modern war, soldiers need to transport more combat materials to the combat area. The limited load-bearing capacity...
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Reliability assessment of emergency safety barriers based on an intuitionistic fuzzy sets aggregation procedure and subjective safety analysis: a case study
The Emergency safety barrier is one of the active technical barriers related to the safety of liquefied petroleum gas storage tanks. However, this...
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NuBot: A Magnetic Adhesion Robot with Passive Suspension to Inspect the Steel Lining
The steel lining of huge facilities is a significant structure, which experiences extreme environments and needs to be inspected periodically after...
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Experimental study of face passive failure features of a shallow shield tunnel in coastal backfill sand
Face passive failure can severely damage existing structures and underground utilities during shallow shield tunneling, especially in coastal...
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Testing and Evaluation for Vehicle Safety
Testing and evaluation for vehicle safety (TEVS) is to measure, analyze and judge vehicle safety performance through a series of techniques and...
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Structural testing of a passive polycentric knee joint with advanced functionalities designed and developed for patient-specific fitting
The activities of transfemoral amputees depend upon the prosthetic knee joint for rehabilitation, which must bear the required load. A...
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Passive and Active Control Using Refined FEM Analysis
In this chapter, passive and active control using refined FEM analysis is performed out. Firstly, passive control using refined FEM analysis with...
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On the Future of Industrial Safety Research
In this chapter, I ask what climate change does to industrial safety and what that means for the future of industrial safety research. Climate change...
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Safety alert on scaffolding practices in Hong Kong
There are many incidents involving scaffolding which might lead to serious occupational safety consequences. A poor scaffold erected along public...
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Vibration Control and Comparative Analysis of Passive and Active Suspension Systems Using PID Controller with Particle Swarm Optimization
A vehicle suspension system is a crucial component of an automobile that ultimately determines the vehicle's road handling performance and...
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A New Variational Mode Decomposition-Based Passive Islanding Detection Strategy for Hybrid Distributed Renewable Generations
In this article, we develop a novel passive islanding detection strategy for a hybrid distributed generation (DG) system that uses variational mode...
