Pears of different varieties were compressed between two flat rigid plates in Mop Racks loading/unloading tests.The bruise spots appearing after room temperature incubation were analysed manually, and bruise spot volumes were determined.The main parts of the paper discuss mathematical approximation of total bruise volume versus two deformation para
Probabilistic Fatigue Assessment Based on Bayesian Learning for Wind-Excited Long-Span Bridges Installed with WASHMS
For long-span bridges located in wind-prone regions, it is a trend to install in situ Wind and Structural Health Monitoring System (WASHMS) for long-term real-time performance assessment.One of the functions of the WASHMS is to provide information for the assessment of wind-induced fatigue damage.Considering the randomness of wind, it is more reaso
Tribology and the Ocular Surface
Chris W Lievens,1,2 Elyse Rayborn1 1Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, TN, USA; 2Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UKCorrespondence: Chris W Lievens, Southern College of Optometry, 1245 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN, 38104, USA, Tel +1 901 722 3330, Fax +1 901 722 3280, Email [email protected]: Tribology is known as the science of fri
Camel production systems in Ethiopia: a review of literature with notes on MERS-CoV risk factors
Abstract Camels are the most adapted species to the harsh conditions of arid/semi-arid rangelands of Ethiopia where pastoralism is the dominant mode of life and mobility is an inherent strategy to efficiently utilize the spatially and temporally distributed pasture and water resources.Usually, large numbers of camels and other domestic animals from