Wuhan Ligong Daxue Xuebao (Jiaotong Kexue Yu Gongcheng Ban)/Journal of Wuhan University of Technology (Transportation Science and Engineering) was originally founded in 1959. The publisher of the journal is Wuhan University of Technology. JWUT first got the scopus license in the year 2001. The journal generally publishes all aspect of engineering sciences like: physics, chemistry, mathematics, and all sorts of general engineering.
Wuhan Ligong Daxue Xuebao (Jiaotong Kexue Yu Gongcheng Ban)/Journal of Wuhan University of Technology (Transportation Science and Engineering) (ISSN:2095-3844) is a peer-reviewed journal. The journal covers all sort of engineering topic as well as mathematics and physics. the journal's scopes are in the following fields but not limited to: :
Soft soil generally has a high water content, and the accurate quantification of its mechanical parameters is an important aspect of foundation design and disaster prevention. The mechanical parameters of soft soil have significant spatial variability or heterogeneity due to the complex deposition process of soil, leading to the high uncertainty of the quantifications of its parameters. Therefore, understanding the spatial variability of the parameters is an important approach to reduce uncertainty. In this study, the high-resolution (0.1 m) tip resistance (qc) and side friction (fs) of 18 soft soils in coastal areas were measured using the Dual-bridge CPT in-situ test. The vertical and horizontal variabilities of qc and fs were investigated using the random field theory. The results showed that both qc and fs are stationary and ergodic. The coefficient of variation of vertical fs is much higher than that of qc. On the one hand, fs may be vulnerable to noise, and its test accuracy is lower than qc; on the other hand, it may be that the spatial variability of the residual strength of soft soil may be greater than that of its failure strength. The horizontal correlation distance and coefficient of variation of qc and fs have no obvious change trend along the depth direction, but compared with the coefficient of variation curve, it was found that the change trends of qc and fs are basically the same, which is considered to be related to the properties of the soil layer. The research results can provide support for the spatial variability evaluation and reliability analysis of soft-soil engineering in this area. At the same time, it can also provide a theoretical basis for the layout of exploration engineering and sampling spacing.
The analysis of the influence of hull deformation on shaft alignment is predominately conducted using the finite element method (FEM), which is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and challenging to use for iterative hull design optimization. In this paper, hull deformation is separated into two parts—global deformation and local deformation, simplified to a single-span beam model and a grillage beam model, respectively—then solved using the matrix displacement method (MDM). Compared to FEM, the proposed method has a small calculation error, proving its correctness, while the calculation time is greatly reduced. The proposed method has been used to calculate the hull deformation of a ship under various conditions and evaluate its influence on shaft alignment. The results indicate that under certain conditions, the bearing reaction forces are constant, whereas the bearing pressure changes as a consequence of the change in shaft-to-bearing angle. The comparison between local rotation and shaft-to-bearing angle reveals that bearings in various positions follow distinct laws. We suggest that the shaft-to-bearing angle be used as an additional parameter in the evaluation of shaft alignment calculations. Moreover, when optimizing bearing pressure, bearings in different positions are affected differently by global and local deformation, and their optimization priorities are distinct.
Aircraft departures often follow standardized and restrictive routes intended to guarantee a safe transition to the en-route network. Since the procedures must take the flight performance of many aircraft types into account, they represent a compromise between numerous optima and must be consistent with noise abatement strategies. This paper investigates the concept of departure funnels, in which flights can adopt their optimal profile within a procedural space based on actual flight performance to replace standard routes. For this, an algorithm based on DBSCAN identifies typical traffic flow funnels for a set of radar tracks as reference and individually optimized flight trajectories as preferred funnels. For the latter, an innovative 3D pathfinding grid is developed, which expands dynamically using the specific flight performance of the aircraft type and enables evaluation of operating costs due to wind and fuel consumption. From the clustered traffic flows, a funnel starting at the runway is determined based on the variance of the flight profiles along their mean trajectory. This funnel provides a restricted space for individual trajectory optimization for the day of operation. The procedure is applied using the example of Munich Airport, where the funnel size and the associated fuel-saving potential are determined. The results indicate an average fuel-saving potential of 0.4% with respect to the trip fuel.
This study focuses on producing asphalt with improved rheological properties that differ from the original asphalt and are less affected by aging conditions. The rheological properties of Qayara asphalt were enhanced by modifying the asphalt using spent rubber tire (SRT) with different percentages of anhydrous aluminum chloride. Percentages ranging from 1.0% by weight of the spent tire rubber were added after proceeding with the thermal crushing process. The percentages of anhydrous aluminum chloride catalyst were 0.4 and 0.8%, respectively. This mixture was microwaved at 270 watt of power for 4, 8, and 12 min, respectively. The measurements performed are plasticity, penetration, softening point, and penetration index. The previously mentioned measurements were also made on the modified asphalt one year after the modification process to understand the effect of aging conditions. The microstructure and thermodynamics have been characterized by FE-SEM and EDX measurements. This study provides good rheological properties of the modified bitumen binder that is aging-resistant.
Due to the complexity of pile–soil interaction, there is little research on active–passive piles that bear the pile-top load transmitted from the superstructure and the pile shaft load caused by the lateral soil movement around the pile simultaneously. The purpose of this study is to analyze the displacement and internal force of active–passive piles. Most of the pile design codes in China use the elastic resistance method to describe the relationship between the lateral soil resistance and the horizontal displacement of the pile, but this is not accurate enough to analyze the internal force and deformation of the pile when the pile displacement is large. For this case, the passive load on the pile shaft caused by the adjacent surcharge load can be described in stages, and the p–y curve method can be used to express the relationship between the lateral soil resistance and the horizontal displacement of the pile. Additionally, taking both the active load (vertical force, horizontal force, and bending moment on the pile top) and the passive load into account, the deflection differential equation of the pile shaft is herein established, and a corresponding finite difference method program is implemented to obtain the calculations pursuant to the equation. The correctness of the analysis method and program was verified by two test cases. The results show that our calculation method can effectively judge the flow state of the soil around piles and accurately reflect the nonlinear characteristics of pile-soil interaction. Moreover, the influence depth of the pile displacement under the passive pile condition caused by the adjacent load is significantly greater than that under active pile condition, and the maximum pile-bending moment appears near the interface of soft and hard soil layer.
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