This work employs the self-consistent method to investigate the effective thermal conductivity distribution in functionally graded materials (FGMs) considering the Kapitza interfacial thermal resistance. A heat conduction solution is first derived for one spherical particle embedded in a graded matrix with a prefect interface. The interfacial thermal resistance of a nanoparticle is simulated by...

The study presents an experimental and numerical on unsaturated, non-plastic poorly graded sand, originated from Fortaleza-CE, Brazil. analyses used the Finite Element Method (FEM), were performed using UNSTRUCT software to simulate curve stress versus strain, considering effect of suction soil stiffness. Characterization determination retention through filter paper tests, which determine strai...

The purpose of this paper is to introduce and consider new hybrid proximal-type algorithms for finding a common element of the set EP of solutions of a generalized equilibrium problem, the set F S of fixed points of a relatively nonexpansive mapping S, and the set T−10 of zeros of a maximal monotone operator T in a uniformly smooth and uniformly convex Banach space. Strong convergence theorems ...

Experimental investigation into the impact of a liquid droplet onto a granular bed using three-dimensional, time-resolved, particle tracking This item was submitted to Loughborough University's Institutional Repository by the/an author. Experimental investigation into the impact of a liquid droplet onto a granular bed using three-dimensional, time-resolved, particle tracking. An experimental in...

in this article, thermo-elastic-behavior of a thick-walled cylinder made from a polystyrene nanocomposite reinforced with functionally graded (fg) single-walled carbon nanotubes (swcnts) was carried out in radial direction while subjected to a steady state thermal field. the swcnts were assumed aligned, straight with infinite length and a uniform layout. two types of variations in the volume fr...

Hydraulic conductivities of sands with different gradation and grain shape were estimated experimentally at a relative density (Dr) of about 40 % and a 22 ± 2 °C of constant temperature. Narli Sand (NS) with 0.67 of sphericity (S) and 0.72 of roundness (R), and Crushed Stone Sand (CSS) with 0.55 of S and 0.15 of R values were artificially graded into sixteen different grain-size fractions (4.75...

A laboratory study was made of the effects of crushed particles, both coarse and fine aggregate, on the stability of bituminous-aggregate mixtures. Crushed limestone and varying percentages of crushed and uncrushed gravel were used as the coarse aggregate while variation in the shape of the fine aggregate was obtained by using rounded natural sand and crushed-stone sand. These aggregates were u...