The extraordinary sensitivity of the output field of an optical cavity to small quantum-scale displacements has led to breakthroughs such as the first detection of gravitational waves and of the motions of quantum ground-state cooled mechanical oscillators. While heterodyne detection of the output optical field of an optomechanical system exhibits asymmetries which provide a key signature that ...

In addition to vertical time shifts commonly observed in time-lapse seismic images, horizontal displacements are apparent as well. These apparent horizontal displacements may be small relatively to seismic wavelengths, perhaps only 5 m at depths of 5 km, but they consistently suggest an outward lateral expansion of images away from a compacting reservoir. It is well known that apparent vertical...

Discrete piles are used to stabilise infrastructure slopes, especially where there is insufficient additional land to allow construction of large toe berms or regrading of the slope. Compared with more conventional structures such as retaining walls, there are few field data on how discrete piles typically bend and displace under slope loading. This paper presents the results from monitoring a ...

A stable finite element scheme that avoids pressure oscillations for a three-field Biot’s model in poroelasticity is considered. The involved variables are the displacements, fluid flux (Darcy velocity), and the pore pressure, and they are discretized by using the lowest possible approximation order: Crouzeix-Raviart finite elements for the displacements, lowest order Raviart-Thomas-Nédélec ele...

Fracture and failure characterization of materials have been a crucial issue regarding reliable structural design. Stress Intensity Factor (SIF) is one of the most commonly used material parameters for more purpose. This study utilized Compact Tension (CT) Specimen test to determine mode-I SIF of polycarbonate material. Force, displacement and images of the near crack tip region were simultaneo...

abstract to resist lateral loads in concrete buildings, usually systems such as flexural frame, shear wall or their combinations are used. using x form of cable bracing in order to strengthen concrete buildings is a new method. this system is more economical compared with the other systems due to cables low weight, high tensile resistance, easy performance and less maintenance problems. in this...

Various theories in the past have addressed the correlation of material properties and the respective acoustic emission release during fracture. Whilst these theories yield good predictions for fundamental relationships, they neglect the dynamic displacements during crack formation. This paper presents first results for a new acoustic emission crack source model based on a finite element modell...

1 This paper presents several kinds of structures of ironless loudspeaker motors. The proposed devices 2 go from simple structures, in terms of manufacturing process, to structures in which the magnet rings 3 can be stacked, with different magnetization directions or values. The structures are studied and compared 4 according to their created induction level and uniformity across the coil displ...

The aim of this work is to introduce a novel 3-D model of pulsating vessels, through which the dynamic acoustic response of arterial regions can be predicted. Blood flow is numerically simulated by considering the fluid-dynamic displacements of the scatterers (erythrocytes), while a mechanical model calculates the wall displacement due to fluid pressure. The acoustic characteristics of each reg...