A staggered pre-cast RC wall system is proposed. The can provide the flexibility of interior spaces and simplifications constructions. To investigate structural properties system, experiments using scaled specimens were carried out with varying vertical load acting on wall. experimental results showed that capacity could be evaluated by sum friction force connection area dowel reinforcement bar...

The hydrodynamic processes associated with flow through vegetation have many implications for both natural and constructed wetlands. This study examined the effect of marsh grass on mixing rates. A flow visualization study was performed, using a laser light sheet and a video camera to obtain images of a plume of fluorescent dye. The study was performed in a laboratory flume, using wooden dowels...

This work is the first dowel in a rather wide research activity in collaboration with Euro Mediterranean Center for Climate Changes, aimed at introducing scalable approaches in Ocean Circulation Models. We discuss designing and implementation of a parallel algorithm for solving the Variational Data Assimilation (DA) problem on Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). The algorithm is based on the full...

We present a design methodology and manufacturing process for the construction of articulated three-dimensional microstructures with features on the micron to centimeter scale. Flexure mechanisms and assembly folds result from the bulk machining and lamination of alternating rigid and compliant layers, similar to rigid-flex printed circuit board construction. Pop-up books and other forms of pap...