[1] Prediction of flow through variably saturated porous media requires accurate knowledge of the soil hydraulic properties, namely the water retention function (WRF) and the hydraulic conductivity function (HCF). Unfortunately, direct measurement of the HCF is time consuming and expensive. In this study, we derive a simple closed-form equation that predicts the saturated hydraulic conductivity...

Robustness and fault-tolerance are desirable properties for hydraulic working machines and field robots. In applications where service personnel do not have easy access to the machine, it is important that the machine can continue its operation despite single machinery faults. Digital hydraulics enables a design which is inherently fault-tolerant by having each hydraulic actuator controlled by ...

This paper describes a unified approach to modeling and simulation of hydraulic systems using bond graphs. Unlike the others, the causalities are not applied in bond graph settings. This leads that mathematical model is generated in the form of differential algebraic equation (DAEs) and solved as such by suitable solver. Bond graph model of simple hydraulic system has developed using program Bo...

Real-time learning control of a hydraulic actuator is studied using a cerebellar model articulation controller (CMAC) neural network architecture. Experiments are conducted on a onedegree-of-freedom hydraulic cylinder. The main applications considered are the earth-moving equipment applications. The electrohydraulic valve used to control the flow in the hydraulic circuit is an open-centre non-p...

This paper presents a modeling approach for three-dimensional simulation of hydraulic fracturing of jointed rock. Dynardo developed a 3D-hydraulic fracturing simulator and coupled the simulator with leading edge calibration and optimization algorithms to offers the software base to optimize gas production with computer simulation. With the integrated approach, an effective 3D numerical reservoi...

introduction: groundwater is the largest resource of water supplement and shortages of surface water supplies in drought conditions that requires an increase in groundwater discharge. groundwater flow dependson the subsurface properties such as hydraulic gradient (water table gradient or head loss in artesian condition) and hydrodynamic coefficients. the flow treatment is analyzed with an accur...

Empirical studies pose the problem of the physiological integration of the tree organism, which is also important on the scale of ecosystems. Recently, spatially distributed models emerged, which approach this problem by reflecting the close linkage between physiological processes and the structures of trees and tree stands. In the case of water flow, the tree organism can be regarded as hydrau...

Abstract—Drying is a phenomenon that accompanies the hardening of hydraulic materials. This study is concerned the modelling of drying shrinkage of the hydraulic materials and the prediction of the rate of spontaneous deformations of hydraulic materials during hardening. The model developed takes consideration of the main factors affecting drying shrinkage. There was agreement between drying sh...

The design of hydraulic systems is founded on deep physical connections. It needs creativity and, at the present time, it cannot be automated. Nevertheless, powerful design support in hydraulics is still possible. This paper presents a new view to the design of hydraulic systems and shows how sophisticated subtasks of the hydraulic design procedure can be tackled. We identify the “model synthes...

In bioreactor landfill, the leachate flow and moisture distribution depend upon saturated and unsaturated hydraulic properties of municipal solid waste (MSW). The effects of unsaturated parameters have not been studied because of scarcity of the data and variation in unsaturated parameters due to MSW heterogeneity, degree of decomposition, and pore structure. In this study, a numerical two-phas...