Ice accretion can cause problems on polar ships, ocean platforms, and in other marine industries. It is important to understand the interface debonding behavior between ice surface of equipment. In this work, we created a mechanical model analyze square-based cuboid an elastic coating base, using contact mechanics fracture mechanics. Three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) simulation was use...

Spatial perspective-taking is an ability to understand in which direction an object is located relative to an agent (e.g., another person or a chair). Previous studies showed that left/right judgments prompted an egocentric transformation strategy (i.e., mental rotation of the self) whereas front/behind judgments prompted other strategies (e.g., tracing a line of sight). To examine whether the ...

We express the number of distinct primitive cuboids with given odd diagonal in terms of the twisted Euler function with alternating Dirichlet character of period four, and two counting formulas for binary sums of squares. Based on the asymptotic behaviour of the sums of these formulas, we derive an approximation formula for the cumulative number of primitive cuboids.

In the current work, a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging procedure to evaluate quasi-static motion of the calcaneus, cuboid, navicular, and talus is presented. It is focused on the applicability of a newly developed foot loading and positioning device. For that purpose, tarsal bone positions of three healthy subjects in a pronated and a supinated foot excursion under bodyweight were repeatedly me...

Purpose. To investigate the effect of cuboid osteotomy lateral column lengthening (LCL) for the correction of stage II B adult-acquired flatfoot deformity in cadaver. Methods. Six cadaver specimens were loaded to 350 N. Flatfoot models were established and each was evaluated radiographically and pedobarographically in the following conditions: (1) intact foot, (2) flatfoot, and (3) cuboid osteo...

Determine an optimal set of design parameter of PR whose DW fits a prescribed workspace as closely as possible is an important and foremost design task before manufacturing. In this paper, an optimal design method of a linear Delta robot (LDR) to obtain the prescribed cuboid dexterous workspace (PCDW) is proposed. The optical algorithms are based on the concept of performance chart. The perform...

The os peroneum (OP) is a small sesamoid bone located inside the peroneus longus tendon (PLT), close to the cuboid. The OP can be the cause of pain and can be associated with lesions of the PLT. OP involvement in PLT disorders is frequently misdiagnosed by radiologists. Painful os peroneum syndrome (POPS) refers to a variety of conditions presenting with pain localized on the lateral aspect of ...

in this paper, a very efficient method, called single matrix block analyzer (smba), has been developed to determine relative permeability and capillary pressure curves from spontaneous imbibition (si) data. smba mimics realistically the si tests by appropriate boundary conditions modeling. in the proposed method, a cuboid with an identical core plug height is considered. the equal dimensions of...