Buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) have proven to be a valuable earthquake resisting system.They demonstrated substantial ability in providing structures with ductility and energy dissipation.However, they are prone to exhibit large residual deformations after earthquake loading because of their low post-yield stiffnesses.In this study, the seismic

The fundamental aerodynamic interactions between a pair of wind lenses is experimentally investigated.In prior work, wind tunnel testing of lensed turbines in a side-by-side configuration revealed that one lensed turbine outperformed its counterpart in terms of power production.In the current Braces study, particle image velocimetry (PIV) was perfo

In this paper, a novel haptic feedback scheme, used for accurately positioning a 1DOF virtual wrist prosthesis through sensory substitution, is presented.The scheme employs a three-node tactor array and discretely and selectively modulates the stimulation frequency of each tactor to relay 11 discrete haptic stimuli to the user.Able-bodied participa

Skin wound management is a very difficult undertaking in the medical field.There is no information available concerning the wound beneath the bandages.Electrospun Electronics nanofibrous wound dressings stand out for their resemblance to extracellular matrix (ECM), increased surface-to-volume ratio, porousness, and capacity to encapsulate or load m