To measure the coefficient of static friction, change the angle on a ramp until a small wooden box slides downslope. One can change the contact surface to metal, add moisture, and change the weight of ...

Traditional thinking dictates that the cricket ball will swing under cloud cover, but data suggests the reality is rather ...

Our bodies move in various directions to perform tasks such as picking up a child, carrying luggage, or getting up and down ...

Aerodynamics explains how airplanes fly through the interplay of four fundamental forces: lift, weight, thrust, and drag. Lift opposes gravity, thrust propels forward, and drag resists motion. Pilots ...

Mat Maneri, born on October 4th, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York is an American composer, improviser and jazz violin and viola player, specifically derivatives such as the five-string viola, the electric ...

At the heart of the Angle of Repose lake house lies the conviction that design excellence and environmental performance are inextricably bound. The project brief was to design a beautiful, inscrutable ...

Abstract: Estimating vehicle sideslip angle and road friction in real time is of great significance for vehicle stability control and intelligent vehicle lateral control. These parameters are often ...

The conventional design of concrete gravity dams still follows the deterministic method, which does not directly quantify the effect of uncertainties on the safety of the structure. The theory of ...