1. Preparation and characterization of ultrananocrystalline diamond films in H₂/Ar/CH₄ gas mixtures system with novel filament structure

   • Jie Feng
   • Sha-sha Li
   • Zhi-ming Yu

   OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4097 - 4104

2. Meso-macroporous Fe-doped CuO: Synthesis, characterization, and structurally enhanced adsorption and visible-light photocatalytic activity

   • Jian-fei Zhu
   • Qi Xiao

   OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4105 - 4111

3. Microstructure and tensile creep resistance of Mg-5.5%Zn-(0.7%, 1.5%, 3.5%, 7.5%)Y alloys

   • Gang Chen
   • Yan-bin Zhang
   • Ding Chen

   OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4112 - 4122

4. A high-performance Mg-Er-Zn-Zr alloy with low Er/Zn mass ratio

   • Xing-hao Du
   • Cheng-bin Wei
   • Wan-peng Li

   OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4123 - 4127

5. Hydrogen trapping in high strength 0Cr16Ni5Mo martensitic stainless steel

   • Yong-wei Sun
   • Ji-zhi Chen
   • Jun Liu

   OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4128 - 4136

6. Equal perimeter yield criterion and its specific plastic work rate: Development, validation and application

   • Shun-hu Zhang
   • De-wen Zhao
   • Xiao-dong Chen

   OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4137 - 4145

7. Mechanism underlying formation of SSC in optical glass due to dynamic impact of single diamond scratch

   • Jiang Chen
   • Hang Zhao
   • Yong Zhang

   OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4146 - 4153

8. Preparation of pre-reduced pellet using pyrite cinder containing nonferrous metals with high temperature chloridizingreduction roasting technology—Effect of CaCl₂ additive

   • Dong Chen
   • De-qing Zhu
   • Ling Wu

   OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4154 - 4161

9. Development of two methods for rapid screening of recombinant Pichia pastoris strains with high-level expression of β-mannanase

   • Gu-yue Li
   • Jia Zheng
   • Hong-bo Zhou

   OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4162 - 4167

10. Enhanced atrazine adsorption from aqueous solution using chitosan-modified sepiolite

    • Hai-cheng Liu
    • Wei Chen
    • Cheng Liu

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4168 - 4176

11. Effect of inoculation during different phases of agricultural waste composting on spectroscopic characteristics of humic acid

    • Hong-li Huang
    • Guang-ming Zeng
    • Pu-feng Qin

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4177 - 4183

12. Characteristics and mechanisms of Ni(II) removal from aqueous solution by Chinese loess

    • Yan Wang
    • Xiao-wu Tang
    • Heng-yu Wang

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4184 - 4192

13. Bottom-following control for an underactuated unmanned undersea vehicle using integral-terminal sliding mode control

    • Zhe-ping Yan
    • Hao-miao Yu
    • Ben-yin Li

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4193 - 4204

14. Thermal-hydraulic modeling and analysis of spool valve with sloping U-shape notch by bond graph

    • Lei Lou
    • Wan-rong Wu
    • Xiang-jing Liang

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4205 - 4212

15. Experimental investigation on atomization and collecting efficiency of wind-spray dust controller and its parameters optimization

    • Bao-fu Kou
    • Qiu-zu Liu
    • Bo-hui Zhao

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4213 - 4218

16. Finite difference modeling of sinking stage curved beam based on revised Vlasov equations

    • Lei Zhang
    • Zhen-cai Zhu
    • Guo-Hua Cao

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4219 - 4227

17. Associated rules between microstructure characterization parameters and contact characteristic parameters of two cylinders

    • Wei Zhou
    • Jin-yuan Tang
    • Dong-ri Liao

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4228 - 4234

18. Combining artificial neural network and multi-objective optimization to reduce a heavy-duty diesel engine emissions and fuel consumption

    • Amir-Hasan Kakaee
    • Pourya Rahnama
    • Behrooz Mashadi

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4235 - 4245

19. Approximate aggregate nearest neighbor search on moving objects trajectories

    • Mohammad Reza Abbasifard
    • Hassan Naderi
    • Omid Isfahani Alamdari

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4246 - 4253

20. Robust fault estimation for uncertain switched linear systems with time-varying delay

    • Yan-ke Zhong
    • Te-fang Chen
    • Chun-yang Chen

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4254 - 4262

21. Robust decision making for UAV air-to-ground attack under severe uncertainty

    • Xiao-xuan Hu
    • Yi Chen
    • He Luo

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4263 - 4273

22. Lead and zinc geochemical behavior based on geological characteristics in Parkam Porphyry Copper System, Kerman, Iran

    • Seyyed Saeed Ghannadpour
    • Ardeshir Hezarkhani

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4274 - 4290

23. Numerical modelling of stress analysis around rectangular tunnels with large discontinuities (fault) by a hybridized indirect BEM

    • Nooraddin Nikadat
    • Mohammad Fatehi
    • Abolfazl Abdollahipour

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4291 - 4299

24. Initial excess pore water pressures induced by tunnelling in soft ground

    • Rong-zhu Liang
    • Tang-dai Xia
    • Shi-ming Wu

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4300 - 4309

25. Upper bound analysis for deep tunnel face with joined failure mechanism of translation and rotation

    • Jing-shu Xu
    • Dian-chun Du
    • Zi-han Yang

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4310 - 4317

26. Interpretation of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) circuit model for soils

    • Peng-ju Han
    • Ya-feng Zhang
    • Xiao-hong Bai

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4318 - 4328

27. Physical modelling of pipe piles under oblique pullout loads using transparent soil and particle image velocimetry

    • Zhao-hu Cao
    • Han-long Liu
    • Hang Zhou

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4329 - 4336

28. Hydro-mechanical modeling of impermeable discontinuity in rock by extended finite element method

    • An-xing Zheng
    • Xian-qi Luo

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4337 - 4346

29. Elastic-plastic solution and experimental study on critical water pressure inducing hydraulic fracturing in soil

    • Jun-gao Zhu
    • En-yue Ji
    • Hui Zhang

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4347 - 4354

30. Theoretical study on setup of expanded-base pile considering cavity contraction

    • Chang-guang Qi
    • Gan-bin Liu
    • Yue-bao Deng

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4355 - 4365

31. Temperature field simulation of gob influenced by atmospheric pressure

    • Gang Wang
    • Hai-zhu Luo
    • Ji-ren Wang

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4366 - 4371

32. Numerical investigation into effect of rear barrier pillar on stress distribution around a longwall face

    • Ming-he Ju
    • Xue-hua Li
    • Jian Zhou

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4372 - 4384

33. Layout and support design of a coal roadway in ultra-close multiple-seams

    • Hong Yan
    • Ming-yue Weng
    • Wei-Kang Li

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4385 - 4395

34. Experimental study on seismic behaviors of steel-concrete composite frames

    • Jing-jing Qi
    • Li-zhong Jiang

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4396 - 4413

35. A simple analytical solution for predicting deflection of a hybrid FRP-aluminum modular space truss bridge

    • Fei Li
    • Dong-dong Zhang
    • An-zhong Deng

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4414 - 4425

36. Mechanism of fracture in macro- and micro-scales in hollow centre cracked disc specimen

    • M. Eftekhari
    • A. Baghbanan
    • H. Amrollahi

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4426 - 4433

37. Numerical investigation of piled raft foundation in mitigating embankment vibrations induced by high-speed trains

    • Qiang Fu
    • Han-long Liu
    • Chang-jie Zheng

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4434 - 4444

38. Pressure relief and structure stability mechanism of hard roof for gob-side entry retaining

    • Chang-liang Han
    • Nong Zhang
    • Xi-gui Zheng

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4445 - 4455

39. Numerical simulation on trapping efficiency of steady filtration process in diesel particulate filter and its experimental verification

    • Gui-ju Zhang
    • Jia-qiang E
    • Wen-hua Yuan

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4456 - 4466

40. Numerical analysis for peristaltic transport of Carreau-Yasuda fluid with variable thermal conductivity and convective conditions

    • F. M. Abbasi
    • T. Hayat
    • B. Ahmad

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4467 - 4475

41. Effects of compression ratio on variation of stresses and residual oil of cake in pressing process of castor beans and its curve fitting

    • Ru-kuan Liu
    • Fang-lei Xu
    • Hong-qi Ye

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4476 - 4482

42. Performance evaluation of open-graded epoxy asphalt concrete with two nominal maximum aggregate sizes

    • Sang Luo
    • Zhen-dong Qian
    • Yong-chao Xue

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4483 - 4489

43. Improved social force model based on exit selection for microscopic pedestrian simulation in subway station

    • Xun Zheng
    • Hai-ying Li
    • Xu Chen

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4490 - 4497

44. Real-time origin-destination matrices estimation for urban rail transit network based on structural state-space model

    • Xiang-ming Yao
    • Peng Zhao
    • Dan-dan Yu

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2015 Pages: 4498 - 4506