Abstract: The wind deflection of overhead contact lines (OCLs) challenges the stable and safe operation of electrified railways. The steady wind causes the static deflection of the contact line, while ...

Traditionally, classical methods of structural analysis such as slope-deflection and moment distribution methods (Cross method) are used for primary analysis of structures and also controlling the ...

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The response surface model has been widely used in slope reliability analysis owing to its efficiency. However, this method still has certain limitations, especially the curse of high dimensionality ...

1 National School of Technical Education (ENSET), Lokossa, Republic of Benin. 2 National University of Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (UNSTIM), Abomey, Republic of Benin. 3 ...

1 Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of China for Efficient Mining and Safety of Metal Mines, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China 2 Faculty of Land Resources Engineering, ...