The large-span bridge is highly sensitive to temperature and wind loads. Therefore, it is essential to study the bridge’s fatigue life under the combined effects of temperature and static wind loads. This study focuses on the main bridge of Qia...
To study the effect of temperature on the seismic performance of a prestressed reinforced concrete (PC) continuous girder bridge with laminated rubber bearings (LRBs), a two-linked continuous bridge was used as the background to consider the effect o...
We have developed porTable 950 keV/3.95 MeV X-band (9.3 GHz) electron linear accelerator (LINAC)-based X-ray sources and conducted onsite prestressed concrete (PC) bridge inspection in the last 10 years. A T-shaped PC girder bridge with a thickness o...
The dynamic response of a prestressed concrete box girder bridge under the impact of an over-height vehicle is studied using the numerical simulation method. The finite element analysis software LS-DYNA is used to simulate the collision between the b...
Bridges constitute important elements of the transportation network. A vast part of the Italian existing infrastructural system dates to around 60 years ago, which implies that the related bridge structures were constructed according to past design g...
To investigate the dynamic characteristics of a PC beam–steel box arch composite bridge when the number of loading lanes for autonomous vehicles changes, the vehicle–bridge coupling motion equation was derived and solved iteratively via t...
Grouted sleeve connections (GSCs) are widely used in precast concrete (PC) bridge piers due to their convenience in construction and reliable structural performance. Corrosion-induced damage significantly compromises the seismic integrity of PC bridg...
Prestressed concrete (PC) continuous beam bridges are widely used in transportation infrastructure. However, their construction involves substantial material consumption, raising sustainability concerns amid increasing environmental pressures. This s...
Prestressing methods were used to realize long-span bridges in the last few decades. For their predictive maintenance, devices and dynamic nondestructive procedures for identifying prestress losses were mainly developed since serviceability and safet...
In response to the challenges posed by the complex evolution of risks and the static nature of traditional assessment methods during the construction of long-span prestressed concrete (PC) continuous rigid-frame bridges, this study proposes a risk as...
Telomeres are repetitive nucleotide (TTAGGG) sequences that stabilize the chromosome ends and play an important role in the prevention of cancer initiation and progression. Nucleoplasmic bridges (NPBs) are formed when chromatids remain joined togethe...
This paper presents a multi-functional strand capable of introducing prestressing force in prestressed concrete (PSC) girders and sensing their static and dynamic behavior as well. This innovative strand is developed by replacing the core steel wire...
With the development of algorithms for autonomous decision-making in the field of structural engineering, the design of precast concrete segment (PCS) box girder bridges faces new challenges. This paper proposes using a multi-objective optimization m...
Asynchronous-pouring construction (APC) technology employs a suspended hanging basket directly supported by corrugated steel webs (CSWs) with high shear strength, significantly enhancing construction efficiency. To further elucidate the characteristi...
Climate change could impose great influence on infrastructures. Previous studies have shown that solar radiation is one of the most important factors causing the change in temperature distribution in bridges. The current temperature distribution mode...
Dead time between the complementary driving signals is needed to avoid short circuit in voltage source inverters (VSIs), however, this raises issues such as voltage distortion and harmonic generation. In wireless power transfer (WPT) systems, the rat...
Based on an analysis of the extant literature, this paper summarizes the research progress on the mechanical properties and long-term behavior of corrugated steel web (CSW) box girder bridges. First, the research results of CSW box girder bridges in...
This study aims to develop a prestressed concrete steel (PC) strand with an embedded optical Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensor, which has been developed by the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology since 2013. This new strand is...
Prefabricated concrete bridge deck panels are utilized in Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) to simplify bridge deck construction. Concrete with good bond and shear strength as well as excellent flowability is required to fill bridge deck closure...
Excessive deflection during the service period of long-span prestressed concrete (PC) bridges remains a persistent challenge in bridge engineering. This study proposes a prestressing design strategy for PC bridges that targets a desired structural cu...
Phthalocyanines are potentially promising photosensitizers (PSs) for photodynamic therapy (PDT), but the inherent defects such as aggregation-caused quenching effects and non-specific toxicity severely hinder their further application in PDT. Herein,...
The excessive deflection of large-span cantilever cast prestressed concrete (LCCPC) box girders has always been a complex problem to be solved in bridge engineering. To analyze the effect of shear deformation at segmental joints on the deflection of...
To improve the seismic capacity of prestressed concrete (PC) continuous girder bridges with corrugated steel webs (CSWs), suitable damping control measures can be used to effectively reduce the seismic response of the bridge. Based on the semi-active...
PC steel material inside pre-stressed concrete bridges is prone to corrosion due to the effect of salt, which leads to cross-sectional losses and fractures if proper maintenance is not carried out, affecting the girders’ structural performance....
To relieve the contradiction between supply and demand, a multi-port power conditioner (MP-PC) and control strategy with renewable energy access for a railway traction system is presented, which is mainly composed of full-bridge-based MMC and isolate...
Australia consumes approximately 29 million m3 of concrete each year with an estimated embodied carbon (EC) of 12 Mt CO2e. High consumption of concrete makes it critical for successful decarbonization to support the achievement of ‘Net Zero 205...
Background: Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) is an effective, minimally invasive treatment for patients with acute cholecystitis (AC) who are at high surgical risk and may be used as a bridge to surgery in critically ill patients. This study aimed t...
The pile group-pile cap structure is a key foundation form for deep-water bridges. However, current effective methods for calculating the earthquake-induced hydrodynamic forces on pile caps with arbitrary cross-sections remain insufficient. In this s...
An experiment was conducted on a prestressed concrete (PC) composite girder bridge with steel truss webs to investigate its flexural performance. The mechanical characteristics and failure modes of a PC composite girder bridge with steel truss webs w...
The control and operation of a single-phase 13-level power conditioning system (PCS) for peak power reduction of a high-speed railway substation (HSRS) are proposed. This PCS is a single-phase 3100 V, 2 MVA 13-level H-bridge multi-level inverter stru...
Polycarbonate (PC) is susceptible to environmental stress cracking (ESC) when the conditions of pre-strain and presence of fluid with a compatible solubility index are both prevalent. One approach to counter this involves using nanoscale fillers to b...
3-(2-Octyldodecyl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophen was successfully synthesized as a new π-bridge with a long branched side alkyl chain. Two donor-π-bridge-acceptor type copolymers were designed and synthesized by combining this π-bridge structure, a f...
The redox potentials of 4,4’-dimethyl-N’N’-alkylidene bridged 2,2’-bipyridinium salts derivatives (DBPAs) can be controlled by changing the N, N’-alkylidene bridge length which changes the conformation of the DBPAs.. In this paper, the torsional angl...
This paper presents advancements in structural health monitoring (SHM) techniques, with a particular focus on wave-screening methods for assessing prestress loss in a large-scale prestressed concrete (PC) bridge model under outdoor conditions. The wa...
Although mesh use has significantly improved the outcomes of hernia and pelvic organ prolapse repair, long-term recurrence rates remain unacceptably high. We aim to determine the in vivo degradation and functional outcome of reconstructed abdominal w...
Hydration lubrication has emerged as a new paradigm for lubrication in aqueous and biological media, accounting especially for the extremely low friction (friction coefficients down to 0.001) of articular cartilage lubrication in joints. Among the en...
The effects of photochemical reactions induced by UV radiation in solutions of metal phthalocyanines were carried out to determine the factors that might influence the photostability of photosensitized phthalocyanines. Three different indium phthaloc...
In the present work, cholesterol (Chol)-substituted zinc phthalocyanine (Chol-ZnPc) and its composite with graphene oxide (GO) were prepared for photodynamic therapy (PDT) applications. Briefly, Chol-substituted phthalonitrile (Chol-phthalonitrile) w...
Bridges located in cold regions are susceptible to extreme deterioration due to harsh climate conditions. Distressing of girder’s end regions is among the most common damage types in these bridges. This work focuses on addressing this type of d...
The interaction between lanthanide diphthalocyanine complexes, LnPc2 (Ln = Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Yb, Lu; Pc = C32H16N8, phthalocyanine ligand) and trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) was investigated in benzene, and the stability of the resulting molecular system w...
Prefabricated construction (PC) is gaining more acceptance worldwide as a sustainable construction method due to its advantages in energy savings, emissions reduction, and cleaner production. However, the inherent geographical and organizational frag...
Photoconversion processes such as electron injection (photooxidation) and dye regeneration (reduction) in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) occur at considerably inhomogeneous semiconductor/dye/electrolyte interfaces, implying a very high heterogene...
Background/Objectives: Early integration of palliative care (PC) improves outcomes for patients with life-limiting diseases (LLDs). This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Palliative Care and Rapid Emergency Screening (P-CaRES) tool—origi...
We investigate pseudo-complex General Relativity (pcGR)—a coordinate-extended formulation of General Relativity (GR)—within the framework of Hořava-Lifshitz gravity, a regularized theory featuring anisotropic scaling. The pcGR framew...
Ternary planar heterojunction organic solar cells (PHJ-OPVs) were fabricated using three organic small molecules, alpha-sexithiophene (α-6T), aluminum phthalocyanine chloride (AlPcCl) and fullerene (C60). These molecules can be easily sublimate...
The choice of an appropriate metric is mandatory to perform deformation analysis between two point clouds (PC)—the distance has to be trustworthy and, simultaneously, robust against measurement noise, which may be correlated and heteroscedastic...
The combination of metal–phthalocyanine complexes and axially coordinated organic molecules into polymer chains presents a significant challenge in the synthesis of hybrid materials. A calculated structure for one-dimensional coordinate polymer...
Subspace system identification is a class of methods to estimate state-space model based on low rank characteristic of a system. State-space-based subspace system identification is the dominant subspace method for system identification in health moni...
Apples from high-altitude orchards exhibit a distinctive sugar–acid balance, yet the varietal and maturity drivers remain unclear. A multi-omics survey was conducted to map sugars and acids and to resolve pathway control. Chromatography–m...
Dibutyltin (IV) oxide complex reacts with the fluorouracil compounds 5-fluorouracil-1-propanonic or 5-fluorouracil-1-acetic acid (Fu) to give the complexes [(5-Fu)-1-(CH2)nCOOSn(n-Bu)2]4O2 (I, n=2; II, n=1) which were characterized by IR and 1H-NMR....
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