Rock slope toppling failure is a typical type of slope disaster. It is crucial for engineering practice to quickly and accurately evaluate the toppling stability of rock slopes under seismic loads. Based on Liu’s pseudo-continuous medium method...
The literature in the area of material fatigue indicates that the fatigue properties may change with the number of cycles. Researchers recommend taking this into account in fatigue life calculation algorithms. The results of simulation research prese...
Concrete block pavement is used as a modern pavement type owing to its economic benefits. The physical properties, mechanical properties, and functional characteristics of bedding sand and joint sand, the main components of concrete block pavements,...
In order to discuss the load capacity and displacement of masonry constructed with recycled concrete and self-insulation blocks, one type of 10.6 MPa compressive strength block and three kinds of mortar with M15, M10, and M5 compressive strengths are...
Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) blocks have widespread popularity in the construction industry. In addition to lightness, these materials have other advantages, including fire resistance, low acoustic and thermal conductivity, ease of cutting and g...
With the explosive growth of cloud computing applications, the east-west traffic among servers has come to occupy the dominant proportion of the traffic in data center networks (DCNs). Cloud computing tasks need to be executed in a distributed manner...
In current river management, we very often use environment-friendly hydraulic structures when it is required for river bed or river bank protection due to erosion of a river channel. Block ramps are one of many methods used to stabilize river beds. T...
A masonry made of hollow concrete blocks in modern constructions differs from the traditional one in that the empty space (up to 70%) makes it possible to create complex high-strength load-bearing structures by filling the voids with monolithic or re...
Holes and their effects on the fatigue behavior and damage propagation of thin-walled structural components remain objects of research. In this paper, the previously untreated effect of round holes in thin plain-woven carbon fiber-reinforced plastic...
A dynamic fuzzy neural network for short-term load forecasting of the Greek power system is proposed, and an hourly based prediction for the whole year is performed. A DBD-FELF (Dynamic Block-Diagonal Fuzzy Electric Load Forecaster) consists of fuzzy...
This study investigated the endocrine responses to accentuated eccentric loading (AEL) paired with cluster sets (CSs) versus traditional training (TRAD). Seventeen recreationally active subjects (male = 11, females = 6, age = 23.18 ± 4.15 yrs,...
In previous research, the group proposed a low-cost seismic isolation device, the rubber sand core composite block (RSMCB). This study builds upon newly conducted experiments to elucidate the vertical bearing capacity of the RSMCB through discrete el...
Masonry walls constructed of brick or block units have tended to suffer more serious damage when subjected to loads of both static and cyclic (such as an earthquake) nature as compared to other concrete or steel structures. Hence, the static and cycl...
When large-capacity HVDC (high voltage direct current) transmission line blocking occurs in a hybrid AC/DC (alternating current/direct current) power grid, the receiving-end system will encounter a huge power imbalance, which will lead to a frequency...
This paper discusses whether the principal response features of composites subjected to fatigue loadings, including residual strength and lifetime statistics under variable amplitude (VA) loadings, can be resolved based on constant amplitude (CA) fat...
With electric vehicles (EVs) pouring into infrastructure systems, coupled traffic and energy transportation networks (CTETNs) can be applied to capture the interactions between the power grids and transportation networks. However, most research has f...
This paper presents a study on the uniaxial compressive behavior of fully grouted concrete bond beam block masonry prisms. A total of 45 (i.e., 9 hollow and 36 fully grouted) specimens were tested, and the failure modes and initial crack were reporte...
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Purpose: Evaluate the esthetic outcome of ridge augmentation using cancellous bone-block allografts, late implant placement, and immediate loading in the atrophic anterior maxilla, by PES (pink esthetic score) and WES (white esthetic score) indexes....
The stability of bottom structures in block caving mines is significantly challenged by impact loads generated from large rockfalls and ore collapses on slopes. This study aims to investigate the mechanical response and failure characteristics of bot...
Reinforced soil retaining walls (RSWs) for railways are key subgrade structures that bear cyclic loads from trains, and their long-term durability directly affects railway operation safety. The mechanical behavior of RSWs under cyclic loading has bee...
Given the importance of light construction in terms of better performance of structure, in case of earthquake, reduction of life and financial casualties, as well as shortage of studies in this field, the present research studied building non-structu...
Understanding the composite damage formation process and its impact on mechanical properties is a key step towards further improvement of material and higher use. For its accelerated application, furthermore, practice-related modeling strategies are...
With the rapid advancement in technology, electrical energy consumption is increasing rapidly. Especially, in the residential sector, more than 80% of electrical energy is being consumed because of consumer negligence. This brings the challenging tas...
To address the limitations of traditional Voltage-Current (VI) trajectory features in appliance load identification—such as the difficulty in distinguishing similar appliances, weakened amplitude information, and the absence of dynamic characte...
“HAPA” stands for High-Authority Piezoelectric Actuator, which describes high-performance piezoelectric actuators of large stroke and blocking force. “HAPAs” are made possible by high-bending-stiffness connectors that connect...
Daily and weekly load profiles provide useful forecasting baselines, but the benefit of learning detailed mixing weights remains uncertain. This study separates the value of periodic output structure from calibration complexity through controlled com...
Annual reserve scheduling is a crucial approach to maintaining the supply–demand balance in modern power systems. Existing studies, however, often overlook the deliverability of cross-area reserves limited by inter-area tie-lines and the impact...
The advancement of cloud computing technologies has positioned virtual machine (VM) migration as a critical area of research, essential for optimizing resource management, bolstering fault tolerance, and ensuring uninterrupted service delivery. This...
The current study focuses on the development of innovative and highly-stable curcumin (CUR)-based therapeutics by encapsulating CUR in biocompatible poly(n-butyl acrylate)-block-poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate) (PnBA-b-POEGA) micell...
In this paper, we carry out low-reversed cyclic loading tests on differently-structured frame-supported concealed multi-ribbed wall panels with energy-efficient blocks. Models for evaluating damage performance are introduced for comparative study, in...
Aim: To load-test the osseo-integrated rectangular block implant (RBI), measure the generated cortical peri-implant strains, and relate these findings to known human physiological parameters. Materials and methods: Two RBIs were placed into the poste...
The trend towards the decentralization and decarbonization of the energy sector stimulates the adoption of generation facilities based on renewable energy sources (RES) and distributed generation (DG) facilities that utilize secondary energy resource...
Aiming at the receiving-end power grid frequency security after HVDC blocking events, this paper proposes a hybrid model and data-driven optimization method of emergency load shedding (ELS). Firstly, a decision-making model of ELS considering multipl...
In this study, the load distribution of the piles in the pile group was investigated in the case of the pile raft foundations failure under the effect of vertical loads in cohesive soils. For this purpose, loading tests were carried out on model pile...
Bolted connections are crucial in joining mechanical assemblies and ensuring the integrity and reliability of structural components. This study proposes a method for estimating bolt loosening life by practically applying material fatigue life predict...
This article presents numerical models for unbraced steel frames filled with structural masonry under cyclic loads, offering insights into their behavior and design potential. Using simplified micro-modeling in ABAQUS with the Concrete Damage Plastic...
The synergistic effect of drug and gene delivery is expected to significantly improve cancer therapy. However, it is still challenging to design suitable nanocarriers that are able to load simultaneously anticancer drugs and nucleic acids due to thei...
Background: Various conditions may lead to bony deficiency in the anterior maxilla. The present study evaluated esthetic (PES—pink esthetic score and WES—white esthetic score) results after augmentation of the anterior atrophic maxilla using cancello...
Agreement in a global reaction does not necessarily preserve local fracture outputs. We audit this distinction in idealized bonded blocks using a four-mode shared-scalar damage law, with separate independent-mode comparisons and prescribed crusher-lo...
Low-alloy CrNiMo cast steels are often used in the caterpillar boards of excavators in mining engineering machinery due to their good mechanical properties and low cost. Three CrNiMo cast steels with different carbon contents (0.20%, 0.29%, and 0.35%...
Owing to their unique topology and physical properties, micelles based on miktoarm amphiphilic star block copolymers play an important role in the biomedical field for drug delivery. Herein, we developed a series of AB2-type poly(D,L-lactide-co-glyco...
The article focuses on the erection of residential buildings from large-sized volumetric blocks as a modern and progressive trend in housing construction. It is noted that one of the major tasks in the development of this promising area of constructi...
Electricity load forecasting is essential for balancing energy supply and demand, reducing energy waste, and maintaining power grid stability. Accurate forecasts enable power utilities to optimize energy dispatch and mitigate the risk of supply short...
This study investigates how mine backfill interacts with pillars to enhance load-bearing mechanisms in underground mining using the bonded-block modeling method. Through systematic numerical simulations of single- and three-pillar systems, we evaluat...
Background: There are no published data on the training-load magnitude or distribution in elite international-level boxers preparing for a major competition nor on the training load’s relationship with objective and subjective training markers....
Membrane-type acoustic metamaterials (MAMs) are the focus of the current research due to their lightweight, small size, and good low-frequency sound insulation performance. However, there exists difficulties for extensive application because of the n...
Membrane-type acoustic metamaterials (MAMs) have recently received widespread attention due to their good low-frequency sound-transmission-loss (STL) performance. A fast prediction method for the STL of rectangular membranes loaded with masses of arb...
Short-term load forecasting (STLF) is essential for urban sustainable development. It can further contribute to the stable operation of the smart grid. With the development of renewable energy, improving STLF accuracy has become a vital task. Neverth...
In the current seismic analysis of high-speed railway track–bridge structures, the constitutive parameters of track lateral blocks (TLBs) are not uniform. A finite element model of the TLB’s main beam is established, which considers concr...
Wave overtopping can cause erosion on the landward slope due to high flow velocities and turbulence that cause high stresses on the cover. Innovative block revetments such as Grassblocks protect the subsoil of the dike against erosion. The blocks are...
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