Cable lines are one of the basic components of power systems. Medium and high voltage cables mainly comprise a metallic sheath, which is concentric to the main core conductor. There are several operating schemes of such cable lines, which differ in t...
The potential of an innovation for establishing a simultaneous mechanical, thermal, and electrical connection between two metallic surfaces without requiring a prior time-consuming and expensive surface nanoscopic planarization and without requiring...
The colonization of denture soft lining material by oral fungi can result in infections and stomatitis of oral tissues. In this study, 0 ppm to 200 ppm of silver nanoparticles was incorporated as an antimicrobial agent into composites to reduce the m...
This article presents a concept, materials, and methods to devise a Bond Quality Index (BQI) for assessing composite bond quality, approximately correlating to the respective bond strength. Interface bonding is the common mechanism to join two compos...
This study focused on the nugget formation in resistance welding of three dissimilar steel sheets influenced by different types and thicknesses of epoxy adhesive. An improved finite element model was employed to estimate the temperature distribution...
As programmable photonic integrated circuits scale toward higher port counts and system-level reconfigurability, high-density electrical fan-out is becoming a major packaging bottleneck. Reliable Au-wire bonding to AlCu redistribution structures depe...
The bond–slip behavior of the steel–concrete interface is critical in reinforced concrete (RC) structures since the bond action is the mechanism that ensures the two materials work in co-operation. However, there is little research consid...
Friction stir spot welding (FSSW) technology relies on the generation of frictional heat during the rotation of the welding tool in contact with the workpiece as well as the stirring effect of the tool pin to produce solid-state spot joints, especial...
A new finite element-based contact mechanics analysis of layered viscoelastic solids of low elastic modulus is presented. The methodology is based on the Maxwell viscoelastic element, with stress relaxation taken into account by the Prony series&rsqu...
At present, the damage caused by steel corrosion to structures has become a serious problem all over the world. In order to study the mechanical behaviors of tunnel lining structure system under the corrosive environment to rebars, first, the bending...
Self-compacting concrete (SCC) should generally be placed continuously, but it is not uncommon for contractors to be forced to use interruptions in concrete works due to delivery delays. The multilayer casting of SCC can cause weak bond conditions in...
Lined pipes are widely used in oil and gas transportation systems due to their excellent corrosion resistance and cost-effectiveness. However, current design codes often oversimplify their mechanical behavior by treating them as single-layer systems,...
This paper provides understanding of the fire performance of exposed cross-laminated-timber (CLT) in large enclosures. An office-type configuration has been represented by a 3.75 by 7.6 by 2.4 m high enclosure constructed of non-combustible blockwork...
Multilayer paper composites have been widely applied in industrial sectors and as sustainable concrete formwork in civil construction. These materials are produced by pressing paper layers bonded with a sodium silicate adhesive; however, their struct...
The construction sector’s drive for sustainability has increased the use of Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT), yet its structural reliability is governed by the integrity of the adhesive bond line. This study evaluates the influence of three one-com...
This paper investigates the manufacturing uncertainties at a 60 GHz millimeter-wave band for the monolithic hybrid microwave integrated circuits (MHMIC) fabrication process. It specifically deals with the implementation tolerances of thin-film gold m...
Theoretical scheme is developed to study thermoreversible gelation interfering with liquid–liquid phase separation in mixtures of reactive f-functional molecules R{A
In the aeronautical field, the damage that occurs to a carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) structure analysis is a crucial point for further improving its capability and performance. In the current the state of the art, in fact, many issues are li...
Portuguese forests have changed in recent years. These changes were mainly boosted by the wildfires that affected a significant percentage of the softwood area. Eucalyptus is actually the dominant wood species in Portuguese forests. This is not a nat...
The Cartesian product and join are two classical operations in graphs. Let
The article presents a calculation model of the linear energy of welding P235GH steel tubes with high-frequency currents in order to obtain an optimal microstructure and geometry of the weld of high internal purity. The model was developed based on r...
With an increasing demand for adhesives, the durability of joints has become highly important. The fatigue resistance of adhesives has been investigated mainly for epoxies, but in recent years many other resins have been adopted for structural adhesi...
Most electrical energy generation systems are based on synchronous generators; as a result, their analysis always provides interesting findings, especially if an approach different to those traditionally studied is used. Therefore, an approach involv...
To investigate the bond performance between reinforcement and tunnel lining concrete under freeze–thaw cycles in plateau regions, pull-out tests were conducted on secondary-lining-reinforced concrete specimens subjected to different numbers of...
A new type of Filament Wound Profiles (FWPs) have been applied to strengthen the deformed stagger-jointed segmental tunnel linings, and a full-scale test was carried out on the ultimate bearing capacity of the linings that are strengthened by the new...
The aim of the study was to determine the cytotoxic concentrations and incubation times of the commonly used dental adhesive system OptiBond Solo Plus in its non-polymerized form, and to test how it relates to oxidative stress by determining the redu...
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the use of structural health monitoring (SHM) technologies as systems for monitoring the integrity of aircraft’s structures. The use of compact and embeddable sensor networks, like the o...
Segmented timber shells present a novel building system that utilizes modular, planar building components to create lightweight free-form structures in architecture. Recent advancements in the research field of segmented timber shells pursue, among o...
This study aimed to evaluate the adhesion behavior of wood from an E. urophylla × E. grandis clone using the application of melamine–urea–formaldehyde (MUF), resorcinol–formaldehyde (RF), and polyurethane (PUR) adhesives in te...
Topological indices are graph invariants computed by the distance or degree of vertices of the molecular graph. In chemical graph theory, topological indices have been successfully used in describing the structures and predicting certain physicochemi...
Load currents and short-circuit currents in high-voltage power cable lines are sources of the induced voltages in the power cables’ concentric metallic sheaths. When power cables operate with single-point bonding, which is the simplest bonding...
Austenitic Fe-base alloys, SS 316H and Alloy 800HT, were diffusion bonded for use in compact-type heat exchangers in supercritical-carbon dioxide (S-CO2) Brayton cycles. For diffusion bonded 316H, grain boundary migration across the bond-line was obs...
In this paper, we study the line-shape (LS), which indicates the amount of absorbed energy, and the line-width (LW), which indicates the scattering factor, according to the vibrational direction of the externally applied energy in the electron–...
By using broken lines to represent coordination interactions in organometallic and other coordinated compounds, we can draw structures satisfying the valencies of the atoms present. These broken lines should be used to replace many false single coval...
Since 2018, the bond market has surpassed the stock market, becoming the biggest investment area in China’s security market, and the systemic risks of China’s bond market are of non-negligible importance. Based on daily interest rate data of represen...
A sheet-type sinter-bonding material was developed to form thermally stable and highly heat-conductive joints suitable for wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductor dies and high-heat-flux devices, and its bonding characteristics were investigated. To enhance...
Ag sinter-bonding is the mainstream die-attach technology for SiC power modules; however, organic residues from pastes and binder-containing sheets can degrade the thermal conductivity and reliability of the bond line. In this study, a binder-free po...
Hybrid cross-laminated timber combining plantation Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook.) with oriented strand board (OSB) is resource-efficient, but its bond line may govern delamination. Double cantilever beam (DCB) specimens bonded wi...
There is no consensus in the literature regarding the potential toxicity of universal dental adhesives (UDA). Being used in close proximity to the pulp, their biocompatibility should be an important factor in dental research. The aim of the present s...
The infrared absorbance spectrum of the ionic liquid 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium dicyanamide, mixed with water at two different concentrations, was measured between 160 and 300 K in the mid infrared range. Both mixtures do not crystallize on coolin...
This study identifies the importance of reducing press times by employing high-frequency pressing of spruce-laminated timber bound with sustainable casein adhesives. Spruce lamellas with dimensions of 12 × 10 × 75 cm were bonded into five...
Direct adhesive bonding could simplify prefabricated timber–concrete composite (TCC) construction, but the measured capacity of small bonded joints can depend on both substrate condition and specimen arrangement. This study reanalyses 32 tracea...
Aging and deterioration of urban underground drainage pipelines frequently trigger road collapses, urban waterlogging and groundwater contamination, posing critical challenges to the operation, maintenance and disaster prevention of urban underground...
Flip-chip microbump (μ-bump) bonding technology between indium phosphide (InP) and silicon carbide (SiC) substrates for a millimeter-wave (mmW) wireless communication application is demonstrated. The proposed process of flip-chip μ-bump bonding...
Transient liquid phase diffusion bonding of an aluminum metal matrix composite with 15 wt.% Mg2Si reinforcement particles using Cu powder interlayer at 560 °C for different bonding times has been studied. Three different zones were identified at...
Dental universal adhesives are considered an useful tool in modern dentistry as they can be used in different etching techniques, allow for simplified protocol and provide sufficient bond strength. However, there is still no consensus as to their tox...
In shield tunneling, ensuring bonding performance at new-to-old concrete interfaces between segments and linings is crucial for composite lining stability. While extensive research exists on the mechanical bonding behavior of such interfaces, compara...
The cracking of concrete linings in the channel of the Yuzhou section of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in Henan Province poses a threat to the structural safety of the project and the water quality environment. To solve this problem, the...
Three new crystal structures containing [PtCl6]2−, pyridinium and benzimidazole groups have been prepared: [PtCl6]·(H-bzm)2·2(H2O) (1), [PtCl6]·(H-bipy)2·2(H2O) (2), [PtCl6]·(H-dimethyl-bipy)2·2(H2O) (3...
The application of wide-bandgap semiconductors in next-generation power modules requires cost-effective Cu particles and a reduced bonding time in the die attachment process to enable efficient industrial-scale manufacturing. Therefore, this study ai...
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