The individual effects of the main reinforcement corrosion and stirrup corrosion on the axial compressive behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) columns were evaluated through axial compression tests on 10 full-scale short columns. The primary experime...
In construction, materials of various kinds such as steel, concrete, and timber have consistently been pertinent. Yet the ambition to provide a more sustainable, effective and cost-efficient solution, in a world where the environment is becoming a gr...
The ship hull structure is composed of plates and stiffened panels. Estimating the maximum load-carrying capacity, or the ultimate strength, of these structural components is fundamental. One of the main challenges nowadays is the implementation of n...
The point load test is an effective and rapid way to predict rock strength. Regarding the investigation of point load strength and the failure characteristics of rock, the point load test’s advantages and application scopes are introduced in th...
Determining the uniaxial compressive strength of intact rock is the primary objective of a geomechanical project, and a reliable estimate in the early phases saves time and costs for more sophisticated laboratory tests. The problem is knowing which o...
Previous studies have shown that components with an unequal-walled concrete-filled rectangular hollow section (CFRHS) can achieve a greater resistance under bending than those with equal-walled CFRHS. However, the study on the compressive behavior of...
To solve the difficulties in applying the compressive creep test method for normal concrete to UHPC and to verify the validity of the recently proposed ASTM C 1856 standard test method, this study performed compressive creep tests on UHPC with the va...
Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of rocks is one of the main parameters required in the design of geotechnical projects such as tunnels, dams, or rock slopes. According to the literature, there are a large number of predictive regression equations...
Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) testing requires high-quality core samples, which is a difficult task for weak, highly fractured, thinly bedded, foliated, and weathered rocks. In addition, it is time-consuming and expensive. Because of the good r...
The point load index (PLI) is a low-cost and rapid test widely used for the indirect evaluation of uniaxial compressive strength (UCS). However, its accuracy in predicting UCS may differ between compact and porous stones. This study investigated the...
Lithium-ion batteries are being implemented in different large-scale applications, including aerospace and electric vehicles. For these utilizations, it is essential to improve battery cells with a great life cycle because a battery substitute is cos...
Recent years have shown that additive manufacturing is able to significantly increase the potential for enhancing lightweight structural design. In particular, strut-based lattices have attracted considerable research interest due to their promising...
The ductile behavior of strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) under direct tensile load makes them promising solutions in applications where high energy dissipation is needed, such as in earthquakes, impacts by projectiles, or blasts. Howev...
Under compressive loading, rocks emit electromagnetic waves, and monitoring electromagnetic signals has become a key means of predicting dynamic rock disasters. To understand how dynamic potential is generated in rocks under compressive loading, the...
Due to the increasing demand for sustainable energy, non-edible oilseed crops are being explored as alternatives to traditional edible oils. Annona squamosa seeds are rich in oil content (24%/100 g) and often discarded as agricultural waste. Determin...
Coal mine waste rocks, mainly broken gangue, can be used as filling materials to backfill into goafs. Under the overburden load, the backfill body is vulnerable to compressive deformation and particle breakage. With the increase in mining depth, the...
Given the shortcomings of compressed air energy storage systems in emergency response in power auxiliary research, especially in the scenario of decoupling from the power grid, an in-depth analysis is conducted. A set of energy release stage models w...
A thin-walled steel cylindrical shell is a common engineering structure that has an efficient load-carrying capacity. This structure is more easily subjected to partial axial compression loads in application, and buckling is the main failure mode. Ho...
Total floor areas of existing masonry structures in China cover 25 billion square meters. A significant proportion of these structures were classified as Grade C or D following a safety assessment. The compaction of masonry mortar occurs concurrently...
The initiation and propagation of damage in pure ice specimens under high rate compressive loading at the strain rate range of 100 s−1 to 600 s−1 was studied by means of Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar measurements with incorporated high-spe...
This study investigated the effect of sustained loading on the cumulative damage of a newly developed smart cement-based self-healing composite material (SMA-ECC). SMA-ECC is composed of engineered cementitious composite (ECC) and shape memory alloy...
Unit loads consisting of a pallet, packages, and a product securement system are the dominant way of shipping products across the United States. The most common packaging types used in unit loads are corrugated boxes. Due to the great stresses create...
Machine-harvested seed cotton was taken as the research object to further clarify its creep performance, minimize its power consumption during the loading process, and obtain a better loading method. The uniaxial compression creep test was carried ou...
Characterization of the tensile mechanical behaviors of rocks under dynamic loads is of great significance for the practical engineering. However, thus far, its micromechanics have rarely been studied. This paper micromechanically investigated the co...
Natural-fiber-reinforced composites are attracting an increasing amount of interest, and they are becoming more popular as a replacement for synthetic-fiber-reinforced composites. Natural-fiber-reinforced composites are important as a potential build...
Prestressed flexible support systems have become essential in deep excavation engineering, with the load distributive compression anchor (LDCA) widely adopted to enhance load-bearing performance through effective load dispersion among multiple anchor...
This study aimed to investigate the effects of growth ring width, height from the tree base, and loading direction on the transverse compressive strength of Japanese larch wood, which is commonly used in wood structures in China. Plantation wood is o...
Low back pain (LBP) is a common cause of activity limitation in individuals that can result in socioeconomic costs up to $200 billion per year. Most cases of LBP lack a known underlying pathology. The L4/L5 motion segment is the most impaired lumbar...
Bamboo scrimber is an environmentally friendly biomass building material with excellent mechanical properties. However, it is susceptible to delamination failure of the transverse fibers under compression, which limits its structural performance. To...
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...
In designing high-performance, lightweight components, cellular structures are one of the approaches to be considered. The present study aimed to analyze the effect of the infill line distance of 3D printed circular samples on their compressive elast...
Backpack transportation is commonly used in daily life. Reducing the cost of the backpack on the human body is a widely researched subject. Suspended-load backpacks (SUSBs) based on forced vibration can effectively reduce the cost during movement. Th...
In this study, uniaxial tension tests and high-stress repeated tension and compression tests were conducted on 32 APC (all vertical members precast in concrete structures) connectors. After high-stress repeated tension and compression, the bearing ca...
Sometimes only a portion of the surface of a concrete element is loaded, which causes stress concentration in that region. To safely transfer concentric loads to concrete components such as column bases, short cantilevers, superstructure piers, post-...
The pressure distribution characteristics of an apple subjected to compressive loading were investigated using the pressure-sensitive film (PSF) technique combined with apple bruise measurements. Pressure was unevenly distributed in the elliptical co...
To improve the structural application of steel fiber-reinforced concrete with recycled aggregates (SFRC-RA) composited in gradation by large-particle natural coarse aggregate and small-particle recycled coarse aggregate, the large eccentric compressi...
The shear-based fracturing of deep fractured rocks under compression-shear loading is one of the most prevalent failure modes due to the existence of in situ stress. In order to study the shear fracture mechanical properties of fractured rocks, a dou...
This work analyzes, both theoretically and experimentally, the fracture process of square specimens weakened by keyhole notches and subjected to compressive stresses. Two materials are covered: general-purpose polystyrene (GPPS) and poly(methyl metha...
The fiber-reinforced composite stringer is commonly used in large civil aircraft wing structures. Under compression loads, it exhibits complex failure modes, with matrix cracking being one of the most common. The quantitative analysis of matrix failu...
Marginal microleakage compromises the longevity and biological seal of indirect restorations. Despite the growing adoption of computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies, limited evidence compare...
Titanium Ti6Al4V alloy is a superior material that has extremely high strength, hardness and good anti-corrosion resistance. Dynamic shear-compression experiments were carried out on the alloy to investigate the micro-mechanisms of adiabatic shear ba...
Different hyperelastic material models (Mooney-Rivlin, Yeoh, Gent, Arruda-Boyce and Ogden) are able to estimate Treloar’s test data series containing uniaxial and biaxial tension and pure shear stress-strain characteristics of rubber. If the ru...
An inclined pillar is a typical support structure under compression and shear loads for underground mining. The shear load caused by the inclination of the ore-body affects the bearing capacity of the pillar. At present, there is no systematic invest...
The crushed gangue materials which are filled into the goaf in solid-backfilling coal mining become the main body of bearing the overburden after the tamping process. Its resistance to deformation is the key to control overburden movement and surface...
The main aim of this study is to develop different hybrid artificial intelligence (AI) approaches, such as an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) and two ANFISs optimized by metaheuristic techniques, namely simulated annealing (SA) and biog...
To reduce the electricity grid’s valley—peak difference, thereby resulting in a smoother electricity load, this study employs a compressed CO2 energy storage system to facilitate load shifting. Load shifting by the CCES system not only en...
In this study, detailed finite element analysis was conducted to examine the seismic performance of square and circular hollow steel braces under axial cyclic loading. Finite element models of braces were constructed using ABAQUS finite element analy...
To develop an ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) wall structure suitable for nuclear power plant applications, this study establishes a finite element model to evaluate the ultimate bearing capacity of UHPC walls under eccentric compression with...
Reinforced concrete (RC) structures in marine environments face severe durability challenges due to chloride-induced corrosion. This study investigates the corrosion mechanism and degradation of axial compressive performance in RC columns under the c...
Carbon fiber-reinforced composite stringers, which support aircraft skins in resisting tensile, compressive, and shear loads, are widely used in aircraft structures. These composite structures play a crucial role in enhancing the performance and safe...
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