The genotype and phenotype of acral melanoma are obviously different from UV-radiation-induced melanoma. Based on the clinical data, mechanical stimulation is believed to be a potential cause of acral melanoma. In this case, it is desirable to clarif...
This paper refers to cyclic shear strains (γc) and permanent shear strains (γp) of a soft cohesive soil, when both monotonic shear stresses (τo) and cyclic shear stresses (τc) are applied. The research is backed by an extensive ex...
This paper presents a modified version of the Booker et al. cycle-based pore pressure generation model for use with strain-controlled cyclic loading tests on sandy soils. The original Booker et al. model has been widely used in geotechnical engineeri...
Due to its good conductive properties, unalloyed (pure) aluminum, such as EN AW-1050A H24, finds new fields of application in electromobility. To optimize components, the cyclic material behavior must be understood and described precisely as a founda...
This paper introduces a novel method for estimating the cyclic stress–strain curves of steels based on their monotonic properties and plastic strain amplitudes, utilizing artificial neural networks (ANNs). ANNs were trained on a substantial num...
Based on the twin bridge shear specimen, the cyclic shear experiments were performed on 1.2 mm thin plates of 316L metastable austenitic stainless steel with different strain amplitudes from 1 to 5% at ambient temperature. The fatigue behavior of 316...
The cyclic tensile behavior of steel-reinforced high strain-hardening ultrahigh-performance concrete (HSHUHPC) was investigated in this paper. In the experimental program, 12 HSHUHPC specimens concentrically placed in a single steel reinforcement und...
The objective of this study was to design and validate a unique bioreactor design for applying spatially selective, linear, cyclic strain to degradable and non-degradable polymeric fabric scaffolds. This system uses a novel three-clamp design to appl...
The real weld toe geometry is generally not mathematically perfect, resulting in obvious stress concentration effects, both on the weld section and along the longitudinal direction of the weld toe. The true stress-strain state at the local weld toe d...
Most existing methods for estimation of cyclic yield stress and cyclic Ramberg-Osgood stress-strain parameters of steels from their monotonic properties were developed on relatively modest number of material datasets and without considerations of the...
In this study, a method for the prediction of cyclic stress–strain properties of ferrite-pearlite steels was proposed. At first, synthetic microstructures were generated based on an anisotropic tessellation from the results of electron backscat...
Shear modulus (SM) and damping ratio (DR) are significant in seismic design and the performance of geotechnical systems. The evaluation of soil reactions to dynamic loads, such as earthquakes, blasts, train, and traffic vibrations, necessitates the e...
Under strain control tests and cyclic loading, extruded magnesium alloys exhibit a special mechanism of plastic deformation (“twinning” and “de-twining”). As a result, magnesium alloys exhibit an asymmetric material behavior t...
In this paper, the effect of the combination of steel fiber and rubber particles on the compressive behavior of steel fiber-reinforced rubberized concrete (FR-RC) under uniaxial cyclic compression was investigated. A total of 60 specimens with steel...
Cement-based lightweight materials have received much attention recently in embankment backfill applications, the boundary of which is more close to a plane strain condition. To study the influence of plane strain condition on the behavior and void s...
This paper proposed a simplified calculation method to analyze the cyclic response of large-diameter single piles based on the modified strain wedge model. Firstly, the pile–soft clay interaction above the pile-rotating point is represented by...
Carbon products such as anodes and ramming paste must have well-defined physical, mechanical, chemical, and electrical properties to perform their functions effectively in the aluminum electrolysis cell. The physical and mechanical properties of thes...
The longitudinal compressive behavior of the three-dimensional four-step braided composites after cyclic hygrothermal aging was investigated using a split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) apparatus under high strain rates (1100~1250 s−1, 1400~1600...
The energy dissipation characteristics are important features of rock damage and failure during loading. However, the quantitative relationship between energy dissipation and rock failure is not clear. In this work, acoustic emission monitoring tests...
Some researchers in past years have tried to develop a simplified method for analyzing soil liquefaction. However, the correctness of the pore water pressure in the model will affect the results. In addition, the formulas derived are not easy, and th...
Mechanotransduction refers to the mechanisms by which cells sense and respond to local loads and forces. The process of mechanotransduction plays an important role both in maintaining tissue viability and in remodeling to repair damage; moreover, it...
Bacteria have acquired resistance against almost all antibiotics because of the misuse of antibacterial agents and long periods of treatment. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are one of the most encouraging candidates to solve this problem, as they poss...
Reinforced concrete (RC) infilled frames are widely used structural systems; however, seismic design provisions often idealize masonry infill as non-structural, leading to uncertainty in performance assessment. This study experimentally and numerical...
Steel pipes in different engineering applications may fail, leading to numerous environmental disasters. During loading, certain mechanical and chemical phenomena develop inside the pipes and cause them to burst. In this study, the influence of inter...
In earthquake engineering and hydraulic engineering, the dynamic mechanical behavior of cohesive soils is crucial to ensure structural stability. However, most existing dynamic constitutive models fail to adequately account for the influence of strai...
This paper illustrates two novel methods for computing the small-strain hysteretic material damping ratio, λmin, of soils from the cyclic torsional shear (TS) and computing the small-strain viscous material damping ratio, Dmin, from the free-vibratio...
The mechanical behaviour of strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) under monotonic tensile loading has been the subject of research for many years. The recent research on the SHCC’s performance under cyclic loading has enabled the identifica...
Recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) possesses different mechanical properties than ordinary concrete because of inherent faults in recycled aggregates (RAs), such as the old interfacial transition zone (ITZ). However, the application of nano-SiO2 prese...
In previous studies, a smeared truss model based on a refinement of the rotating-angle softened truss model (RA-STM) was proposed to predict the full response of structural concrete panel elements under in-plane monotonic loading. This model, called...
The straining behavior of the shape memory alloy (SMA) fibers-reinforced mortar was investigated in this study by the monotonic compressive and cyclic compressive tests. Two types of SMA fibers with a crimped and dog-bone shape were used due to the h...
Critical dynamic stress (σcri) and accumulative plastic strain (εp) are primary indicators regarding the dynamic stability of unbound granular materials (UGMs). This study aims to seek an effective method to evaluate the dynamic stability of UGMs use...
The shape and internal dynamic response characteristics of the plastic zone near the fatigue crack tip region, especially the cyclic plastic zone (CPZ), are the main factors affecting the fatigue crack initiation and propagation behaviors of ductile...
The trends exhibited by the parameters that describe the mechanical behaviour of major ampullate gland silk fibers spun by Argiope bruennichi spiders is explored by performing a series of loading-unloading tests at increasing values of strain, and by...
Cervical Intervertebral Disc Degeneration (CIVDD) involves significant microenvironmental physical stiffening, forcing nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs) into a rigid phenotype via F-actin over-assembly. It remains unclear if cyclic tensile strain (CTS) c...
The ride stability and driving comfort of vehicles are highly dependent on the performance of the damping system. The fatigue life prediction of damping components using rubber as the core damping material has become a research hotspot in the field o...
In the process of cyclic loading, strain development not only presents the strain softening phenomenon, but also a strain hardening phenomenon, depending on the different values of static deflection stress. The strain hardening and strain softening c...
This paper presents the results of investigations on CuZn30 brass subjected to cyclic oscillatory torsion. The authors hypothesized that by applying specific deformation conditions under which a 180° change in the orientation of the principal com...
Strain-controlled low cycle fatigue experiments were carried out on the TiAl alloy Ti-45Al-4Nb-1Mo-0.15B at 400 °C and 750 °C to reveal the cyclic mechanical behavior and failure mechanism. The TiAl alloy presents stable cyclic characteristic...
An experimental study aimed at providing insights into the cyclic deformation behavior of saturated marine silt under principal rotation, as induced by wave loading, is presented. Using the GDS hollow cylinder apparatus, a series of undrained tests a...
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is widely utilised as a substrate for wearable (stretchable) electronics where high fatigue resistance is required. Cyclic loadings cause the rearrangement of the basic molecular structure of polymer chains, which leads to...
A long-term cyclic loading test of calcareous sand from an island reef in the South China Sea was conducted under conditions of unequal consolidation and drainage. The axial cumulative strain and dynamic characteristics of coral sand samples with dif...
The main purpose of this paper is to propose, based on the literature review, a new multiaxial fatigue strain criterion, analogous to the Dang Van stress criterion, considering the maximum amplitude of the shear strain and volumetric strain. The prop...
Earthquakes are one of the main landslide-triggering factors. Earthquakes induce cyclic shear stresses and strains in soil and raise pore water pressure, degrading soil strength towards slope failure. Slopes on which shallow landslides can form due t...
In this study, we investigate the influence of control type and strain rate on the lifetime of specimens manufactured from 50CrMo4. This influence is described by a strain rate dependent method that uses cyclic stress strain curves to correct displac...
Cold roll forming used in the manufacturing of lightweight steel profiles for racking storage systems is associated with localized, non-uniform plastic deformations in the corner sections of the profiles, which act as fatigue damage initiation sites....
True triaxial tests of cyclic loading and unloading were carried out on remodeled loess, and the effects of the anisotropic consolidation ratio (
During the cyclic injection and extraction process in underground storage wellbores, the cement sheath undergoes loading and unloading stress cycles. In this study, we investigated the mechanical properties of latex-modified cement stone (LMCS), wide...
The simple shear test shows significant advantages when measuring the hardening and shear properties of thin sheet metal at large strains. However, previous shear tests had an end effect caused by local stress concentration and a boundary effect caus...
The article presents an analysis of the outcomes for AA2519 aluminum alloy exposed to variable loads. The variable loads were implemented with a strain control program consisting of incremental steps and increasing/decreasing multiple steps. Tests we...
Research on the mechanical properties and damage evolution of coal during true triaxial cyclic loading and unloading is of great significance for maintaining the long-term safety and stability of underground engineering structures in coal mines. In t...
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