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29 February 2016

In this study, the hot deformation activation energy values of 7050-T7451 aluminum alloy, calculated with two different methods under three deformation modes, were compared. The results showed that the hot deformation activation energy values obtaine...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Aluminum Alloys)
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  • Open Access
200 Citations
11,809 Views
29 Pages

10 July 2018

In this review, severe plastic deformation (SPD) is considered as a materials processing technology. The deformation mode is the principal characteristic differentiating SPD techniques from common forming operations. For large plastic strains, deform...

(This article belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
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4 Citations
6,053 Views
22 Pages

16 December 2018

In this paper, a new approach is proposed to identify sectional deformation modes of the doubly symmetric thin-walled cross-section, which are to be employed in formulating a one-dimensional model of thin-walled structures. The approach considers the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry in Mechanical Engineering)
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6 Citations
4,677 Views
18 Pages

9 October 2018

In this paper, a simplified approach to identify sectional deformation modes of prismatic cross-sections is presented and utilized in the establishment of a higher-order beam model for the dynamic analyses of thin-walled structures. The model conside...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Soft Computing Techniques in Structural Engineering and Materials)
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26 Citations
6,382 Views
13 Pages

14 June 2023

A magnetic-controlled flexible continuum robot (MFCR) is a kind of continuum robot with small-size and flexibility that deforms under controlled magnetic fields, which makes MFCRs easy to fit in special sizes and designs and provides them with the ab...

(This article belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
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13 Citations
6,005 Views
16 Pages

29 March 2017

Deformation modes were studied for Ti3AN (A = Al, In and Tl) by applying strain to the materials using first-principle calculations. The states of the bonds changed during the deformation process, and the Ti-N bonds remained structurally stable under...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computational Multiscale Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science)
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6 Citations
3,290 Views
21 Pages

29 November 2019

This paper presents a novel approach to identify cross-section deformation modes for thin-walled structures by assembling preliminary deformation modes (PDM) considering their participation in free vibration modes. These PDM, defined over the cross-s...

(This article belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
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8 Citations
3,807 Views
29 Pages

13 October 2021

The present paper aims at providing a comprehensive investigation of the abilities and limitations of strain gradient crystal plasticity (SGCP) theories in capturing different kinds of localization modes in single crystals. To this end, the small def...

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382 Views
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22 June 2026

With the construction of transportation networks in mountainous areas under the Western Development Strategy, double-row pile foundations on slopes have been widely applied. However, due to the distortion of the soil stress field, their load distribu...

(This article belongs to the Section Building Structures)
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1,943 Views
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27 September 2023

The mode converter, as a passive mode conversion device in transmission lines, is well-investigated and widely implemented in various electromagnetic systems. However, most traditional mode converters can only realize a single conversion mode. Thus,...

(This article belongs to the Section Materials Physics)
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15 Citations
2,502 Views
17 Pages

Dam Deformation Data Preprocessing with Optimized Variational Mode Decomposition and Kernel Density Estimation

  • Siyu Chen,
  • Chaoning Lin,
  • Yanchang Gu,
  • Jinbao Sheng and
  • Mohammad Amin Hariri-Ardebili

19 February 2025

Deformation is one of the critical response quantities reflecting the structural safety of dams. To enhance outlier identification and denoising in dam deformation monitoring data, this study proposes a novel preprocessing method based on optimized V...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dam Stability Monitoring with Satellite Geodesy II)
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13 Citations
2,773 Views
21 Pages

26 March 2022

In this paper, we focus on the relation between quasinormal modes (QNMs) and a rotating black hole shadow. As a specific example, we consider the quantum deformed Kerr black hole obtained via Newman–Janis–Azreg-Aïnou algorithm. In pa...

(This article belongs to the Section Gravitation)
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1 Citations
951 Views
21 Pages

13 October 2025

Accurate prediction of dam deformation is crucial for structural safety monitoring. For enhancing the prediction accuracy of concrete dam deformation and addressing the issues of insufficient precision and poor stability in existing methods when mode...

(This article belongs to the Section Building Structures)
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9 Citations
2,465 Views
19 Pages

Deformation Control of Adjustable-Ring-Mode (ARM) Laser Welding for Aluminum Alloys

  • Jinglong Tang,
  • Minglie Hu,
  • Jie Su,
  • Qijun Guo,
  • Xiaohua Wang and
  • Zhen Luo

16 February 2025

In the domain of new energy vehicles, the control of welding deformation in aluminum alloy battery systems poses substantial challenges. The existing methodologies for diminishing welding deformation, such as laser segmented skip welding, alteration...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Welding in Alloys and Composites)
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1 Citations
2,293 Views
24 Pages

18 May 2023

Two ground deformation modes, i.e., the arching mode and collapsing mode, may be caused by tunnel excavation. However, the development of the ground deformation corresponding to the two modes is unclear. A piece of a model test facility is designed t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Resilient Infrastructure: Mathematical Modeling, Assessment and Smart Sensing)
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3 Citations
993 Views
20 Pages

10 July 2025

Tunnel anchors are critical for suspension bridge stability, yet their theoretical framework remains underdeveloped, limiting engineering applications. This study addresses this gap through a pioneering 1:12 in situ scaled model test, combining geolo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Rock Mechanics and Mining Engineering)
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12 Citations
3,238 Views
10 Pages

13 May 2022

Various models were established for deformation-induced martensite start temperature prediction over decades. However, most of them are empirical or considering limited factors. In this research, a dual mode database for medium Mn steels was establis...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Structural Steels and Alloys)
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11 Citations
2,455 Views
19 Pages

A New Algorithm for Predicting Dam Deformation Using Grey Wolf-Optimized Variational Mode Long Short-Term Neural Network

  • Xiwen Sun,
  • Tieding Lu,
  • Shunqiang Hu,
  • Haicheng Wang,
  • Ziyu Wang,
  • Xiaoxing He,
  • Hongqiang Ding and
  • Yuntao Zhang

26 October 2024

To solve the problems of difficult to model parameter selections, useful signal extraction and improper-signal decomposition in nonlinear, non-stationary dam displacement time series prediction methods, we propose a new predictive model for grey wolf...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dam Stability Monitoring with Satellite Geodesy II)
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2 Citations
2,557 Views
25 Pages

31 October 2024

Conventional multi-rotors with limited deformation capability are unable to meet the traversal capability of complex and narrow environments. In order to solve the above problems, a novel type of deformable quadrotor with a two-degree-of-freedom arm,...

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35 Citations
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19 Pages

A Tailings Dam Long-Term Deformation Prediction Method Based on Empirical Mode Decomposition and LSTM Model Combined with Attention Mechanism

  • Yang Zhu,
  • Yijun Gao,
  • Zhenhao Wang,
  • Guansen Cao,
  • Renjie Wang,
  • Song Lu,
  • Wei Li,
  • Wen Nie and
  • Zhongrong Zhang

11 April 2022

Tailings dams are constructed as storage dams for ore waste, serving as industrial waste piles and for drainage. The dam is negatively affected by rainfall, infiltration lines and its own gravity, which can cause its instability to gradually increase...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research on Landslide Hydrology and Hydrogeological Disaster Monitoring)
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27 Citations
4,247 Views
20 Pages

Common Mode Component and Its Potential Effect on GPS-Inferred Three-Dimensional Crustal Deformations in the Eastern Tibetan Plateau

  • Yuanjin Pan,
  • Ruizhi Chen,
  • Hao Ding,
  • Xinyu Xu,
  • Gang Zheng,
  • Wenbin Shen,
  • YiXin Xiao and
  • Shuya Li

22 August 2019

Surface and deep potential geophysical signals respond to the spatial redistribution of global mass variations, which may be monitored by geodetic observations. In this study, we analyze dense Global Positioning System (GPS) time series in the Easter...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Environmental and Geodetic Monitoring of the Tibetan Plateau)
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4 Citations
1,266 Views
20 Pages

23 July 2025

This study presents a detailed analysis of the influence of hole presence and size on the behavior of CFRP composite plates subjected to axial compression. The plates were manufactured by an autoclave method from eight-ply laminate in a symmetrical f...

(This article belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)
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1 Citations
970 Views
19 Pages

Deformation and Failure Modes of Large-Span Roadway Roof and Critical Time-Effective Roof Control Principle Based on Area Support

  • Jin Wang,
  • Nong Zhang,
  • Jiaguang Kan,
  • Zhengzheng Xie,
  • Peng Wang,
  • Dongjiang Pan,
  • Fengchun Mu,
  • Guangzhen Cui and
  • Songqiang Qiu

11 August 2025

To address the challenges of controlling coal roadway roofs with large spans, this study employed theoretical analysis, mechanical modeling, numerical simulation, and field testing to investigate the deformation and failure modes of large-span roadwa...

(This article belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
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5 Citations
5,895 Views
17 Pages

23 February 2022

Trusses are among the basic components of large-span bridges and large-space structures. A method is proposed to conduct a comprehensive deformation analysis of a truss in terms of the basic rigid body displacements and the tension and compression de...

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26 Citations
6,335 Views
20 Pages

21 June 2024

In bridge structure monitoring and evaluation, deformation data serve as a crucial basis for assessing structural conditions. Different from discrete monitoring points, spatially continuous deformation modes provide a comprehensive understanding of d...

(This article belongs to the Topic Condition Perception and Performance Evaluation of Engineering Structures)
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1,689 Views
22 Pages

1 March 2024

In this work, the roller-shaped double V-wing honeycomb (DVWH) structure was used as the object, which was designed for forest harvesting machines. The deformation characteristics of its rotation under a specific compression were studied during the f...

(This article belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
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891 Views
14 Pages

20 April 2026

The article discusses the methods for classifying processes for testing and processing metals by plastic deformation, based on the characteristics of their stress–strain state. The basic methods for determining the stress and strain states usin...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Deformation of Metals and Alloys: Theory, Simulations and Experiments—2nd Edition)
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344 Views
12 Pages

8 July 2026

Nanoglasses (NGs) have received much attention due to their superior ductility and well-retained strength compared to their metallic glass counterparts. However, few studies have examined how notch geometry affects the mechanical behavior and deforma...

(This article belongs to the Topic Numerical Modelling on Metallic Materials, 2nd Edition)
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544 Views
26 Pages

As primary structural components, the damage characteristics and failure modes of reinforced concrete (RC) beams under near-field blast loads are essential for blast-resistant design and vulnerability analysis. To address the research gap regarding t...

(This article belongs to the Section Building Structures)
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6 Citations
7,174 Views
18 Pages

25 November 2013

In this paper, the crushing behavior of hexagonal honeycomb structures with finite boundaries (finite width and height) subjected to in-plane uniaxial compressive loading is studied based on the nonlinear finite element analysis. It is found that str...

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14 Citations
4,323 Views
17 Pages

10 July 2019

Lightweight aluminum honeycomb is a buffering and energy-absorbed structure against dynamic impact and explosion. Direct and indirect explosions with different equivalent explosive masses are applied to investigate the in-plane deformation characteri...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Composites: From Materials Characterization to Structural Application)
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2 Citations
996 Views
20 Pages

14 May 2025

This article presents experimental and numerical studies on the creep deformation of 7055-T6 Al and 2197-T8 Al-Li T-joints. Firstly, the optimal process parameters for creep tensile tests (CATs) are determined to be 155 °C, 130 MPa, and 8 h. Base...

(This article belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)
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20 Citations
3,465 Views
21 Pages

Enhancing GNSS Deformation Monitoring Forecasting with a Combined VMD-CNN-LSTM Deep Learning Model

  • Yilin Xie,
  • Xiaolin Meng,
  • Jun Wang,
  • Haiyang Li,
  • Xun Lu,
  • Jinfeng Ding,
  • Yushan Jia and
  • Yin Yang

16 May 2024

Hydraulic infrastructures are susceptible to deformation over time, necessitating reliable monitoring and prediction methods. In this study, we address this challenge by proposing a novel approach based on the combination of Variational Mode Decompos...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in GNSS for Time Series Analysis)
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25 Citations
3,146 Views
25 Pages

13 May 2024

Deformation monitoring for mass concrete structures such as high-arch dams is crucial to their safe operation. However, structure deformations are influenced by many complex factors, and deformations at different positions tend to have spatiotemporal...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Safety Evaluation of Dam and Geotechnical Engineering, Volume II)
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12 Citations
6,300 Views
17 Pages

15 November 2013

Shipboard is not an absolute rigid body. Many factors could cause deformations which lead to large errors of mounted devices, especially for the navigation systems. Such errors should be estimated and compensated effectively, or they will severely r...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
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5 Citations
4,749 Views
15 Pages

2 April 2021

Under the action of vertical loading, batter piles rarely appear individually, as they undergo horizontal and vertical displacements at the same time and produce a sizeable additional bending moment. However, previous studies have mainly focused on a...

(This article belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
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1 Citations
1,204 Views
13 Pages

17 June 2025

This study employs synchrotron polychromatic X-ray microdiffraction (micro-XRD) to resolve the dynamic interplay between deformation mechanisms and stress redistribution in a commercial Mg-3Al-1Zn (AZ31) alloy under uniaxial tension. Submicron-resolu...

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699 Views
30 Pages

29 May 2026

High-velocity multi-projectile impacts from accidental external debris (e.g., uncontained engine debris or runway stones) on the liquid-filled fuel tanks of modern unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) induce complex Fluid–Structure Interaction (FSI)...

(This article belongs to the Section Drone Design and Development)
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879 Views
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2 September 2026

Thermal error remains a primary bottleneck restricting the machining accuracy of precision CNC machine tools. As a proactive, source-level countermeasure, thermal design has become increasingly critical for achieving the accuracy targets required by...

(This article belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)
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498 Views
22 Pages

16 February 2026

Weld cracking is a predominant damage mode in tubular connections. Such welds tend to crack prematurely before reaching their ultimate load-bearing capacity, and the damage mode of cracked joints differs significantly from that of seamless ones. This...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Experiment and Simulation Techniques in Engineering)
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5 Citations
3,635 Views
27 Pages

Analytical Method for Tunnel Support Parameter Design Based on Surrounding Rock Failure Mode Identification

  • Lantian Wang,
  • Peng He,
  • Zhenghu Ma,
  • Ning Liu,
  • Chuanxin Yang and
  • Yaohui Gao

22 September 2025

Accurately identifying surrounding rock failure modes and designing matching support systems are critical to the safety of deep-earth and underground space engineering. We develop a graded classification scheme based on the rock strength-to-stress ra...

(This article belongs to the Topic Deep Earth and Deep Sea Engineering: Challenges, Theory and Advance Technologies)
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9 Citations
1,995 Views
20 Pages

A New Prediction Model of Dam Deformation and Successful Application

  • Shuangping Li,
  • Bin Zhang,
  • Meng Yang,
  • Senlin Li and
  • Zuqiang Liu

In most dam deformation monitoring practices, some single-point models do not consider the spatial correlation, and the traditional regression models do not consider the nonlinear relationship between the environmental quantity and the deformation qu...

(This article belongs to the Topic Resilient Civil Infrastructure, 2nd Edition)
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14 Citations
2,989 Views
17 Pages

3 September 2021

Bio-inspired self-similar hierarchical honeycombs are multifunctional cellular topologies used for resisting various loadings. However, the crushing behavior under large plastic deformation is still unknown. This paper investigates the in-plane compr...

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2 Citations
3,255 Views
14 Pages

Effect of T-Shape Shoulder Fillet on the Plastic Deformation Properties of SS400 and LYS160 Steel

  • Chaofeng Zhang,
  • Chen Shixi,
  • Xuchuan Lin,
  • Junhua Zhao and
  • Quanlong Wang

26 March 2020

Shoulder fillets are widely used in the structural optimization design of metal dampers. However, the plastic deformation property of dampers affected by stress concentration, owing to different fillets, has not been explored in-depth. In this study,...

(This article belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
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  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,628 Views
13 Pages

22 August 2022

Aluminum foam sandwich panels are excellent structure–function integrated materials. With high specific strength, cushioning energy absorption and sound absorption of aluminum foam material, they overcome the disadvantage of the low strength of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synthesis and Applications of Metallic Foams)
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10 Citations
4,614 Views
14 Pages

Failure of Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polypropylene Metal Laminate Subjected to Close-Range Explosion

  • Amin Bassiri Nia,
  • Li Xin,
  • Mohd Yazid Yahya,
  • Amran Ayob,
  • Ali Farokhi Nejad,
  • Seyed Saeid Rahimian Koloor and
  • Michal Petrů

19 September 2020

The present study investigates the effects of close-range blast loading of fibre metal laminates (FMLs) fabricated from woven glass polypropylene and aluminium alloy 2024-T3. The polypropylene layers and anodized aluminium are stacked in 3/2 layering...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Damage Mechanics of Polymer Composites)
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1 Citations
386 Views
24 Pages

15 July 2026

The containment of internal explosions remains a critical challenge in the design of protective infrastructure for ammunition storage and hazardous industrial facilities. To address the limitations of conventional single-layer reinforced concrete (RC...

(This article belongs to the Section Building Structures)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,048 Views
24 Pages

Dam Deformation Prediction Based on MHA-BiGRU Framework Enhanced by CEEMD–iForest Outlier Detection

  • Jinji Xie,
  • Yuan Shao,
  • Junzhuo Li,
  • Zihao Jia,
  • Chunjiang Fu,
  • Bo Chen,
  • Cong Ma and
  • Sen Zheng

21 February 2026

Notably, one of the key points to address low accuracy and delayed responsiveness of dam deformation prediction models lies in the timely detection of the outliers caused by environmental disturbances, sensor failures, or operational anomalies of dam...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Hydraulic Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, and Digital Twin Technology)
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125 Citations
10,053 Views
17 Pages

Application of InSAR Techniques to an Analysis of the Guanling Landslide

  • Ya Kang,
  • Chaoying Zhao,
  • Qin Zhang,
  • Zhong Lu and
  • Bin Li

13 October 2017

On the afternoon of 28 June 2010, an enormous landslide occurred in the Gangwu region of Guanling County, Guizhou Province. In order to better understand the mechanism of the Guanling landslide, archived ALOS/PALSAR data was used to acquire the defor...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Landslides)
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  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,156 Views
13 Pages

7 April 2017

The acoustic emission (AE) signals of metal materials have been widely used to identify the deformation stage of a pressure vessel. In this work, Q235 steel samples with different propagation distances and geometrical structures are stretched to get...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

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