The performance of urban bridges will deteriorate gradually throughout service life. Bridge deterioration prediction is essential for bridge management, especially for maintenance planning and decision-making. By considering the time-dependent reliab...
To reveal the deterioration process of magnesium oxychloride cement (MOC) in an outdoor, alternating dry–wet service environment, the evolution of the macro- and micro-structures of the surface layer and inner core of MOC samples as well as the...
This study investigated the effect of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) on the deterioration process of cement paste in the sulfate environment. Cement pastes with the addition of original and calcined LDHs at 2.5 wt.% and 5.0 wt.% of cement were expo...
Highway tunnels are one of the paramount infrastructure systems that affect the welfare of communities. They are vulnerable to higher limits of deterioration, yet there are limited available funds for maintenance and rehabilitation. This state of cir...
Urban underground engineering is generally buried at a shallow depth and suffers long-term environmental water effects such as rainfall, rivers, underground pipeline leakage, and groundwater. The mechanical properties of the structures are affected b...
The mismatch between supply and demand for fresh products and those that can potentially lead to the risk of spoilage has posed huge losses for industrial companies. To reduce the risk of spoilage of fresh products, some firms have attempted to adopt...
A multi-analytical investigation was carried out to elucidate the deterioration processes affecting the stone materials of the Arca di Cansignorio della Scala in Verona (Italy) and to characterize the surviving traces of its original polychrome and g...
The government of the Republic of Korea has set the minimum service level of bridges as Grade B and has defined the risk management level as higher than 95 percent. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to understand the deterioration process and ris...
In today’s digital age, industrial methods are shifting away from humans and toward machines. We choose automated systems for various jobs related to production systems, such as screening, manufacturing. A smart manufacturing system is one in w...
Aged highway bridges have become substantially prevalent in recent years. Moreover, combined deterioration, caused by using deicing agents in winter, has led to increased bridge maintenance costs. Accordingly, to extend the service life of bridge dec...
The work developed aims to present an innovative methodology to execute the heritage conservation processes in a collaborative and interdisciplinary Building Information Modeling (BIM) project, with an effective management of the deterioration suffer...
Background/Objectives: Sepsis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality due to its rapid progression and variability in care delivery. While existing predictive models estimate sepsis risk using clinical variables, they typically rely on static a...
Real-time prediction of remaining useful life (RUL) is one of the most essential works in prognostics and health management (PHM) of the micro-switches. In this paper, a linear degradation model based on an inverse Kalman filter to imitate the stocha...
Several factors cause the output degradation of the photovoltaic (PV) module. The main affecting elements are the higher PV module temperature, the shaded cell, the shortened or conducting bypass diodes, and the soiled and degraded PV array. In this...
The internal damage of red-bed soft rock induced by water is pervasive. The accumulation, growth, and localization of damage is a multi-scale process that can lead to significant strength loss in red-bed soft rock. Yet, research on the critical state...
Maintenance planning for highway bridges without historical inspection records remains challenging because conventional deterioration models typically require long-term data for calibration. This study proposes an inspection-driven decision-support f...
In most state-of-the-art Bridge Management Systems, structural condition is predicted by a homogeneous Markov chain model that uses condition ratings assigned during visual inspections. Although generally accepted, such an approach exhibits certain s...
The effect of heat processing on the flavor characteristics of highland barley flour (HBF) in storage was revealed by analyzing differences in volatile compounds associated with flavor deterioration in HBF using GC-MS identification and relative odor...
Damage to concrete structures with gypsum-contaminated aggregate occurs frequently. Aggregates in much of the southern part of China are contaminated with gypsum. Therefore, in this study, the effects of using different quantities of gypsum-contamina...
Every year, road traffic crashes lead to the loss of 1.35 million lives globally, of which ninety percent happens in developing countries. Moreover, the rapid deterioration of road infrastructure in these countries causes substantial economic losses...
A study of two warehouse inventory systems with a production unit is developed in this article with some constraints which are of practical applicability to optimize the total production cycle and its cost. A production unit evolves in three differen...
Mathematical expression of the deterioration of individual pavement parameters is, from the point of optimal repair and maintenance strategy decision-making process, an important part of the application of any pavement management system (PMS). The re...
This work studies single-machine scheduling with general position-dependent deterioration, where job processing times are general non-decreasing functions dependent on their positions in a sequence. The goal is to find a job sequence such that makesp...
This model extends the classical economic production quantity (EPQ) model to address the complexities within a two-echelon supply chain system. The model integrates the cost of raw materials necessary for production and takes into account the presenc...
Illustrated glossaries on stone pathologies help to describe deterioration forms in built heritage without resorting to any laboratory analyses. In this way, terms such as crust, deposit, and soiling which according to ICOMOS-ISCS: Illustrated Glossa...
The aim of the research was to detect the existing microclimatic conditions of the environment in the Visitor Center of the Sirmium Imperial Palace and to determine whether they pose any potential risks to the preservation of the mosaics in room 34 (...
As one of the important factors affecting the structural durability of cementitious materials, sulphate erosion not only reduces the service life of the material but also poses a threat to the structural safety of the project. At present, scholars ar...
In a dynamic production processes, mechanical degradation poses a significant challenge, impacting product quality and process efficiency. This paper explores a novel approach for monitoring degradation in the context of viscose fiber production, a h...
As a result of human activity and environmental changes, several types of damages may occur to ancient mural paintings; indeed, lacunae, which refer to the area of paint layer loss, are the most prevalent kind. The presence of lacuna is an essential...
Intensive care units generate dense physiological, laboratory, imaging, microbiological and treatment data, yet much of the clinical reasoning that drives decisions is recorded only in free text. Over the past decade, clinical sentiment analysis has...
A ‘model’ material of recycled polypropylene (PP) was prepared through the injection molding process, and the effect of processing history on the polymer characteristics was investigated through the high-speed melt spinning of virgin and...
As the quality of life continues to improve globally, there is an increasing demand for nutritious and high-quality food products. Peanut butter, a widely consumed and nutritionally valuable product, must meet stringent quality standards and exhibit...
Freeze–thaw cycles under the conditions of snowmelt and rainfall infiltration in winter are triggers for petroglyph weathering. Rock samples from the Helan Mountains were subjected freeze–thaw cycles under various conditions in laboratory...
Currently, the Remaining Useful Life (RUL) prediction accuracy of stochastic deterioration equipment is low. Existing researches did not consider the impact of imperfect maintenance on equipment degradation and maintenance decisions. Therefore, this...
In this paper, we develop a two-level supply chain model with low carbon emissions for defective deteriorating items under learning in fuzzy environment by using the double inspection process. Carbon emissions are a major issue for the environment an...
The landslides caused by slope instability are very harmful and have a destructive effect on existing engineering structures such as tunnels, bridges, and houses. At present, the dynamic design of the anchorage structure is mainly based on traditiona...
The state of preservation of built heritage monuments is often evaluated by means of several destructive techniques, which are mainly focused on the analysis of small parts of the monuments’ construction materials. The necessary sampling for the acco...
Sustainable watershed management (SWM) can be achieved through recognition and reflection upon the values of citizens. Collaborative governance consisting of citizens is crucial for successful SWM. Collaborative governance definitely requires an acti...
The growing demand for sustainable and energy-efficient buildings has highlighted the need for reliable and accurate methods to detect fenestration deterioration and assess UV radiation transmission. Traditional detection techniques, such as spectrop...
Camel milk (CM), which is produced by both Camelus dromedarius and Camelus bactrianus, is gaining increasing popularity as a value-added functional dairy product, but the science of managing its shelf life has progressed more slowly than its commerci...
Direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) is a membrane distillation (MD) configuration where feed and distillate directly contact with a hydrophobic membrane. Depending on its operating conditions, the hydraulic pressures of the feed and distillat...
This research aimed to develop a comprehensive decision-making model for road rehabilitation, with the goals of extending pavement service life, minimizing major repairs, and improving the efficiency of investment and resource planning. The proposed...
Schwertmannite, a kind of iron oxyhydrosulfate mineral, can removal arsenic(III) from arsenic(III)-bearing groundwater by the adsorption process. In this study, schwertmannite was bio-synthesized by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans LX5 in shaking flask...
Aging is associated with modifications of several brain structures and functions. These modifications then manifest as modified behaviors. It has been proposed that some brain function modifications may compensate for some other deteriorated ones, th...
Arenaza Cave is located in Vizcaya (N Spain) and contains important Palaeolithic rock art representations. This cave belongs to an active karstic system developed on Lower Cretaceous limestones, mainly consisting of micrites and biomicrites with abun...
Water-line corrosion is a highly concentrated type of localized corrosion. The conventional single electrode method is limited in its ability to obtain the kinetic information of the corrosion occurrence and development processes. Herein, the coating...
Processed coix seeds are widely consumed as both food and traditional medicinal materials, but their quality gradually deteriorates during storage due to lipid oxidation and rancid odor formation. In this study, volatile changes during storage were c...
This paper provides a detailed analysis of the operation of representative forging tools (in the context of using various surface engineering techniques) used in the process of the hot forging of nickel–chromium steel elements. The influence of...
The sea cucumber is an essential nutrient source and a significant economic marine resource associated with successful aquaculture. However, sea cucumbers are highly susceptible to autolysis induced by endogenous protease after postmortem, and the ph...
In high-tech electronics manufacturing, non-quality costs significantly impact organizational profitability and competitiveness. This case study introduces a novel Quality Deterioration Index (QDI) to systematically identify and prioritize root cause...
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