Combining large-sized flaky alumina and spherical alumina as thermally conductive fillers in thermal management materials can effectively establish heat-conducting pathways and significantly increase the system’s heat conduction value. Conventi...
The utilization of lightweight aggregate concrete (LWC) plays a major role in reducing the self-weight of CFST (concrete-filled steel tube) columns, which is reflected in the behavior of the structural system. This paper aims to investigate the chara...
Sudden rupture of freezing pipes frequently occurs in artificial ground freezing engineering. Owing to complex field environments, it is difficult to clarify the single-factor evolutionary laws of vibration signals induced by pipe fracture through fi...
Pipelines are widely used to transport water, wastewater, and energy products. However, the recently published American Society of Civil Engineers report revealed that the USA drinking water infrastructure is deficient, where 12,000 miles of pipeline...
Thin-walled concrete-filled steel tubes are efficient and economical with promising applications in civil and light industrial buildings. However, their local buckling resistance and deformation capacity are low, which adversely affects the seismic s...
Subsea pipelines subjected to impacts are prone to generating significant deformations and residual stresses, which could reduce their structural integrity and increase the risk of failure. This paper introduces analytical and numerical frameworks ai...
The effects of wide-ranging service temperatures on interfacial bond transfer and slip evolution in high-strength concrete-filled steel tube members have not yet been systematically characterized. A test program involving 15 circular specimens was ca...
In order to accommodate more transportation-supporting facilities, the expansion of structures’ inner diameter has become the development trend of metro shield tunnels. But for large inner-diameter shield tunnels, the segment thickness design a...
Special geometric features and complex working environments render the internal defects of small-diameter thick-walled steel pipes “easy to expand, difficult to detect”. In this paper, a magnetic permeability perturbation testing (MPPT) m...
A 400 W high-power laser was used to fabricate 200-µm-thick Ti-6Al-4V samples to evaluate the effects of small (50 μm) and large (200 μm) beam diameter on density, microstructure and mechanical properties. A series of single-track experim...
Precise characterization of reinforcing bars (rebars) in a concrete structure is of significant importance for construction quality control and post-disaster safety evaluation. This paper integrates ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and electromagnetic...
The present paper describes a tube drawing method with diameter expansion, which is herein referred to as “expansion drawing”, for effectively producing thin-walled tube. In the proposed method, the tube end is flared by pushing a plug in...
The rolling condition for fabricating a low-carbon niobium-microalloyed steel sheet with an ultrafine-grained (UFG) structure was examined through rolling experiments and finite element analysis. A large-diameter rolling process was proposed to creat...
Circle-fitting methods are commonly used to estimate diameter at breast height (DBH) of trees from horizontal cross-section of point clouds. In this paper, we addressed the problem of cross-section thickness optimization regarding DBH estimation bias...
Background: The objective of the study was to ascertain whether the alveolar bone and root of the mandibular central incisor measured from cephalograms can represent the same measurements of both mandibular central and lateral incisors from CBCT. Met...
The neglect of Moso bamboo’s phenotype variations hinders its broader utilization, despite its high economic value globally. Thus, this study investigated the morphological variations of 16 Moso bamboo populations. The analysis revealed the cul...
Background/Objectives: PAX6 haploinsufficiency-related congenital aniridia is a panocular disease affecting multiple ocular structures. The aim of this study was to determine the biometric properties of eyes affected by PAX6 haploinsufficiency-relate...
Internal diameter atmospheric plasma spraying (ID-APS) commonly employs an inherently inclined nozzle configuration to overcome geometric interference in confined cylindrical components. This non-orthogonal deposition condition breaks the symmetry of...
Superconducting spherical shells have important application value or potential in various fields, such as inertial navigation, gravity measurement, and nuclear fusion. Depending on the needs of the applications, the thickness of the superconducting s...
To investigate the influence of shape effects on the tensile strength of rocks, splitting tests were conducted on disc specimens with the same thickness-to-diameter ratio but different diameters using physical similarity simulation and numerical simu...
The process of creating ceramic items using fused deposition modelling (FDM) enables the creation of intricate shapes for a variety of purposes, including tooling and prototyping. However, due to the numerous variables involved in the process, it is...
The hollow structure of large-diameter ring piles (LDRPs) reduces the amount of concrete used, is economically efficient, and reduces the weight of the pile. However, its bearing characteristics and safety performance are still not fully known. In th...
The increasing utilization of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) in the aeronautical industry calls for a structural health monitoring (SHM) system for adhesively bonded CFRP joints. Optical glass fiber with inscribed fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs)...
Resistance spot welding (RSW) is one of the dominant joining processes in body-in-white manufacturing within the automotive industry, while the use of aluminum alloys continues to increase. This study investigates the influence of key process paramet...
This study investigates the impact absorption performance of bamboo-inspired 3D-printed circular tubes in terms of infill type (grid, gyroid, honeycomb, Archimedean chords), infill ratio (10%, 20%, 30%, and 40%), wall thickness (0.8, 1.2, 1.6, and 2....
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 hydroforming of the overlapping blanks is a forming process where overlapping tubular blanks are used instead of tubes to enhance the forming limit and improve the thickness distribution. A distinguishing characteristic of the hydroforming of ove...
This paper is a continuation of a previously published paper on this issue that studied the microencapsulation of calcium nitrate in urea-formaldehyde shell using Aerosol OT (AOT) in hexane solution. The aim of this paper is to determine the quantity...
This study quantified changes in the DNA content and extracellular matrix composition of both the cartilaginous repair tissue and the adjacent cartilage in a large animal model of a chondral defect treated by subchondral drilling. Content of DNA, pro...
Background/Objectives: Preeclampsia is associated with endothelial dysfunction and neurological morbidity. Non-invasive ocular imaging may offer insight into subclinical ocular changes associated with neurological involvement. This prospective single...
Steel tubular column-to-steel beam (STCSB) connections are critical parts in offshore structures, where complex component connections and the stress concentration are of significant concern. This study conducted stress concentration tests on welded S...
Background/Objectives: Left ventricular (LV) geometry reflects structural adaptation to aging and biological sex. While cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) provides precise morphologic assessment, most prior studies have focused on volumetric and mass-b...
As an alternative to conventional 3D printing methods that require supports, a new 3D printing strategy that utilizes guided light in situ has been developed for fabricating freestanding overhanging structures without supports. Light intensity has be...
Microdrills are specific cutting tools widely used to drill microholes and microvias. For certain microdrill manufacturers, a conventional sampling inspection procedure is still manually operated for carrying out the destructive and visual measuremen...
Tropical dry forests (TDFs) represent one of the most diverse and, at the same time, most threatened ecosystems on earth. Restoration of TDFs is thus crucial but is hindered by a limited understanding of the functional diversity (FD) of original comm...
The purpose of this study was to provide a systematic meta-analysis on echocardiographic measurements in normal Thoroughbred and Standardbred horses. The current systematic meta-analysis followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews a...
Steel T-profiles are extensively used across various sectors due to their versatility and reliability. Spot welding plays a crucial role in their production. These profiles are subjected to cyclic bending loads in numerous engineering applications. U...
One of the important directions for green development in the world today is to expand the application methods of recycled concrete, improve the utilization rate of waste aggregates, and slow down the consumption of natural resources. The column struc...
The automobile industry relies primarily on spot welding operations, particularly resistance spot welding (RSW). The performance and durability of the resistance spot-welded joints are significantly impacted by the welding quality outputs, such as th...
The quantitative description of growth rings is yet incomplete, including the functional division into earlywood and latewood. Methods developed to date, such as the Mork criterion for conifers, can be biased and arbitrary depending on species and gr...
The horizontal tube falling film heat exchangers (HTFFHEs), which exhibit remarkable advantages such as high efficiency in heat and mass transfer, low resistance, and a relatively simple structural configuration, have found extensive applications. Co...
Austenitic stainless steel belongs to the best oxidation-resistant alloys, which must function effectively and reliably when used in a corrosion environment. Their attractive combination of properties ensures their stable position in the steel indust...
Laminate flooring is widely used due to its affordable cost, easy installation, and pleasant esthetics. It is subjected to significant mechanical stress, necessitating a rigorous assessment of its impact resistance. Current standards typically rely o...
Research Highlights: This study provides much needed insight into the development of resistance to disturbance and growth dynamics of overstory trees in response to restoration-based fuel reduction, and will be useful to scientists and managers attem...
During the reeling process of the reel-lay method, the pipe will be subjected to combined loading of tension and bending. Excessive ovalization of the pipe will affect the structural performance and even lead to structural instability of the pipe. In...
Background/Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate long-term postoperative outcomes following the use of small-diameter grafts in Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) procedures. Methods: Thirty-four eyes were evaluated after DMEK surge...
Fault activity represents a significant geological hazard to buried pipeline infrastructure. The associated stratigraphic dislocation may lead to severe deformation, instability, or even rupture of the pipeline, thereby posing a serious threat to the...
Stand density is one among a multitude of factors impacting the growth of trees and their responses to climatic variables, but its effect on wood quality at the scale of anatomical structure is hardly investigated. Therefore, we analyzed the radial g...
The relationship between acoustic velocity (vd) and the dynamic modulus of elasticity (me), wood density (wd), microfibril angle, tracheid wall thickness (wt,), radial and tangential diameters, fibre coarseness (co) and specific surface area (sa), wi...
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