Recent progresses in nanotechnology have clearly shown that the incorporation of nanomaterials within concrete elements leads to a sensible increase in strength and toughness, especially if used in combination with randomly distributed short fiber re...
The use of UHPC as an overlay and repair material in the bridge industry has been increasing recently. Ensuring sufficient interface shear strength between the substrate and UHPC is necessary for adequate performance and the structural integrity of t...
The cracking of the negative moment area of steel–normal concrete (NC) composite bridges is common owning to the low tensile strength of concrete. In order to solve the problem, Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) is used to enhance the tens...
The lack of modularity in building design information within multi-domain building performance analysis environments impedes efficient multidisciplinary analysis during the building design process. This study proposes a Functional Mock-up Interface (...
In response to sustainable development goals, the architectural industry aims to decrease the high proportion of emissions and energy use in the construction sector. Therefore, the design method of building performance optimization (BPO) has been adv...
An isolation system installed in a nuclear power plant (NPP) could increase seismic safety during seismic events. On the other hand, a more significant relative displacement may occur due to the isolation system. The seismic risk could be increased i...
The way in which people speak reveals a lot about where they are from, where they were raised, and also where they have recently lived. When communicating in a foreign language or second language, accents from one’s first language are likely to...
Prefabricated construction (PC) has been regarded as a sustainable construction method for its inherent advantages such as energy savings, emissions reductions, and cleaner and safer working environments. However, PC development has been hindered by...
The transition to autonomous driving is creating mixed traffic environments in which human-driven vehicles, partially automated vehicles, and autonomous vehicles must continuously interact, adapt, and respond to one another. This paper presents a com...
Ultra-high-performance concrete is widely used in bridge strengthening to improve mechanical performance and bridge durability. Interfacial bonding performance is a key factor in ensuring the effectiveness of ultra-high-performance concrete strengthe...
Flax Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FFRP), as a green material with nonlinear large deformation characteristics, is used in the reinforcement of timber structures. Due to the similar elastic moduli of FFRP, adhesive, and timber, stress concentration at th...
Assistive robots support people with limited mobility in their everyday life activities and work. However, most of the assistive systems and technologies for supporting eating and drinking require a residual mobility in arms or hands. For people with...
In today’s competitive digital landscape, banking firms must leverage qualitative and quantitative analysis to enhance their website interfaces, ensuring they meet user needs and expectations. By combining detailed user feedback with data-drive...
Focusing on the self-powering demand of aircraft engine bladed disks (blisks), this paper investigates piezoelectric vibration energy-harvesting modeling and non-linear circuit performance. A multi-sector electromechanical coupled model is establishe...
The need for additive manufacturing (3D printing) to create near net shape components from a wide variety of materials has grown in recent years. There are several additive manufacturing methods to build various parts by different materials. However,...
GFRP sections with filler concrete material form promising structural components for structures; therefore, the structural performance of them has been investigated with increasing popularity. However, the performance of these composites degrades whe...
Software defined radio (SDR) is a commonly used platform for its ease of operation and cost-effectiveness for the development and testing of real wireless communication systems. By supporting high transmission rates and enabling fast and cost-effecti...
The improvement of the performance of asphalt mixtures has been studied by scholars. This research proposes a new asphalt–mineral interface formation method, which is a pre-wet bitumen–mineral mixture. The formation process of the pre-wet...
Fretting fatigue is a well-known and dangerous damage mode that occurs on the mating surfaces of mechanical components, mainly promoted by a combination of stress distribution, contact pressure distribution, and relative sliding (micro)motion between...
In recent years, it has been shown that emotions influence what we learn and retain, and second-language learning is no exception to this phenomenon. Currently, a variety of mobile learning applications offer content for language learners, and a wide...
Precast concrete bridge structures have been extensively used because of the mature construction techniques, fast construction, and their economy. Considerable practical applications, however, present certain disadvantages, such as cracking and water...
The shape memory alloy reinforced composites have promising application potential for aerospace, automotive and biomedical engineering, while the interfacial bonding performance between shape memory alloy and polymer matrix is crucial to the improvem...
Sustainability issues in higher educational institutions’ (HEIs) research, especially in the social science field, have attracted increasing levels of attention in higher education administration in recent decades as HEIs are confronted with a growin...
This paper explores the application of parallel algorithms and high-performance computing (HPC) in the processing and forecasting of large-scale water demand data. Building upon prior work, which identified the need for more robust and scalable forec...
Joining metals and polymers in engineering applications remains a significant challenge, among which interlocking joints offer a promising solution. Nonetheless, conventional interlocking joints often suffer from outward bending of the female part, l...
Reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with carbon-fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (CFRCM) systems have shown potential for restoring flexural performance, yet their effectiveness under different corrosion levels remains insufficiently und...
Bridges’ expansion joints are prone to damage during operation, and repairing them often requires interruption of traffic, the impact of which can be minimized by using fast-hardening and early-strength expansion joint materials. In this study,...
The objectives of this review were to elucidate the physiological challenges induced by dietary β-mannans and to review the underlying modes of action of exogenous β-mannanase on the intestinal microbiota, intestinal health, nutrient utiliz...
Semi-flexible pavement is widely used in pavement engineering due to its excellent rutting resistance; however, it mainly fails due to cracking. Therefore, it is important to understand the properties of the aggregate–mortar–asphalt interfacial trans...
Steel buildings often experience failure at the interfaces between their vertical exterior enclosure systems (VEESs) and structural elements. This phenomenon generates various pathological manifestations in steel buildings, resulting in the precociou...
The study verified the role that different interface designs and users’ educational backgrounds play in the task performance and subjective evaluation of mobile terminal customization system. Interface type (based on scroll, alternative, and attribut...
Liquid Electron Ionization (LEI) is a powerful and robust interface for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of medium-low-molecular-weight compounds, including numerous environmental pollutants and toxicological substances. Although the robustn...
This study adopts a practical approach to establish the estimation and adjustment methods of the interface stiffness for the machine-tool through the finite element analysis (FEA). First, numerical and experimental modal analysis (FMA and EMA) for ea...
Freeze–thaw damage is a critical durability challenge in cold climates that leads to surface spalling, cracking, and degradation of structural performance. In northern China, the severity of winter conditions further accelerates the degradation...
The behaviour of the interface between two concrete layers, subjected to shear, is a complex process that is influenced by many different parameters. Knowledge of concrete interface performance is insufficient to this day. Most of the existing analyt...
Prefabricated construction (PC) activities are geographically fragmented, temporally disrupted, resulting in numerous and complex interfaces. It is stakeholder collaboration by integrating diverse resources within the PC industry to potentially addre...
In order to realize a true WoT environment, a reliable power circuit is required to ensure interconnections among a range of WoT devices. This paper presents research on sensors and their effects on the reliability and response characteristics of pow...
The contact parameters of joint interfaces have a great influence on the dynamic performance of the machine tool, and the dynamic performance determines the machining precision of the machine tool. Therefore, it is important to accurately identify th...
The interface mechanical performance between aluminum alloy and timber is the key to ensure that the two work together. In this study, 11 group connection performance tests were carried out to investigate the influence of connection type (shear bolt...
Although loads are increasingly becoming concentrated in metropolitan areas, power generation has decreased in metropolitan areas and increased in nonmetropolitan areas; hence, power transmission must occur through interface lines. To achieve this, a...
In this study, interface designs of a VR 3D-simulated Rubik’s Cube game were developed and evaluated. A 2 × 2 × 2 mixed-design ANOVA was executed, with age (younger adult/older adult), interface (arrow/intuitive), and task complexit...
An enormous surge in the pavement sector requires the evaluation of interface bonding in asphalt composite, since the assessment of bonding brings considerable cost savings. Microscopic and mechanical analyses were performed to study the status of th...
Prefabricated construction (PC) is gaining more acceptance worldwide as a sustainable construction method due to its advantages in energy savings, emissions reduction, and cleaner production. However, the inherent geographical and organizational frag...
The interface of fresh-aged concrete represents a critical vulnerability within monolithic assembled monolithic concrete structures. In this paper, the shear performance of the interface between post-cast epoxy resin concrete and standard concrete is...
Ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation in pulse-echo mode is used for the inspection of single-lap aluminum adhesive joints, which contain interface defects in bonding area. The aim of the research is to increase the probability of defect detection in...
Flow analysis is the science of performing quantitative analytical chemistry in flowing streams. Because of its efficiency and speed of analysis, capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a prospective method for the monitoring of a flow composition withdraw...
The availability of multiple (mobile) electronic payment systems ((M)EPS) has led to the development of web browser payment interfaces that support various payment systems, facilitate the transaction, the choice of the payment system, and perform the...
The problem of an interface crack that approaches a three-material joint with two interfaces is analyzed in this paper. Two possible cases are considered: the crack that lies at the interface between materials A and B, approaching the joint of materi...
The influence of the electrodeposition of cadmium and zinc-nickel and the stress concentration effect on the fatigue behavior of AISI 4140 steel threaded components were studied. Axial fatigue tests at room temperature with a stress ratio of R = 0.1...
Prefabricated Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) and cast-in-place Normal Concrete (NC) composite members are increasingly used in bridge engineering because they combine high performance with cost-effectiveness. The bond at the UHPC-NC interface...
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