Smart grids with EVs have been proposed as a great contribution to sustainability. Considering environmental sustainability is of great importance to humanity, it is essential to assess whether electrical vehicles (EVs) actually contribute to improvi...
Macro-scale modeling is a fundamental approach for assessing structural damage and occupant comfort in urban high-rises during earthquakes or typhoons. The key to its effectiveness is accurately reproducing dynamic responses and extracting modal char...
The homogeneity of asphalt mixtures blended with reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) is affected by many factors. Due to the complicated compositions of recycled asphalt mixtures, the inhomogeneity issue might cause insufficient mechanical properties of...
A cross-scale model of macro-micro coupling is established for the wire laser additive manufacturing process of the TC4 titanium alloy. The model reproduces the dynamic evolution process of the molten pool shape, reveals the temperature change law in...
The surface quality of hot-rolled steel products derived from recycled materials is critically impacted by oxide scale formation and adhesion, a behavior significantly influenced by residual silicon (Si) and the processing atmosphere. This study addr...
An understanding of water exchange processes is essential for assessing water quality management issues in coastal bays. This paper evaluates the impact of water exchange processes on pollution persistence in a macro-tidal semi-closed coastal bay thr...
Three-dimensional (3D) printing has allowed for the production of geometrically complex 3D objects with extreme flexibility, which is currently undergoing rapid expansion in terms of materials, functionalities, as well as areas of application. When a...
Running can promote public health. However, the association between running and the built environment, especially in terms of micro street-level factors, has rarely been studied. This study explored the influence of built environments at different sc...
In a cross-country skiing competition, the time difference between the winner and the skier coming in at second place is typically very small. Since the skier spends much of the energy on overcoming resistive forces, a relatively small reduction in t...
In this study, computational models of heat and mass exchange through textile structures with additional ventilation at the micro- and macro-scale were investigated. The finite element analysis of advanced textile materials provides a better understa...
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling of wave interaction with thin perforated structures is of interest in a range of engineering applications. When large-scale effects such as forces and the overall flow behaviour are of interest, a microstr...
This paper summarizes the results of one of the first comprehensive laboratory studies that was conducted to evaluate the effects of adding different contents of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPETE) as a modifier to an asphalt binder on the rh...
In order to enhance the scientific understanding of the transition law of rural residential areas and enrich the theory and method system of land use transition research, this article takes Shandong Province as an example and constructs a comprehensi...
The research results show that urban form has a significant impact on urban building energy consumption. Therefore, it is of great significance to study the relationship between urban form and urban building energy consumption. This study selects 26...
Nowadays, in Europe, several infrastructures, such as bridges, viaducts, and maritime structures, are in an advanced state of degradation. Therefore, novel repair/rehabilitation techniques are sought. Recent advances in ultra-high-performance fibre-r...
Flow measurement in porous media is a challenging subject, especially when it comes to performing a three-dimensional (3D) velocimetry at the micro scale. Volumetric flow measurement techniques such as defocusing and tomographic imaging generally inv...
Concretes with engineered thermal expansion coefficients, capable of avoiding failure or irreversible destruction of structures or devices, are important for civil engineering applications, such as dams, bridges, and buildings. In natural materials,...
Treatment of bladder cancer remains a critical unmet need and requires advanced approaches, particularly the development of local drug delivery systems. The physiology of the urinary bladder causes the main difficulties in the local treatment of blad...
The nonlocal macro–meso-scale damage (NMMD) model, implemented in the framework of the finite element method, has been demonstrated to be a promising numerical approach in simulating crack initiation and propagation with reliable efficacy and h...
This is the second of a two-paper series describing a multi-scale modeling approach developed to simulate crack sensing in polymer fibrous composites by exploiting interruption of electrically conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) networks. The approach i...
Forecasting election outcomes is a complex scientific challenge with notable societal implications. Existing approaches often combine statistical analysis, machine learning, and economic indicators. However, research in network science has emphasized...
Lattice structures are becoming an increasingly attractive design approach for the most diverse engineering applications. This increase in popularity is mainly due to their high specific strength and stiffness, considerable heat dissipation, and rela...
We present an empirical study to systemically estimate flooding impacts, linking across scales from individual firms through to the macro levels in China. To this end, we combine a detailed firm-level econometric analysis of 399,356 firms with a macr...
Flow resistance in gravel-bed channels is not only affected by the shape and size of the roughness elements, but also by their arrangement on the channel bed surface (position to flow streamlines, spacing between elements, and their protrusion from t...
This review describes methods and results of studying the mechanical properties of wood at all scales: from nano- to macro-scale. The connection between the mechanical properties of material and its structure at all these levels is explored. It is sh...
The study of the affective dimension of transversal competences is essential for the development of responsible behaviors and maintaining attitudes committed to sustainable development. The importance attributed to each of these factors can predict b...
Weft-knitted fabrics offer an excellent formability into complex shapes for composite application. In biaxial weft-knitted fabric, additional yarns are inserted in the warp (wale-wise) and weft (course-wise) directions as a reinforcement. Due to thes...
Understanding levee failures can be significantly improved by analysing historical failures, experiments and performance observations. Individual efforts have been undertaken to document flood defence failures but no systematically gathered large sca...
This commentary debates on the role of multiple socioeconomic drivers of fringe land degradation (including, but not limited to, population and social dynamics, economic polarization, and developmental policies), as a novel contribution to the desert...
A Finite Element (FE) based macro–element is described for the mechanical response of masonry structures within different ranges of analysis. The macro–element is composed of discrete rigid quadrilateral FE plates whose adjoining interfac...
This study presents a detailed and comprehensive investigation into the macro-scale performance, strength gain mechanisms, environment and economic performance of graphene oxide (GO)-enhanced low-emission concrete. A comprehensive experimental progra...
The propose of this review was to summarize the advances in multi-scale surface technology of titanium implants to accelerate the osseointegration process. The several multi-scaled methods used for improving wettability, roughness, and bioactivity of...
Grassland agroecosystem plays a key role on resource cycling and sustainability of global ecosystem. Forage is the basic factor and core of the grassland agroecosystem. At a single scale, the most of forage evaluation remain in a state of qualitative...
Rapid urbanization results in farmland loss, habitat fragmentation, biodiversity decrease, and greenhouse gas emissions. Land-use policies and planning as administrative means are used to guide sustainable urban development and to balance the locatio...
Experimental studies have confirmed the permeability reduction of coal samples upon the adsorption of CO2. However, these studies were carried out under limited experimental conditions. In this study, CO2 flow behaviors in a macro-scale coal sample w...
This paper hypothesizes that knowledge sharing and collaboration among procurers can positively impact markets for circular products and services. To test this hypothesis, this paper evaluates an urban-scale experiment conducted in the Amsterdam Metr...
Monitoring plant growth and development during cultivation to optimize resource use efficiency is crucial to achieve an increased sustainability of agriculture systems and ensure food security. In this study, we compared field monitoring approaches f...
The tribological study of materials inherently involves the interaction of surface asperities at the micro to nanoscopic length scales. This is the case for large scale engineering applications with sliding contacts, where the real area of contact is...
The current work numerically investigates commercial polycrystalline Ag/17vol.%SnO2 composite tensile deformation behavior with available experimental data. Such composites are useful for electric contacts and have a highly textured initial material...
Energy harvesting has become an increasingly important topic thanks to the advantages in renewability and environmental friendliness. In this paper, a comprehensive study on contemporary portable wind energy harvesters has been conducted. The electri...
Over the past decade, interest about metal halide perovskites has rapidly increased, as they can find wide application in optoelectronic devices. Nevertheless, although thermal evaporation is crucial for the development and engineering of such device...
Land reclamation has been increasingly employed in many coastal cities to resolve issues associated with land scarcity and natural hazards. Especially, land subsidence is a non-negligible environmental geological problem in reclamation areas, which i...
Southern and southeastern Kazakhstan is a region of intraplate seismicity characterized by several destructive earthquakes. Almaty, the largest metropolis in this region, has many structures with different construction materials and seismic-resistant...
Powder bed fusion–laser beam (PBF-LB) additive manufacturing enables the production of intricate, lightweight metal components aligned with Industry 4.0 and sustainable principles. However, residual stresses and distortions challenge the dimens...
The recently proposed nonlocal macro–meso-scale consistent damage (NMMD) model has been applied successfully to various static and dynamic fracture problems. The characteristic length in the NMMD model, although proven to be necessary for the m...
The physics of how organic pores change under high thermal evolution conditions in overmature marine shale gas formations remains unclear. In this study, systematic analyses at the macro- to micro-scales were performed to reveal the effects of the se...
A model is developed to simulate micro-scale turbulence driven Zonal Flows (ZFs), and their impact on the Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) tearing and kink modes is examined. The model is based on a stochastic representation of the micro-scale ZFs with a gi...
For several decades, changes in travel behavior have been at the heart of transportation research, either to adapt the supply of transportation or to better understand the evolution of travel demand [...]
We determine the role of particle shape in the type of magnetic extraction processes used in mining. We use a micromagnetic finite element method (FEM) to analyze the effect of external magnetic fields on the magnetic structures of sub-micron magneti...
This review is an extensive evaluation and essential analysis of the design and formation of hydrogels (HGs) for drug delivery. We review the fundamental principles of HGs (their chemical structures, physicochemical properties, synthesis routes, diff...
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