The self-healing nature of concrete has been proved in many studies using various methods. However, the underlying mechanisms and the distinct area of self-healing have not been identified in detail. This study focuses on the limits of the area of se...
This paper proposes using neutral axis locations to monitor and quantify the prestress force in post-tensioned precast segmental beams. Strain measurements are used to obtain the neutral axis locations of specific cross-sections of the precast prestr...
The neutral axis position (NAP) is a key parameter of a flexural member for structure design and safety evaluation. The accuracy of NAP measurement based on traditional methods does not satisfy the demands of structural performance assessment especia...
This article presents an experimental study on the evolution of the neutral axis depth at failure in the critical section with the flexural ductility and plastic rotation capacity of reinforced concrete (RC) lightweight-aggregate concrete (LWAC) beam...
Neutral axis passing through the stiffness centroid of a structure is correlated with structural health conditions. Traditional techniques rely on gauge arrays to observe strains at their installation positions, and then locate a neutral axis through...
The cross-sectional shape of a linear guideway has been processed before the straightening process. The cross-section features influence not only the position of the neutral axis, but also the applied and residual stresses along the longitudinal dire...
The neutral-point potential balance issues in three-level converters have obtained great attention. The popular view thinks that the neutral-point voltage deviation can be suppressed by regulating the injected zero-sequence component, whether via car...
It is difficult to detect and evaluate the structural damage in a shield tunnel during operation because many traditional techniques based on the observation of vibrations are limited in daily monitoring in tunnels. Thus, the curvature radius of a st...
The frequency and buckling characteristics of functional gradient (FG) beams with asymmetric material distribution in the temperature field are analyzed in this paper. Generally, the asymmetrical material distribution of FG beams results in a non-zer...
An experimental study was conducted to evaluate the ductility of reinforced concrete beams longitudinally reinforced with hybrid Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP)–steel bars. The specimens were fourteen reinforced concrete beams with and without h...
The longitudinal equivalent bending stiffness is a critical parameter for assessing the longitudinal responses of Double-O-Tube (DOT) shield tunnels under adjacent construction activities. Based on a longitudinal equivalent continuous model and the c...
In order to reduce the self-weight of RC buildings and increase cost-savings, the seismic performance of rectangular hollow sectioned columns was investigated by experimental and analytical studies. Cyclic loading tests were carried out under compres...
The fatigue damage behavior of bone has attracted significant attention in both the mechanical and orthopedic fields. However, due to the complex and hierarchical structure of bone, describing the damage process quantitively or qualitatively is still...
This paper reports the experimental investigation of the durability of screen printed conductor-based strain gauges on four fabrics of different stiffness by examining the change in the electrical resistances during and after bending. Emphasis is pla...
Due to the high cost of laboratory testing, many researchers are considering developing methods to predict the behavior of unreinforced and reinforced wood beams. This work aims to create either numerical or analytical models useful for extrapolating...
The aim of this paper was to explore the application of multi-channel synchronized dynamic strain gauges in monitoring the neutral axis (N.A.) position of prestressed concrete box girders. The N.A. position has recently been proposed as an indicator...
A new type of composite voided slab, the TUBEDECK (TD), which utilizes the structural function of profiled steel decks, has recently been proposed. Previous studies have confirmed that the flexural strength of TD slabs can be calculated based on the...
This study addresses the performance optimization of piezoelectric cantilever beam energy harvesters by proposing a design method based on surface arrayed groove modulation. Through systematic investigation of the effects of single grooves (upper sur...
Many studies on cracked rotors developed crack breathing models that assume that the neutral axis of bending always remains horizontal for simplification. These models may generate significant discrepancies and thus there is a need to develop more so...
High tibial osteotomy (HTO) represents a sensible treatment option for patients with moderate unicondylar osteoarthritis of the knee and extraarticular malalignment. The possibility of a continuously variable correction setting and a surgical approac...
This study examined the hull girder strength of intact and damaged ships by adopting the incremental-iterative method for progressive collapse analysis, which was extended to the general case of the unsymmetrical bending of beams with an arbitrary cr...
The conventional methods used to analyze the shear lag effect in simply supported box girders assume that the neutral axis of the section coincides with the centroid, which does not strictly satisfy the axial equilibrium condition. To address this pr...
This white paper explores the detectability of intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) wandering in the Milky Way (MW) and massive local galaxies, with a particular emphasis on the role of AXIS. IMBHs, ranging within 103−6M⊙, are commonly f...
The ultimate limit state function is one of the premises for the assessment of structure strength and the safety of ships under severe conditions. In order to study the residual strength of damaged ships under the combined load of vertical and horizo...
This manuscript aims to present a novel model to find the optimal area of a rectangular isolated footing with an eccentric column, taking into account that the footing is partially supported; that is, one part of the contact surface is compressed and...
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The purpose of this study was to assess changes in the thickness of the retrocalcaneal bursa (RB) with respect to the ankle position with or without flexor hallucis longus (FHL) contraction. Forty feet of 20 female volunteers were examined. RB was so...
The spectral luminescent properties of dipyrromethenates halogenated with bromine on both ends of the long axis and coordinated using boron fluoride, zinc, or cadmium in neutral ethanol and acidified with hydrochloric acid solutions were studied. The...
In this study, alder, spruce, and beech woods were used for homogeneous symmetric, inhomogeneous symmetric (combined) and inhomogeneous non-symmetric glued laminated timber (glulam) beams glued with resorcinol phenol formaldehyde (RPF) adhesive. The...
Background: Robotic assistance is considered capable of improving precision and outcomes of total knee replacement. We assessed the inherent biases, pre-procedural planning accuracy using 2D to 3D X-Atlas®, and final knee axis outcomes of the ROS...
Most studies on the ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) using the finite element method were conducted in the neutral state, and the resulting decompression was judged to be good. As these studies do not reflect the actual beha...
Four mechanical models were proposed to derive formulas predicting the bending moment capacities of layered particleboard under simply supported center-loading. Experimental validation confirmed these models are effective tools for describing the ben...
A structural beam which is subjected to shear forces acting perpendicularly to its longitudinal axis will experience longitudinal and transverse shear stresses. In beams where failure in the transverse direction is plausible, it is desirable to maint...
This article presents a new optical, multi-functional, high-resolution 3-axis sensor which serves to navigate and can, for example, replace standard joysticks in medical devices such as electric wheelchairs, surgical robots or medical diagnosis devic...
Increased glycolytic metabolism plays an important role in B-cell precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (BCP-ALL). We previously showed that IGFBP7 exerts mitogenic and prosuvival effects in ALL by promoting IGF1 receptor (IGF1R) permanence on the c...
This study investigates the impact of atmospheric stability on wind turbine flow dynamics, focusing on wake deflection and meandering. Using the high-fidelity large-eddy simulation coupled with the Actuator Line model, we explore three stability cond...
Debate remains regarding the utility of mechanical axis alignment as a predictor of durability after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Our study aimed to assess the effects of coronal alignment on implant durability, clinical outcomes, and radiographic...
Hydroxyapatite coatings have been widely used to improve the corrosion resistance of biodegradable magnesium alloys. In this paper, in order to manufacture the ideal hydroxyapatite (HA) coating on the ZK60 magnesium substrate by hydrothermal method,...
Bolted spherical joints, due to their prominent merits in installation, have been widely used in modern spatial structures. Despite significant research, there is a lack of understanding of their flexural fracture behaviour, which is important for th...
We report multi-responsive and double-folding bilayer hydrogel sheet actuators, whose directional bending response is tuned by modulating the solvent quality and temperature and where locally crosslinked regions, induced by ionoprinting, enable the a...
The stalk domain of influenza virus envelope glycoprotein hemagglutinin (HA) constitutes the axis connecting the head and transmembrane domains, and plays pivotal roles in conformational rearrangements of HA for virus infection. Here we characterized...
This paper proposes and researches a novel cylinder-type FOWT using a neutrally buoyant double-layer torus structure with annular flow; its oscillatory motion in severe sea conditions is controlled by a spinning top device designed as a neutrally buo...
We developed a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate (CoV-RBD121-NP) comprised of a tobacco mosaic virus-like nanoparticle conjugated to the receptor-binding domain of the spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 fused to a human IgG1 Fc domain. CoV-RBD121-NP elicits...
The main objective of this research is to investigate the impact of the tendon profile layout on the shear strength of unbonded post-tensioned prestressed concrete bridge I-girders. This study involves an experimental investigation where ten unbonded...
Glyoxalase 1 (Glo1) functions as a catalyst that neutralizes methylglyoxal (MG), a highly reactive glycating agent predominantly produced during glycolysis—a metabolic pathway upregulated in cancer cells. MG primarily reacts with the amino grou...
Background: This paper concerns the study of forces acting on the upper ankle joint of a human in static and quasi-dynamic positions. This paper aimed to determine the pressure forces on the axis of the upper ankle joint in the position of the body t...
Semaphorin (Sema)4A is a transmembrane glycoprotein that is elevated in several autoimmune diseases such as systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Sema4A has a key role in the regulation of Thelper Th1 and Th2 differentiatio...
Metastasis and recurrence are the main causes of lung adenocarcinoma patients’ death. Lymphatic metastasis is the main way of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) metastasis. C-C chemokine receptor type 7 (CCR7) overexpression has been demonstrat...
Previous studies have suggested that activation of the IL-33/ST2 axis as well as elevated expression of the full-length IL-33 precursor acting in an ST2-independent fashion both contribute to pulmonary fibrosis. The protective effect of genetic ST2 d...
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is an enveloped icosahedral capsid virus with a prime neutralizing epitope present in E protein domain III (EDIII). E dimers are rearranged into a five-fold symmetry of icosahedrons. Cholera toxin B (CTB) and heat-la...
A combined strengthening of cutting tools for finishing has been carried out in glow discharge plasma filling a process vacuum chamber. At the first stage, reamers rotating around the axis distanced from the magnetron targets at 8 cm were bombarded b...
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