In recent years, the development of interface debonding defect detection methods for concrete-filled steel tubes (CFSTs) using stress wave measurement with piezoelectric-lead-zirconate-titanate (PZT) actuator and sensor has received significant atten...
Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA) requires a physically meaningful subsystem definition, whereas manual partitioning of complex shell structures is often time-consuming and strongly dependent on engineering experience. To address this issue, this stu...
Real-time hybrid testing is an efficient testing technique that combines physical testing with numerical calculations to jointly evaluate the performance of complex structures under different external excitations. This study conducted a quantitative...
This brief review highlights some current issues in Galactic stellar nucleosynthesis, and some recent laboratory studies by the Wisconsin atomic physics group that have direct application to stellar spectroscopy to advance our understanding of the ch...
Based on the fixed interface component mode synthesis, a multiple and multi-level substructure method for the modeling of complex structures is proposed in this paper. Firstly, the residual structure is selected according to the structural characteri...
For materials with high stacking fault energy (SFE), such as aluminum alloys, dynamic recovery (DRV) and dynamic recrystallization (DRX) are essential softening mechanisms during plastic deformation, which lead to the continuous generation and refine...
The hybrid simulation (HS) testing method combines physical test and numerical simulation, and provides a viable alternative to evaluate the structural seismic performance. Most studies focused on the accuracy, stability and reliability of the HS met...
In real-time hybrid model testing, complex ocean structures are emulated by fusing numerical modelling with traditional hydrodynamic model testing. This is done by partitioning the ocean structure under consideration into a numerical and a physical s...
A real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS) is a promising technique to investigate a complicated or large-scale structure by dividing it into numerical and physical substructures and conducting cyber-physical tests on it. The control system design of an RT...
Compatibility among substructures is an issue for hybrid simulation. Traditionally, the structure model is regarded as the idealized shear model. The equilibrium and compatibility of the axial and rotational direction at the substructure boundary are...
Understanding the physical arrangement of subunits within protein complexes potentially provides valuable clues about how the subunits work together and how the complexes function. The majority of recent research focuses on identifying protein comple...
Hybrid simulation (HS) is an advanced simulation method that couples experimental testing and analytical modeling to better understand structural systems and individual components’ behavior under extreme events such as earthquakes. Conducting H...
We summarize our recent work on how to infer on jet formation processes directly from substructure data using generative statistical models. We recount in detail how to cast jet substructure observables’ measurements in terms of Bayesian mixed member...
Influence of strain accumulation schedule during hot rolling, under the thermomechanical control process (TMCP) on the structure evolution and carbide transformations of Cr-Ni-Ti austenitic stainless steel, is studied. The cellular, fragmented disloc...
Generally, the high-fidelity finite element models of aero-engines comprise millions of degrees of freedom (DOFs). Although they can provide precise predictions of structural dynamics, the computational cost will be often unaffordable if appropriate...
The microstructures induced by the laser-powder bed fusion (L-PBF) process have been widely investigated over the last decade, especially on austenitic stainless steels (AISI 316L) and nickel-based superalloys (Inconel 718, Inconel 625). However, the...
Real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS), dividing the emulated structure into numerical substructures (NS) and physical substructures (PS), is a powerful technique to obtain responses and then to assess the seismic performance of civil engineering structu...
Soil station system seismic issues have been highly valued in recent years. In order to investigate the dynamic seismic behaviors of the intermediate column in soil station systems, a hybrid test of a soil station system was conducted. The soil stati...
Real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS) is a versatile, effective, and promising experimental method used to evaluate the structural performance under dynamic loads. In RTHS, the emulated structure is divided into a numerically simulated substructure (NS)...
An efficient hybrid modeling framework is developed for the dynamic analysis of offshore wind turbines (OWTs) by coupling an aero–servo–elastic rotor–nacelle superelement with a hydroelastic substructure. The complex rotor–nac...
This paper presents a framework for structural analysis of icebreakers during ramming of first-year ice ridges. The framework links the ice-ridge load and the structural analysis based on the physical characteristics of ship–ice-ridge interacti...
The development of selective coffee harvesting technologies requires detailed knowledge of the geometrical, physical, and mechanical properties of the subsystems of the coffee bush, including the elastic properties of the substructures of fruit and t...
During the last decade jacket-frames have emerged as the main kind of substructure for bottom-mounted offshore wind farms in intermediate water depths. With the offshore wind industry moving towards deeper waters, the predominance of jacket-frames is...
Isothermal deformation experiments of the Hastelloy C276 alloy were executed using the Gleeble-3500 hot simulator at a temperature range of 1000–1150 °C and a strain rate range of 0.01–10 s−1. Microstructural evolution mechanism...
The microstructural variation and high-temperature flow features of a Ti-55511 alloy in the β region are studied by utilizing double-stage compression with a stepped strain rate. The results demonstrate that the stresses in the latter stage of hot co...
In this research work the outcomes of a hybrid experimental campaign are analyzed, in order to evaluate the influence of aftershock events on the frictional response of sliding-based isolation devices for buildings. To achieve this, a hybrid testing...
The strange behavior of subatomic particles is described by quantum theory, whose standard interpretation rejected some fundamental principles of classical physics such as causality, objectivity, locality, realism and determinism. Recently, a granula...
Metabolite structure identification remains a significant challenge in nontargeted metabolomics research. One commonly used strategy relies on searching biochemical databases using exact mass. However, this approach fails when the database does not c...
Marine wind energy business competitiveness is strongly related to offshore substructures and their logistics. With the aim of avoiding oil and gas methodologies to reduce installation costs, some designs make use of multi-floater systems linked by c...
To say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder means that beauty is largely subjective so varies from person to person. While the subjectivity view is commonly held, there is also an objectivity view that seeks to measure beauty or aesthetics in so...
This paper presents theoretical aspects and an extensive numerical study of the coupled analysis of tripod support structures for offshore wind turbines (OWTs) by using X-SEA and FAST v8 programs. In a number of site conditions such as extreme and lo...
The fundamental physics research at the frontier accessible by today’s particle accelerators such as the CERN Large Hadron Collider pose unique challenges in terms of complexity and abundance of data to analyse. In this context, it is of paramo...
The ultrafine-grained microstructures and their effect on the yield strength of a 316L-type austenitic stainless steel processed by large strain cold/warm rolling and subsequent annealing were studied. A kind of continuous recrystallization developed...
Hybrid simulation is a method used to investigate the dynamic response of a system subjected to a realistic loading scenario. The system under consideration is divided into multiple individual substructures, out of which one or more are tested physic...
The prestressed concrete–steel hybrid (PCSH) support structure, which replaces the lower part of the traditional support with a concrete segment, is a prospective support structure solution for ultrahigh wind turbines. Taking a 5.5 MW wind turb...
The non-uniform temperature distribution in ballastless track slabs under complex meteorological conditions can induce structural defects, threatening the safety of high-speed railways. Existing temperature field models often rely on idealized geomet...
The synthesis of the alkaloid (–)-monophyllidin is described. The molecule is a hybrid of xanthoxyline and (S)-proline, accessible in one-step through a Mannich reaction. In the solid-state, defined structural arrangements with different physic...
Hybrid simulation integrates numerical and experimental techniques to analyze structural responses under static and dynamic loads. It physically tests components that are not fully characterized while modeling the rest of the structure numerically. O...
It is proposed that both human creativity and human consciousness are (unintended) consequences of the human brain’s extraordinary energy efficiency. The topics of creativity and consciousness are treated separately, though have a common sub-st...
Biofouling, the accumulation of marine organisms on submerged surfaces, presents a significant challenge to the design, performance, and maintenance of offshore wind turbines (OWTs). This work synthesizes current knowledge on the physical and operati...
Transfer-path analysis (TPA) is a reliable and effective diagnostic tool for determining the dominant vibration transfer paths from the actively vibrating components to the connected passive substructures in complex assemblies. Conventional and compo...
Physical mechanism for dynamic recrystallization of NiTi shape memory alloy subjected to local canning compression at various temperatures, 600, 700 and 800 °C, was investigated via electron backscattered diffraction experiments and transmission elec...
We analyze the application of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for untangling the main contributions to changing diffracted intensities upon variation of site occupancy and lattice dimensions induced by external stimuli. The information content of...
The analysis of structure and defective substructure of rail steel in uniaxial compression to a degree of 50% is carried out. It is revealed that cold hardening has a multi-stage character and is accompanied by fragmentations of pearlite grains which...
Metal fabrications experience complex physical metallurgical processes during additive manufacturing, leading to residual stress and coarse microstructure with directional growth. It significantly affects the comprehensive performance of the fabricat...
Polymer blending has attracted considerable attention because of its ability to overcome the permeability–selectivity trade-off in gas separation applications. In this study, polysulfone (PSU)-modified cellulose acetate (CA) membranes were prep...
Kinetochores are large protein assemblies that connect chromosomes to microtubules of the mitotic and meiotic spindles in order to distribute the replicated genome from a mother cell to its daughters. Kinetochores also control feedback mechanisms res...
This study presents a simplified analysis technique capable of predicting the dynamic behavior of a tripod suction pile subjected to a horizontal load. The first natural frequency of the system, horizontal displacement, and allowable rotation angle a...
We chose to study the bottom structure stress evolution law in the process of undercut area advancement via the block caving method, reveal the influence law of the undercut rate on the effect of the ore body caving process, and assess the floor stre...
Polymer plasma produced by laser ablation is investigated in a theoretical manner. In relation to the fact that the charge carrier circulation is assumed to take place on fractal curves, the so-called fractality type, electrical charge transport can...
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