The analytic solution for surrounding rock of roadway is of significance for stability analysis and roadway support. However, analytical solution for surrounding rock of roadway which took influences of water seepage, strain softening, dilatancy and...
Although the finite element head model (FEHM) has been widely utilized to analyze injury locations and patterns in traumatic brain injury, significant controversy persists regarding the selection of a mechanical injury variable and its corresponding...
Alcoholic fermentation is a key step in wine production. Indeed, a wide range of compounds, which strongly affect the sensory properties of wine, is produced during this process. While Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cultures are commonly employed in...
The paper proposed an alternative optical metrology to classical methods (strain gauge measurements and numerical simulation) for strain determination on printed circuit board (PCBs) due to thermal loads. The digital image correlation (DIC) technique...
This paper studied the fracability of tight sandstone reservoirs by means of incorporating geomechanics properties and surrounding in situ stresses into a new model. The new fracability evaluation model consists of variables such as brittleness index...
Past studies on deep-lying tunnels under the assumption of plane strain have generally neglected the influence of intermediate principal stress even though this affects the surrounding rocks in the plastic zone. This study proposes a finite differenc...
Cement-based materials, especially those with low water-cement ratios, often experience premature cracking due to plastic shrinkage in the early curing stages. In this study, the development mechanism of early-age plastic shrinkage of cement paste, a...
The bearing capacity for footings is a fundamental scientific problem in civil engineering. The evaluation of the bearing capacity of footings usually does not take into account the effect of the intermediate principal stress. In practice, the interm...
This study addresses the lack of detailed geodetic assessments of crustal strain accumulation along the central Yangsan Fault in southeastern Korea, an area of recognized but insufficiently characterized seismic potential. To tackle this, we applied...
Considering the influence of fabric on the critical state of sandy soil, an anisotropic hypoplastic constitutive model is developed by introducing the anisotropic critical state line that takes into account the rotation of the principal stress axes....
Strain-based design (SBD) plays an important role in pipeline design and assessment of pipelines subjected to geo-hazards. Under such hazards, a pipe can be subjected to substantial plastic strains, leading to tensile failure at locations of girth we...
Although the mechanical behaviors and flow aspects of sandstone have been previously investigated, studies of the effect of the intermediate principal stress (σ2) on the strength, deformation, and permeability of sandstone are lacking. In this...
Coastal marine soft clays subjected to long-term storm wave loading often exhibit inclined initial principal stress orientation (α0) and subsequent cyclic principal stress rotation (PSR). These stress states critically influence soil mechanical...
The main purpose of this study is to perform shaking table tests to validate the inelastic seismic analysis method applicable to pressure-retaining metal components in nuclear power plants (NPPs). To do this, the test mockup was designed and fabricat...
Roof rocks in coal mines are subjected to the combination of in situ stresses and dynamic stresses induced by mining activities. Understanding the mechanical properties of roof rocks under static and dynamic loads at medium strain rates is of great s...
Chlamydia abortus infects livestock species worldwide and is the cause of enzootic abortion of ewes (EAE). In Europe, control of the disease is achieved using a live vaccine based on C. abortus 1B strain. Although the vaccine has been useful for cont...
In this study, X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT) in situ compressive loading was used, in combination with digital volume correlation (DVC), to analyze the localized damage behavior of cement mortar, the cracking process, microstructural changes,...
In this study, the influence of curvilinear fibre reinforcement on the load-carrying capacity of additively manufactured continuous carbon fibre reinforced necked double shear lugs was investigated. A curvilinear fibre placement is descriptive of lay...
To deeply understand the influence of crack inclination angle on crack propagation and coalescence in fractured limestone, uniaxial compression tests were carried out on limestone specimens with prefabricated cracks. The strain field evolution diagra...
An ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (ATAA) is a heterogeneous disease showing different patterns of aortic dilatation and valve morphologies, each with distinct clinical course. This study aimed to explore the aortic morphology and the associations...
The process of single-point incremental forming (SPIF) is a relatively new technology that is primarily used in the production of prototypes and small quantities of products. However, the process has several limitations with respect to the quality ch...
When targeting robust, high-yielding bioprocesses, phenomena such as population heterogeneity have to be considered. Therefore, the influence of the conditions which the cells experience prior to the main culture should also be evaluated. Here, the i...
Modern Shape Analysis integrates mathematical and statistical methods to study morphology using geometric data from 2D and 3D digitization. Beyond visualization, local deformation analysis offers deeper insight into longitudinal changes like ontogene...
The two families of principal stress trajectories can be regarded as an orthogonal curvilinear coordinate system under plane strain and axial symmetry. Under plane strain, the equilibrium equations in conjunction with a yield criterion comprise a sta...
This study investigates the deformation and fracture mechanisms of a Ti61Al16Cr10Nb8V5 multi-principal element alloy (Ti61V5 alloy) under quasi-static and dynamic compression. The alloy comprises an equiaxed BCC matrix (~35 μm) with uniformly disp...
We present a comprehensive structural and thermomechanical investigation of N-salicylideneaniline, a Schiff base derivative that exhibits remarkable thermosalient phase transition behavior. By combining variable-temperature X-ray powder diffraction (...
Terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) are widely employed in structural health monitoring (SHM) of large objects due to their superior capabilities compared to traditional geodetic methods. TLS provides rapid and detailed data on the geometric properties...
This research focuses on the adjustments in systolic and diastolic functions that are not fully understood in dogs submitted to athletic training. Beagle dogs carried out an endurance training program (ETP) prescribed from the external training load,...
High-value sensitive cargoes are often damaged by low-frequency vibration and shock of containers during land and rail transport processes or mixed transport processes. Therefore, a dedicated cylindrical elastomer spring that absorbs vibration transm...
High-entropy alloys (HEAs) and medium-entropy alloys (MEAs), also sometimes referred to as multi-principal element alloys (MPEAs), present opportunities to develop new materials with outstanding mechanical properties. Through the careful selection of...
Frozen loess is extensively distributed across seasonally frozen regions, where its mechanical behavior plays a critical role in the stability of engineering structures such as foundations, tunnels, and slopes. While the temperature-dependent strengt...
The paper presents an original method for estimating the shrink sleeve label compressive force on packaging. One of the most popular methods of measuring deformations was used, i.e., the electrical resistance strain gauge measurement. It was assumed...
Interval running methodologies simulate competition and training conditions, with the aim of enhancing an athletes’ ability to cope with constant deceleration, acceleration, and sudden changes in direction, as associated athletic and performanc...
The genetic diversity and frequent emergence of novel genetic variants of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus type-2 (PRRSV) hinders control efforts, yet drivers of macro-evolutionary patterns of PRRSV remain poorly documented. Utiliz...
Over the decades, visual inspection has been adopted as a means to monitor infrastructure health. While visual inspection provides insights on a bridge’s condition, it has been generally agreed that it is insufficient and inefficient. This has called...
Ni-Mn-Sn ferromagnetic shape memory alloys, which can be stimulated by an external magnetic field, exhibit a fast response and have aroused wide attention. However, the fixed and restricted working temperature range has become a challenge in practica...
Bone remodelling models (BRM) are often used to estimate the density distribution in bones from the loads they are subjected to. BRM define a relationship between a certain variable measuring the mechanical stimulus at each bone site and either the l...
The fluid flow in underground reservoirs is directly related to resource recovery and hazard prevention. In this study, the evolution of fractured sandstone deformation and permeability under an in situ stress influence is investigated using the true...
The collapse deformation of shale has a significant influence on the exploitation process. Experimental analysis has indicated a correlation coefficient range from 0.9814 to 0.9981 and the established sample regression formula could be used to expres...
True triaxial tests of cyclic loading and unloading were carried out on remodeled loess, and the effects of the anisotropic consolidation ratio (
In sheet microforming processes, in-surface principal strain rates may be compressive such that the thickness of the sheet increases in the process of deformation. In general, the evolution of free surface roughness depends on the sense of the princi...
In the process of porous blasting excavation in engineering projects such as mining, hydropower stations, and tunnels, the delay time between adjacent blast holes significantly influences the characteristics of rock fracture and fragmentation. In ord...
Severe plastic deformation (SPD) processes are widely used for improving material properties. A distinguishing feature of many SPD processes is that the principal axes of the stress tensor intensively rotate relative to the material. Nevertheless, no...
This paper is focused on the utilisation of double edge notched tension, staggered and shear tests to determine fracture toughness and the formability limits by fracture in principal strain space. The experiments were performed in test specimens with...
Soccer-related ocular injuries, especially retinal injuries, have attracted increasing attention. The mechanics of a flying soccer ball have induced abnormally higher retinal stresses and strains, and their correlation with retinal injuries has been...
To study the mechanical and energy evolution characteristics of sandstone under true triaxial cyclic loading, a sandstone mechanical test with different intermediate principal stress under true triaxial loading was conducted using the rock true triax...
Purpose: To improve the effectivity of patient-specific finite element analysis (FEA) to predict refractive power change (RPC) in rigid Ortho-K contact lens fitting. Novel eyelid boundary detection is introduced to the FEA model to better model the e...
Considering the problems related to hard rock blasting under high in-situ stresses at large depths, we conducted crater blasting tests on sandstone specimens under three static load conditions to investigate the strain field evolution of rock blastin...
While research on cellular responses to cyclic compression has predominantly focused on proliferation and differentiation, changes in cell orientation and force distribution within the cytoskeleton represent crucial biomechanical aspects that remain...
In finite element (FE) simulations, the peak bone stresses were higher when loading with a cantilever extension (CE) than when loading without a CE by 33–49% in the cortical bone. In the in vitro experiments, the highest values of principal str...
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