Phytochemicals, such as resveratrol, curcumin, and quercetin, have many benefits for health, but most of them have a low bioavailability due to their poor water solubility and stability, quick metabolism, and clearance, which restricts the scope of t...
The topsoil of a clayey slope is easily washed off by rain due to its loose structure. To protect the slope surface, in recent years, several types of non-traditional soil additives have been used by means of mixing with soil. In this work, a new org...
Phosphogypsum, a byproduct of phosphate fertilizer production, accumulates in large quantities annually, posing significant environmental challenges due to harmful components such as fluorine, heavy metals, and acidic salts. To mitigate these issues,...
Landslide dams, especially stable landslide dams, have been recognised as important contributors to regional geomorphological evolution. The eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau provides good conditions for the formation of stable landslide dams. To i...
Although the production and stabilization of metal nanoparticles (MNPs) is well understood, the behavior of these MNPs (possible aggregation or disaggregation) when they are intentionally or unintentionally exposed to different environments is a fact...
Dry pomegranate peel was extracted with acetone and the extract was added to a Phillips type polyethylene. The concentration of the extract was changed from 0 to 1000 ppm in six steps and stabilization efficiency was checked by the multiple extrusion...
In this paper, an approach was employed to fabricate a curing agent using multiple solid wastes. To determine the optimal mixing ratio, orthogonal and compaction tests were initially conducted, followed by a comparative analysis of the excitation eff...
By adjusting the content of geopolymer in geopolymer stabilized phosphogypsum (GSP) as roadbed filler, along with the mixing ratio, this paper mainly explores tendencies in the mechanical properties and water stability of GSP. This research is based...
Despite the recognized organic carbon (OC) sequestration potential of mangrove forests, the ongoing climate change and anthropogenic disturbances pose a great threat to these ecosystems. However, we currently lack the ability to mechanically understa...
Soft soil poses significant challenges in highway engineering due to its low strength and high compressibility. This study proposes using xanthan gum biopolymer as an environmentally friendly agent to improve the mechanical behavior of soft soil. Lab...
Enhancing strength performance while reducing cement consumption for soil stabilization is the key to improving the economic benefits of engineering construction projects like retaining structures of underground engineering, subgrade bases, and found...
The ionic soil stabilizer (ISS) can synergistically enhance the mechanical properties and improve the engineering characteristics of iron tailings soil in conjunction with cementitious materials such as cement. In this paper, the influence of ISS on...
The use of delivery drones is currently hindered by the inability of transported objects to maintain a steady position, which can result from roll-, pitch-, and heave-induced vibrations. This paper proposes a novel parallel manipulator for stabilizin...
With the increasing demand for soil modification technologies in the field of civil engineering, this study employed cement-stabilized soil and MBER (Material Becoming Earth into Rock) stabilized soil as controls to investigate the modification effec...
The high moisture content and low strength of dredged soft soils result in significant difficulties in directly reutilizing them in engineering. Improving their mechanical properties effectively and achieving re-utilization with the maximum benefit i...
In cold regions, saline soils can cause dissolution, settlement, and salt expansion of the roadbed under the influence of freeze–thaw cycles, so they need to be stabilized during road construction. In this study, lime, fly ash (FA), and polyacr...
This article reviews the physical and chemical mechanisms associated with unsteady swirl-stabilized partially or fully lean premixed combustion. The processes of flame stabilization, mode conversion, swirl number oscillation, equivalence ratio oscill...
Urban construction generates significant amounts of construction residue soil. This paper introduces a novel soil stabilizer based on industrial waste to improve its utilization. This stabilizer is primarily composed of blast furnace slag (BFS), stee...
Geopolymer prepared from solid waste is a high value-added means. However, when used alone, the geopolymer produced by phosphogypsum has the risk of expansion cracking, while the geopolymer of recycled fine powder has high strength and good density,...
Mechanical control systems structure, derived from Euler–Lagrange dynamics, is directly tied to physically meaningful coordinates such as joint angles, positions, and velocities. This work investigates when a mechanical control system can be tr...
Four styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) compounds were prepared to investigate the influence of the plasticizer polarity on the mechanical stability of the filler network using simultaneous mechanical and dielectric analysis. One compound was prepared wi...
The power transformer is a critical primary device in the power grid, and the verification of its winding mechanical stability is of paramount importance in ensuring the safe and stable operation of the power grid. In the conventional numerical calcu...
In this study, the internal relationships among oil bodies (OBs), the protein–phospholipid interactions in aqueous phase, oil–water interface behavior, and the stability of reconstituted OBs were analyzed from the bulk phase, interface, a...
In view of problems with roadways with a compound roof, such as the occurrence of instability in the roof strata, ease of separation of the layer caving, difficulty of maintenance, and poor safety, we established a mechanical calculation model of a r...
River silt deposited by water in coastal areas is unsuitable for engineering construction. Thus, the in situ stabilization treatment of river silt as the bearing layer has been an important research area in geotechnical engineering. The strength degr...
The poor grading and significant differences in the mechanical properties of laterite granules in West Africa limit the application of this typical material in road structures. In this paper, the poorly graded laterite granule was blended with fine s...
This paper designed cement-stabilized permeable road subgrade materials. Construction demolition waste with recycled aggregate replaced natural aggregate in cement-stabilized materials to utilize recycled resources for construction solid waste. This...
Enzymatically concentrated anchovy oil (concentrate) is known to be much less stable than unconcentrated anchovy oil. However, we previously showed that concentrate surprisingly forms more stable microcapsules, when produced by complex coacervation,...
Pressure significantly influences lithium (Li) deposition behavior. Although previous studies investigating the influence of pressure on Li deposition have often overlooked the impact of mechanical spacer pressure within the cell, this work specifica...
Soil stabilizers are environmentally friendly engineering materials that enable efficient utilization of local soil-water resources. The application of nano-modified stabilizers to reinforce loess can effectively enhance the microscopic interfacial s...
Back-to-back mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls can sustain significant loadings and deformations due to the interaction mechanisms which occur between the backfill material and reinforcement elements. These walls are commonly used in embankme...
Metallic ore deposits are generally formed through magmatic intrusions, followed by metamorphism. The geological structures in such regions are often complex, with mechanical parameters exhibiting significant variability. These characteristics dictat...
3,4-Dinitrofurazanfuroxan (DNTF) is characterized by its high energy, high detonation velocity, strong explosive power, and small critical diameter for detonation. However, its practical application is limited by poor thermal stability and mechanical...
Amorphous In−Zn−O thin films were deposited with various hydrogen flow rates using a magnetron sputtering system. With the addition of hydrogen, the mechanical stability of the films was dramatically improved without any degradation of el...
Flexible organic ferroelectric field-effect transistors (Fe-FETs) have attracted attention for next-generation memory applications. A fundamental understanding of the electrical properties and mechanical stability of transistors is a prerequisite to...
The bamboo fiber-based composite (BFBC) has high-performce in terms of mechanical properties and dimensional stability. In this study, BFBCs were prepared with different hot-pressing temperatures (150 °C, 160 °C, 170 °C, 180 °C, 190 °C, and 200 °C) a...
Cement-stabilized crushed stone is widely used in the construction of high-grade highways because of its good durability and stability. However, cement-stabilized gravel is also easily affected by temperature and humidity, resulting in a reduction in...
In this study, nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) was grafted with lauric acid, palmitic acid, and stearic acid and used as stabilizer to prepare styrene butyl acrylate emulsion. The properties of the emulsion were determined, and the mechanism of modif...
In this study, the compressive test and four-point flexural test were carried out to explore the water stability as well as mechanical properties of high ductility magnesium phosphate cement-based composites (HDMC). The effects of ambient curing age...
The mechanical properties, phase composition and luminescence of (ZrO2)1−x(Sm2O3)x (x = 0.02–0.06) crystals synthesized using directional melt crystallization were studied. The regularities of changes in the phase composition of the cryst...
Shape stability is one of the most important properties of surface-compressed wood used as a substitute for other energy-intensive adhesives, concrete, and metals. This study evaluated the dimensional stability, surface wettability, chemical structur...
Fast-growing poplar wood has the bottleneck problems of inferior mechanical strength and poor dimensional stability. In this study, the wood was modified by combined treatments of pre-compression and post-vacuum-thermo modification to improve its mec...
Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls are recognized for their cost-effectiveness and superior performance as earth-retaining structures. The integration of internally reinforced walls has transformed soil preservation practices, garnering signif...
Interactions of ZnO nanoplates with water are crucial in determining its structure and performance of the catalyst, yet the details for these processes remain missing due to the lack of an effective detection method that provides resolution at the at...
The deposition of asphaltenes poses a critical challenge to the petroleum industry, reducing the efficiency of oil wells and, in severe cases, clogging pipelines. Dispersants are widely used to enhance asphaltene stability, but asphaltenes are comple...
A steel slag porous asphalt (SSPA) mixture, as the surfacing layer of permeable asphalt pavements, not only ensures the pavement surface drainage and noise reduction functions, but also improves the comprehensive utilization of steel slag resources a...
Reconfigurable legged robots based on one degree of freedom are highly desired because they are effective on rough and irregular terrains and they provide mobility in such terrain with simple control schemes. It is necessary that reconfigurable legge...
In the past few years, the research on particle-stabilized emulsion (Pickering emulsion) has mainly focused on the usage of inorganic particles with well-defined shapes, narrow size distributions, and chemical tunability of the surfaces such as silic...
The thermal stabilization of expansive soils has emerged as a promising and sustainable alternative to conventional chemical stabilization methods, addressing the long-standing challenges associated with soil swelling and shrinkage. This review criti...
Shallow slope instability poses a significant ecological threat, often leading to severe environmental degradation. While vegetation, particularly woody plants, is commonly employed in slope stabilization, herbaceous vegetation offers distinct and un...
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