The airframe structures of most fighter aircraft in the Royal Malaysian Airforce have been in service for 10 to 20 years. The effect of fatigue loading, operating conditions, and environmental degradation has led to the structural integrity of the ai...
For studying the influence of a bilateral slid rolling process (BSRP) on the surface integrity of a thin-walled aluminum alloy structure, and revealing the generation mechanism of residual stresses, a self-designed BSRP appliance was used to conduct...
In this work we start developing a Riemann-type integration theory on spaces which are equipped with a fractal structure. These topological structures have a recursive nature, which allows us to guarantee a good approximation to the true value of a c...
Several integrability problems of differential equations are addressed using the concept of a
Integral bridges are a class of bridges with integral or semi-integral abutments, designed without expansion joints in the bridge deck of the superstructure. The significance of an integral bridge design is that it avoids durability and recurring mai...
Motivated by their functional conformity, micro-cantilever-based MEMS oscillators are investigated in this study as structure-integrable transducers for the acquisition of guided ultrasonic waves in fiber–metal laminates. While acceleration-sen...
Owing to their small size, micron-scale accuracy, rapid response, and biocompatibility, microrobots are emerging as a promising tool for biomedical applications, especially in targeted drug delivery and minimally invasive microsurgery. The architectu...
Undoubtedly, heritage buildings serve as essential embodiments of the cultural richness and diversity of the world’s states, and their conservation is of the utmost importance. Specifically, the protection of the structural integrity of these b...
The combination of integrated optics technologies with nonlinear photonics, which has led to growth of nonlinear integrated photonics, has also opened the way to groundbreaking new devices and applications. In a companion paper also submitted for pub...
A probability-based approach, combining deterministic and probabilistic methods, was developed for analyzing building and component failures, which are especially crucial for complex structures like nuclear power plants. This method links finite elem...
Currently, accidents in civil engineering buildings occur frequently, resulting in significant economic damage and a large number of casualties. Therefore, it is particularly important to predict the trend of early damage to building structures. Earl...
Standardization of radiotherapy structure names is essential for developing data-driven personalized radiotherapy treatment plans. Different types of data are associated with radiotherapy structures, such as the physician-given text labels, geometric...
Fixed offshore steel platforms are vulnerable to hydrocarbon fires because of the continuous presence of combustible hydrocarbons during normal operations. Exposure to elevated temperatures can degrade the mechanical and metallurgical properties of s...
This study concerns the problem of integrated optimization of structure and control based on a fast steering mirror, aiming to achieve simultaneous optimization of the mechanical structure and control system. The traditional research and development...
To address the issue of inconsistencies between the 3D structural models built on Building Information Modeling (BIM) platforms and the original structural designs, thereby ensuring structural safety and reliability, this paper proposes an integrated...
Branching and free-form structures are widely used in large-span buildings. Their shapes are the main factors that affect their mechanical performances. Many studies have been carried out on the morphology of single structural systems, but less on hy...
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The level of structural integration (LSI), a psychodynamic/psychoanalytic concept originally developed by the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis (OPD), provides a promising empirical approach that is recognized beyond the boundaries of psychoana...
Intense study of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) did not begin in earnest until the late 1990s when a few groups, working independently, convinced the community that these ‘weird’ proteins could have important functions. Over the...
In this paper, we present new Hamiltonian operators for the integrable couplings of the Ablowitz–Kaup–Newell–Segur hierarchy and the Kaup–Newell hierarchy. The corresponding Hamiltonians allow nontrivial degeneration. Multi-Ha...
Dam reliability analysis is performed to determine the structural integrity of dams and, hence, to prevent dam failure. The Chenderoh Dam structure is divided into five parts: the left bank, right bank, spillway, intake section, and bottom outlet, wi...
Current asphalt pavement structural design methods often lack a strong quantitative link to materials’ mixtures and mechanical properties and typically ignore the significant tensile–compressive disparities of materials, resulting in nota...
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a methodology focused on the centralization and sharing of project information among all experts involved. The use of BIM platforms allows professionals to improve coordination, collaboration, and integration a...
This paper proposes an integrated magnetic structure for a CLLC resonant converter. With the proposed integrated magnetic structure, two resonant inductances and the transformer are integrated into one magnetic core, which improves the power density...
High-bandwidth memory (HBM) faces critical power integrity challenges in high-stack configurations due to elongated power delivery paths and increased parasitic inductance. This paper proposes a dual-interposer HBM architecture with an interposer&nda...
The process of the structural diagnosis of historical buildings is analyzed. The correlation of different data is a fundamental issue, related to the multidisciplinary nature of the study of built heritage. Quantitative data are collected by sensors,...
The slender structure is prone to be affected by horizontal force; therefore, the seismic performance needs to be considered carefully. Meanwhile, due to the low cost and good performance on the seismic resistance of the Tuned liquid dampers (TLDs) s...
Lie-algebraic Poisson structures, related to the superalgebra of super-pseudodifferential operators on the circle over the even component of the
This study developed a MEMS-based electrochemical seismometer relying on a cathode–anode–cathode (CAC) integrated three-electrode structure where two cathodes were positioned on two surfaces of a silicon wafer, while one anode was positio...
In a global context, where the construction industry is a major source of CO2 emissions and resource use, is dependent on concrete and its risks, and lags behind in digitalization, a clear need arises to direct architecture towards more practical, ef...
Rayleigh damping is proportional to the combination of the structural mass matrix and stiffness matrix and is widely used in structural seismic analysis. The accuracy of seismic analysis of nuclear power structures directly depends on the value of th...
Circular polarization detection plays a significant role in various fields, such as optical communication, quantum information processing, biomedical detection, polarization imaging, and sensing. Traditionally, similar to linear polarization detectio...
Despite decades of intensive research and a number of demonstrable successes, quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models still fail to yield predictions with reasonable accuracy in some circumstances, especially when the QSAR paradox...
The continuous and intensive development of measurement technologies for reality modelling with appropriate data processing algorithms is currently being observed. The most popular methods include remote sensing techniques based on reflected-light di...
The classical Lagrange-d’Alembert principle had a decisive influence on formation of modern analytical mechanics which culminated in modern Hamilton and Poisson mechanics. Being mainly interested in the geometric interpretation of this principle, we...
The prevalence of “building-bridge integrated” structures in station design is increasing. However, in stations where the mainline speed exceeds 160 km/h, structural joints are typically incorporated to ensure the integrity and functional...
With the advancement of wireless communication technologies into high-frequency millimeter wave and sub-THz bands, conventional transmission lines such as microstrip and stripline face significant limitations. Under the circumstances, along with the...
As RBMK-type reactors reach the end of their operational lifetime, ensuring structural safety during decommissioning becomes increasingly important. This study evaluates the structural response of an RBMK reactor (High-Power Channel-type Reactor) bui...
This study proposes a Volterra-inspired time-weighted integral projection (VTIP) for constructing low-dimensional representations of event-level temporal data with internal phase transitions and duration structure. A predefined input template and tem...
This manuscript presents a theoretical analysis of a diamond-based integrated optics structure for applications in biosensors. The geometrical, optical, and sensitivity properties of an integrated optical structure were theoretically analyzed and opt...
Liquid hydrogen (LH2) as an energy source is viewed as a potential path to achieve carbon neutral commercial aviation, albeit accompanied by a plethora of structural, thermal and safety challenges that still need to be resolved. With respect to a LH2...
With the recent technological and computational advancements, structural biology has begun to tackle more and more difficult questions, including complex biochemical pathways and transient interactions among macromolecules. This has demonstrated that...
As sustainable structures like steel structures become more widely used, so do their construction issues. Improper lifting measures of long-span spatial steel structures may delay the construction period and even cause safety accidents. These problem...
In order to investigate the effect of tension–compression asymmetry of propellant mechanical properties on the structural integrity of a Nitrate Ester Plasticized Polyether (NEPE) propellant grain, the unified constitutive equations under tensi...
Design optimization through the integration of multiple functions into a single part is a highly effective strategy to reduce costs, simplify assembly, improve performance, and reduce weight. Additive manufacturing facilitates the production of compl...
This paper proposes, for low buildings, an integrated wall structure of a brick-stem-insulating layer, which plays a major part in both heat preservation and force bearing. The research team has tested the thermal performance of the structure, the re...
Elevated stations are essential auxiliary structures within the high-speed rail (HSR) network. The newly constructed integrated elevated station for bridge building possesses a distinctive construction and intricate force transmission pathways, compl...
Steel structures operating in demanding environments require instrumentation capable of detecting structural damage and supporting timely intervention. This paper presents a compact wireless system that integrates piezoelectric sensing, decision-maki...
Although many families of integration methods have been successfully developed with desired numerical properties, such as second order accuracy, unconditional stability and numerical dissipation, they are generally implicit methods. Thus, an iterativ...
In the present study, it could be shown that by integration of a piezoceramic transducer in a fiber-reinforced door side panel, a flat loudspeaker can be realized. Taking into account the given restrictions, the integration position has been identifi...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly advanced predictive capabilities in digital health systems; however, the structural integration of these predictions into formal decision-making processes remains insufficiently addressed. This study int...
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