Effect of aggregate surface strengthening on compressive damage of pre-placed coal gangue cemented backfill by Jiaxu JIN, Xiaowei GU, Mingxu LI, Zhifa QIN, Tao LIU, Pengfei WU, Shenghao ZUO

“…After the surface strengthening treatment of coal gangue, the crack initial rate and crack damage rate of PCCB are significantly improved, which can better resist crack growth during the compression damage process. …”
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Strength and its microstructure evolution of GGBS-FA geopolymer mortar under seawater by Bo Li, Jiongjun Hu, Li Chen, Jinjin Zhang, Jianxiao Gu

“…In this study, ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) and fly ash (FA) were used as binders, while NaOH (NH) and Na2SiO3 (NS) served as alkali activators. Seawater (SW) was used instead of freshwater (FW) to develop a SW-GGBS-FA geopolymer for solidifying sandy soils. …”
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Fracture Surface Fractal Characteristics of Alkali-Slag Concrete under Freeze-Thaw Cycles by Wantong Cai, Guoping Cen, Haifu Wang

“…Fractal theory is introduced in fracture surface research of alkali-slag concrete (ASC) under freeze-thaw cycles; crack distribution of ASC fracture surface and freeze-thaw damage zone were calculated. …”
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Analysis and Classification of Distress on Flexible Pavements Using Convolutional Neural Networks: A Case Study in Benin Republic by Crespin Prudence Yabi, Godfree F. Gbehoun, Bio Chéissou Koto Tamou, Eric Alamou, Mohamed Gibigaye, Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi

“…Any country that aims to expand and stabilize its activities must have a network of paved roads in good condition. …”
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The transcriptional repressor protein NsrR senses nitric oxide directly via a [2Fe-2S] cluster. by Nicholas P Tucker, Matthew G Hicks, Thomas A Clarke, Jason C Crack, Govind Chandra, Nick E Le Brun, Ray Dixon, Matthew I Hutchings

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Progressive failure behavior and stress evolution characteristics of fractured coal-rock combination structure by Kai WANG, Xiang ZHANG, Feng DU, Yang JU, Kangnan LI, Jiazhi SUN, Yiqiao WANG, Xiaohuan ZUO

“…Under the influence of geological structures or mining activities, the surrounding rock in deep mines commonly exhibits a coal-rock combination structure containing macroscopic fractures. …”
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Investigation of corrosion effect on the dynamic strength of some structural steels by Branko Pejović, Vladan Mićić, Milorad Tomić

“…It should be added that the continuing effects of corrosion produces deep and sharp notches in the metal. It causes tiny cracks that allow further penetration of corrosion. …”
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The Influence of Aluminum Tripolyphosphate on the Protective Behavior of an Acrylic Water-Based Paint Applied to Rusty Steels by Dongdong Song, Jin Gao, Lin Shen, Hongxia Wan, Xiaogang Li

“…There was no rust, blister, crack, or flake that occurred on coating after 500 h immersion. …”
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Deep Learning in Visual Computing and Signal Processing by Danfeng Xie, Lei Zhang, Li Bai

“…In this study, we not only review typical deep learning algorithms in computer vision and signal processing but also provide detailed information on how to apply deep learning to specific areas such as road crack detection, fault diagnosis, and human activity detection. …”
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Photoelectrochemical characterization and photocatalytic properties of mesoporous TiO2/ZrO2 films by Natalie Smirnova, Yuriy Gnatyuk, Anna Eremenko, Gennadiy Kolbasov, Vera Vorobetz, Irina Kolbasova, Olga Linyucheva

“…Optically transparent, crack-free mesoporous titania and zirconia-doped titania thin film photocatalysts were fabricated by sol-gel technique, using nonionic amphiphilic block copolymer Pluronic P123 as template. …”
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Research on the Deformation Mechanism and Directional Blasting Roof Cutting Control Measures of a Deep Buried High-Stress Roadway by Xiaojie Yang, Chenkang Liu, Honglei Sun, Songlin Yue, Yuguo Ji, Xingyu Zhang, Lin Hou

“…Affected by the mining activities of the working face, the surrounding rock of the roadway is easily deformed and destroyed. …”
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Anisotropy in the Creep–Fatigue Behaviors of a Directionally Solidified Ni-Based Superalloy: Damage Mechanisms and Life Assessment by Anping Long, Xiaoshan Liu, Lei Xiao, Gaoxiang Zhang, Jiangying Xiong, Ganjiang Feng, Jianzheng Guo, Rutie Liu

“…Aero-engine turbine vanes made from directionally solidified nickel-based superalloys often fail with crack formation from the external wall of cooling channels. …”
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Optimization of a novel dental self-healing resin composite by bacteria-induced biomineralization by Yanyan Han, Yanyan Han, Xiaoxuan Zhang, Jianing Weng, Shiqi Tian, Xian Dong, Zhiheng Cai, Zhiheng Cai, Yi Zhang, Tiantian Wu, Tiantian Wu, Dan Lin, Yaqin Zhu, Yaqin Zhu

“…In these composites, moisture and air activate bacteria to precipitate calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and repair microcracks. …”
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Using Fracture-Induced Electromagnetic Radiation (FEMR) for In Situ Stress Analysis: A Case Study of the Ramon Crater by Shreeja Das, Vladimir Frid

“…Here, we introduce FEMR as a novel approach for detecting regional stress orientations by capturing electromagnetic pulses from micro-cracks formed under stress. These FEMR pulses provide indirect but valuable indicators of stress directions on both local and regional scales, demonstrating FEMR’s capability to detect subtle stress changes even in low-activity regions. …”
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Experimental study on the mechanical properties of 1G-NPR cable anchored rock with AE-DIC method by Jiong Wang, Jian Jiang, Yiwen Chang, Haosen Wang, Lei Ma, Manchao He, Peng Liu, Siyu Wang

“…This phase features a pronounced AE activity peak at a strain level of 5.24 ​× ​10−3, the highest among the six test groups. …”
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Overburden Damage Degree-Based Optimization of High-Intensity Mining Parameters and Engineering Practices in China’s Western Mining Area by Xiang He, Cun Zhang, Penghua Han

“…The field measurement results of the PWI and ground cracks have verified the validity using the overburden damage degree to determine high-intensity mining parameters.…”
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Formability and microscopic behavior of 2219-T6 aluminum alloy under electromagnetic forming with cryogenic temperatures by Feng Lyu, Haiping Yu, Xiao Cheng

“…Participates are prone to fracture under elevated tensile stresses, which facilitates crack initiation. Additionally, the biaxial tensile stress state further accelerates crack propagation.…”
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Fabricating Pinhole-Free YSZ Sub-Microthin Films by Magnetron Sputtering for Micro-SOFCs by T. Hill, H. Huang

“…At optimal sputtering and oxidation conditions, smooth and crack/pore-free films were achieved on Si wafer substrates. …”
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Advancements and future prospects in the fundamental theories of rock blasting research Ⅳ — Damage evaluation by Renshu YANG, Chenglong XIAO, Jinjing ZUO, Guoying LI, Hao WANG, Peng XU, Chenxi DING, Yongliang LI, Yanbing WANG, Yong ZHAO, Shuai YOU, Zhen LIU, Yuantong ZHANG

“…Double-shaped charges enhance the performance with early control, minimal transmission, and longer directional cracks.…”
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A compressive damage model for a rock considering the microcrack mechanical behavior by Cui LIU, Zhong LI, Feiya XU, Mo ZHANG, Xiaowei CAO, Heng LEI

“…Then the mixed fracture propagation length of the wing-crack was solved with the strain energy density criterion as the microcrack propagation criterion and iteration method. …”
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