Experimental and Numerical Simulation Study on Residual Stress of Single-Sided Full-Penetration Welded Rib-to-Deck Joint of Orthotropic Steel Bridge Deck by Jiangning Pei, Xinzhi Wang, Songlin Qin, Guangpeng Xu, Fulin Su, Shengbao Wang, Zhonglong Li

“…In addition, the effects of different welding parameters and RTD joint geometry on the WRS are discussed. …”
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Effects of Incorporating Cellulosic Fibers on the Physico-Mechanical Properties of a Basic Magnesium Sulfate Cement by Juan C. A. Molano, Katheryn C. P. Córdoba, Tayná V. Ferreira, Adriano G. S. Azevedo, Holmer Savastano Jr.

“…This study evaluates the effects of incorporating different dosages of bleached eucalyptus fibers (EB) on the physical, mechanical, and microstructural properties of BMSC composites. …”
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Numerical Modeling of One-Dimensional Consolidation Theory in Saturated and Unsaturated Tailings Using the Soft Soil and Hardening Soil Constitutive Models by Wilson Castillo, Ricardo Gallardo-Sepúlveda, Edison Atencio, Ricardo Moffat, Omar Nuñez

“…The results demonstrate that the proposed modeling approach accurately represents the compressibility curve for both constitutive models across different saturation levels. …”
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Performance Optimization and Field Validation of Post-Grouting Geopolymer Materials for Pile Foundations: Microstructural Insights and Environmental Durability by Chongchong He, Zhen Xu, Jing Wang, Pan Li, Yangyang Xia, Chao Zhang, Zhenpeng Chen, Wei He

“…Furthermore, the influence mechanisms of different maintenance conditions on material performance were investigated, including unconfined compressive strength, flexural strength, and microstructural changes. …”
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Effect of Steel Fibers and Iron Filings on Concrete Properties with Partial Replacement of Cement by Fly Ash by Zainab A. Mohammed, Assel Qaddoori Makhool, Yasir W. Abdujaleel, Ishraq Hameed Naser, Gummadi Chiranjeevi

“…Also, iron filings were incorporated into the concrete mix at three different percentages (0%, 0.5%, and 1%) to assess their influence on compressive and tensile strengths after 28 days. …”
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Stress-induced phase separation in plastics drives the release of amorphous polymer micropollutants into water by Dunzhu Li, Peijing Li, Yunhong Shi, Emmet D. Sheerin, Zihan Zhang, Luming Yang, Liwen Xiao, Christopher Hill, Conall Gordon, Manuel Ruether, Joshua Pepper, John E. Sader, Michael A. Morris, Jing Jing Wang, John J. Boland

“…We confirm that flow is thermally activated and stress dependent, with a reduced energy barrier at higher compressive stresses. Transfer of surface segregated droplets into water generates amorphous polymer micropollutants (APMPs) that are denatured, with structure and composition different from that of traditional polycrystalline microplastics. …”
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A Modified Method for Calculating the Uplift Capacity of Micropiles Considering the Correction of the Critical Embedment Depth by Linli Bao, Yuesong Zheng, Yi Zhou, Dongya Wu, Wenhao Wang, Zhaoxiang Guo, Zhijun Xu

“…However, the available research has primarily focused on their bearing performance under compressive and horizontal loads, and there is insufficient research on predicting the uplift capacity of micropiles. …”
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Structure and mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced fly ash cement mortar by Yuliang Qi, Mengxiong Tang, Yuanbing Li, Zhe Qiao, Yichen Yu

“…The reinforced mortar incorporating carbon fiber exhibited a 28-day flexural strength, compressive strength, and elastic modulus of 18.0 MPa, 109.8 MPa, and 47.5 GPa respectively.…”
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A Lightweight and Efficient Plant Disease Detection Method Integrating Knowledge Distillation and Dual-Scale Weighted Convolutions by Xiong Yang, Hao Wang, Qi Zhou, Lei Lu, Lijuan Zhang, Changming Sun, Guilu Wu

“…Subsequently, we developed the DSConv module—a novel convolutional structure employing double-scale weighted convolutions that dynamically adjust to different scale perceptions and optimize attention allocation. …”
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Effect of Sandstone Fineness on Mineral Formation and Hydration Properties of Portland Clinker by Xinxin Zhou, Haixiao Xu, Weijie Yue, Jinfeng Sun, Suhua Ma, Weifeng Li

“…The f-CaO rapidly reacts with water to form Ca(OH)₂ in the initial stage of cement hydration, resulting in the shortening of the hydration induction period and the advance of the hydration of C₃S. Furthermore, the compressive strength of Portland cement increases with the increase in sandstone fineness at every age, and the increase in age compensates for the differences in strength among samples.…”
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Study on the effect of controlled disproportionation pore-forming and relative vacuum mechanism on the reduction rate of continuous magnesium smelting process by Jing-zhong Xu, Ting-an Zhang, Yan Liu, Zhihe Dou, Yishan Liu, Baiao Feng, Hongxuan Liu

“…Compared with the 20 MPa reduction slag sample without pore-forming agent, the side compressive strength increased by 51.66%, and the bottom compressive strength increased by 119.10%. …”
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Effect of calcium sulfoaluminate cement on the hydration process and water resistance of phosphogypsum slag cement by Ling Tao, Fang Deng, Kaiqin Xu, Xingzhi Dong, Duheng Xu, Yishun Liao, Shengwen Tang

“…The hydration properties and water resistance of phosphogypsum slag cement with different contents of calcium sulfoaluminate cement (CSA) were investigated through the tests of setting time, fluidity, pH of pore solution, flexural strength, compressive strength, water absorption, softening coefficient, hydration heat, and hydration products. …”
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Experimental investigations on the workability of sustainable composite by recycling waste plastics and agro-waste by Soni Ashish, Das Pankaj Kumar, Yusuf Mohammad, Syahrir Ridha

“…However, the composites HD50S50 resulted in an optimum mechanical strength with compressive strength and flexural strength of 46.2 and 6.24 (N/mm2 ), respectively. …”
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Optimizing the Use of Recycled Drinking Water Treatment Sludge in Paving Block Production by Reza Eka Putra, Andes Ismayana, Heriansyah Putra

“…Three paving block mixes were produced, and the replacement of sand aggregates by DWTS aggregate was mixed into different percentages by weight with variations in the water-tocementitious ratio (w/c). …”
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Development of an analytical model to evaluate the effect of the ported shroud on centrifugal compressors by Carlo Cravero, Philippe Joe Leutcha, Davide Marsano

“…In automotive applications, PEMFCs often require turbocharging to supply compressed air to the cathode system of the fuel cell stack. …”
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The influence of the disturbing effect of roadways through faults on the faults' stability and slip characteristics by Shuaifeng Lu, Andrew Chan, Xiaolin Wang, Shanyong Wang, Zhijun Wan, Jingyi Cheng

“…A mechanical model is introduced to represent various fault angles, followed by a series of PFC2D loading and unloading tests to validate the model and investigate fault instability and crack propagation under different excavation rates and angles. The results show that (1) the theoretical fault model, impacted by roadway advancing, shows a linear reduction in horizontal stress at a rate of −2.01 MPa/m, while vertical stress increases linearly at 4.02 MPa/m. (2) At field excavation speeds of 2.4, 4.8, 7.2, and 9.6 m/day, the vertical loading rates for the model are 2.23, 4.47, 6.70, and 8.93 Pa/s, respectively. (3) Roadway advancement primarily causes tensile‐compressive failures in front of the roadway, with a decrease in tensile cracks as the stress rate increases. (4) An increase in the fault angle leads to denser cracking on the fault plane, with negligible cracking near the fault itself. …”
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The Effect of Commercial Rice Husk Ash Additives on the Porosity, Mechanical Properties, and Microstructure of Alumina Ceramics by Mohammed Sabah Ali, M. A. Azmah Hanim, S. M. Tahir, C. N. A. Jaafar, Norkhairunnisa Mazlan, Khamirul Amin Matori

“…XRD analysis found multiple phases of ceramic formation after sintering for the different rice husk ash content.…”
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The Mechanism of the First Hydration-Dehydration Cycle of Pure α- and β-CaSO4•0.5H2O by E. Abu Zeitoun, C. Pritzel, Y. Sakalli, R. Trettin

“…In this study, the recycling mechanism of different hemihydrate types as raw material was investigated. …”
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A systematic study and effect of PLA/Al2O3 nanoscaffolds as dental resins: mechanochemical properties by Mehdi Ranjbar, Gholamreza Dehghan Noudeh, Maryam-Alsadat Hashemipour, Iman Mohamadzadeh

“…In this work, we study the synthesis and characterization of PLA/Al2O3 nanoscaffold in different conditions such as concentration, temperature, pH, microwave power and irradiation time. …”
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Asphalt Self-Healing Effect Based on Stress-Controlled Release Microcapsules by Yong Liu, Yue Tong, Jianwei Hou, Ming Shi, Yunlong Guo

“…Experimental verification under different stress conditions confirms their stress-controlled release capabilities and crack-healing performance. …”
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