Experimental Study on Axial Compression of an Insulating Layer through a Composite Shear Wall by Yuliang Wang, Congcong Wang, Zhixing Cao

“…Based on the research of composite walls at home and abroad, a construction method of continuous opening of the insulation layer in the specimen is proposed. …”
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Moment-Curvature Behaviors of Concrete Beams Singly Reinforced by Steel-FRP Composite Bars by Zeyang Sun, Yang Yang, Wenlong Yan, Gang Wu, Xiaoyuan He

“…After the ultimate curvature reached MPPC, it decreased with an increase in the postyield stiffness ratio (rsf), and the theoretical calculation method about the curvatures before and after the MPPC was derived. …”
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Effect of thermal aging on mechanical performance of GF/PBT composites for high voltage bushing by Qianli Wang, Liying Zhou, Xin Shang, Tianxiang Duanmu, Huimin Ma

“…Meanwhile, the stress analysis is performed using the finite element method, and the tensile fracture morphology and mode are observed using a scanning electron microscope. …”
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Transfer learning with class activation maps in compositions driving plaque classification in carotid ultrasound by Georgia D. Liapi, Christos P. Loizou, Maura Griffin, Constantinos S. Pattichis, Constantinos S. Pattichis, Andrew Nicolaides, Efthyvoulos Kyriacou

“…In this study, the objective was to assess whether class activations maps (CAMs) can reveal which U/S grayscale-(GS)-based plaque compositions (lipid cores, fibrous content, collagen, and/or calcified areas) influence the model's understanding of the ASY and SY cases.MethodsWe used Xception via transfer learning, as a base for feature extraction (all layers frozen), whose output we fed into a new dense layer, followed by a new classification layer, which we trained with standardized B-mode U/S longitudinal plaque images. …”
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Optimization of the fin structure from polymer composite materials using bioinspired structural layouts by S. V. Baranovsk, Lin Zay Yar

“…It has become practical to create new promising structural layouts due to the development of technologies for manufacturing products from composite materials, including additive manufacturing and 3D printing as well as developing methods of mathematical modeling and computer-assisted design. …”
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Characterization of progressive damage behaviour and failure mechanism of carbon fiber reinforced composite laminates by Yuesen Liu, Jiuming Xie, Xin Chen, Jiawen Zhang, Meiqing Wan, Zengxi Sun, Chunlin Yang

“…Under three-point bending load, the main failure modes of molded carbon fiber reinforced composite laminates are matrix crack, interlayer separation and fiber fracture. …”
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Multi-Poly-Silicon-Layer-Based Spot-Size Converter for Efficient Coupling Between Silicon Waveguide and Standard Single-Mode Fiber by Weifeng Jiang, Niharika Kohli, Xiaohan Sun, B. M. Azizur Rahman

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Insights Beyond Numbers: Composite Indexing as a Lens to Illuminating the Nutritional Status of Karnataka by Kishore SG, Prashant Sajjan, Ramakrishna Reddy N, Ranganath TS

“…This study developed a nutritional index to measure and compare these differences.Methods A comprehensive nutritional index covering thirty districts of Karnataka has been developed using twelve key nutrition-related factors. …”
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Preparation and Mechanical Properties of Ceramic Fiber Reinforced Titanium-Based Hybrid Laminated Composite by Guoqing Zhang, Shuxia Li, Haitao Qu, Hongliang Hou, Bing Zhao, Zhigang Wang, Hongtao Zhang, Yunlong Zhang

“…Meanwhile, the composite’s bending strength was measured to be 1506.21 MPa in a three-point bending test, and, under this bending load, the mode of crack propagation and failure mechanism were analyzed.…”
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Influence of wave effect on fiber stress limit under tensile tests of composite material by I. R. Antypas, Amer Karnoub, A. G. Dyachenkо

“…The work objective was to study the influence of the wave effect on the tensile strength of polymer composites of a fibrous structure.Materials and Methods. …”
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Cu-doped and S-scheme heterojunction binding modes for efficient photocatalytic nitrogen fixation by modulating energy band structure and built-in electric field by Xinshan Rong, Ping Gao, Ting Sun, Jian Liu, Yupeng Zha, Yuqing He, Xiangtong Zhou

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Effect of Interfacial Debonding on the Strength of Composite Structure-Similarity Scale Model for the Wing-Box by Shiyong Sun, Rui Yang, Zibin Yan, Wei Qian

“…Secondly, the interface elements were placed along the interface between the beam flange and the skin to investigate the effects of bonding strength on the ultimate load-carrying capacity of the wing-box. The failure modes of the wing-box structure were studied by using the nonlinear finite element method. …”
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What is the best protocol for bonding resin-modified glass ionomer cement to composite resin? by Daphne Camara Barcellos, Nicolas Petrucelli, Sérgio Eduardo de Paiva Gonçalves, Milena Traversa Palazon, Bianca Mitsue Goulart Sobue, César Rogério Pucci

“…Material and Methods: 60 RMGIC blocks (Riva, SDI) measuring 4 x 4 x 4 mm. were constructed. …”
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Research on the Flexural Behavior of Profiled Steel Sheet–Hollow Concrete Composite Floor Slab by Guangshan Zhu, Xiang Wang, Weinan Wang, Jinshan Wang, Ye Yang

“…Flexural behavior tests are conducted to five pieces of composite floor slabs with different parameters, and numerical simulation methods were applied to perform finite element analysis on the composite slabs with different hollow rates, reinforcement ratios, and steel sheet thicknesses. …”
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Flexural Performance of Steel–GFRP Strips–UHPC Composite Beam in Negative Moment Region by Lei Cao, Deng Zhang, Dan Zeng, Jin Zhang, Youjie Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Rong Zhan

“…This study aims to clarify the longitudinal flexural cracking characteristics in hogging moment regions and propose a practical calculation method for the cracking load and ultimate bearing capacity for a steel–GFRP strips–UHPC composite deck structure. …”
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TE-wave propagation in a hollow circular waveguide filled with a graded multilayered dielectric medium by Rana Balwan, Dalarsson Mariana

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Investigation of stress intensity factor for internal cracks in FG cylinders under static and dynamic loading by Mahmoud Shariati, Masoud Mahdizadeh Rokhi, Hassan Rayegan

“…The equations of motion obtained from the extended finite element discretization are solved by the Newmark method in the time domain. The interaction integral method is employed to calculate the mode I stress intensity factor (KI). …”
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Analysis of machine learning approaches for the interpretation of acoustic fields obtained by well noise data modelling by N. V. Mutovkin

“…Assessing the phase composition of the fluid in a well based analysis of the frequencies of the radial resonance modes excited by acoustic noise in the inflow zone is a promising method for interpreting the results of passive noise metering. …”
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Plasma coatings made of mechanically synthesized composite powders based on the «iron-aluminum» system by F. G. Lovshenko, A. S. Fedosenko

“…The regularities of the formation of plasma coatings obtained from powders based on the Fe-Al system synthesized by the reaction mechanical alloying method are established. The influence of the processing modes of the compositions in the mechanoreactor on the properties of coatings is revealed. …”
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Composite lay-up configuration effect on double and single sided bonded patch repairs by Toufik Achour, Fay�al Mili

“…Understanding the failure modes of damaged or cracked structures and repaired by bonding a composite patch is an essential point to improve its resistance to failure and subsequently extend its service life. …”
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