Enhancing crack detection in railway tracks through AI-optimized ultrasonic guided wave modes by Jianjun Liu, Huan Luo, Han Hu, Jian Li

“…Addressing the challenge of selecting the optimal detection mode for cracks in various regions of railway tracks, this paper presents a method for optimal crack detection mode selection. …”
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Determination of the Predominant Orientation of Cracks in Ice Cover of the Laptev Sea from the Ice Drift Data by L. N. Dyment, A. A. Ershova, V. S. Porubaev, A. A. Chirkova

“…An algorithm has been developed for automatic selection of a date when the ice drift can be most likely accompanied by formation of cracks on the day under consideration, and calculation of predominant orientation of cracks should be made exactly on that day. …”
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Influence of temperature and exploitation period on fatigue crack growth parameters in different regions of welded joints by Ivica Camagic, Nemanja Vasic, Bogdan Cirkovic, Zijah Burzic, Aleksandar Sedmak, Aleksandar Radovic

“…Based on testing results, fatigue crack growth resistance in different regions of welded joint is analysed in order to justify the selected welding procedure specification…”
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Effect of cracking and randomness of inputs on corrosion initiation of reinforced concrete bridge decks exposed to chlorides by P. Konecny, P. Lehner

“…The time to onset of corrosion of steel reinforcement of concrete bridge deck exposed to chloride is evaluated. The effect of cracking in concrete onto chloride ingress is considered. …”
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Experimental measurement and model validation of COD in pipe under bending with off-centered circumferential crack by D. Gentile, G. Iannitti, N. Bonora

“…The crack opening displacement (COD) distribution along the crack length was measured for two selected bending load levels using digital image correlation (DIC) technique. …”
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Evaluating dealloying as a precursor to stress corrosion cracking: a micro-mechanical testing approach by Hooman Gholamzadeh, Kevin Daub, Mark R. Daymond, Suraj Y. Persaud

“…Abstract Dealloying (selective dissolution) results in the formation of a (nano)porous film which has been proposed to act as a precursor to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) by a cleavage mechanism. …”
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A Tunnel Crack Segmentation and Recognition Algorithm Using SPGD-and-Generative Adversarial Network Fusion by Wei Sun, Xiaohu Liu, Zhiyong Lei

“…Based on collected tunnel crack image data, we selected 12 typical tunnel crack images and verified the rationality and advanced nature of the proposed recognition algorithm by comparing it with other recognition methods. …”
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Endodontic Challenges: Understanding the Effects of Root Canal Treatment on Dentinal Cracks - A Narrative Review by Astrit Kuçi, Bleron Azizi

“…The inclusion criteria involved studies published in the last twenty years, peer-reviewed articles, and clinical and laboratory studies. Studies were selected based on relevance to the impact of RCT on tooth integrity, particularly concerning cracks and fractures. …”
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Study on the optimal scheme of shale complex cracks formation based on Xsite discrete lattice method. by Haoyong Huang, Guozhou Qiu, Jianfa Wu, Yintong Guo, Shuai Cui, Zhen Zhang

“…The XSite discrete lattice method can simulate the crack development process and provide detailed crack morphology and characteristic information (crack area, crack volume, etc.). …”
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Vibration analysis and fatigue lifetime assessment of a stage compressor blade with crack in gas turbine by Guofang Nan, Ying Wang, Xu Chen, Xia Yao

“…This high-cycle fatigue damage of the blade accumulates to a certain extent, the crack will appear. The blade will fracture after the crack gradually expands to a certain size. …”
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Early crack resistance of wood fiber-modified concrete containing nano-CaCO3 by Fan Lin, Zhihong Ran, Guanyu Cao, Xingrui Li

“…Therefore, this study investigated the feasibility of using low-cost wood fiber to modify concrete containing NC to enhance its early crack resistance. The wood fibers concentration comprising 0.24 % of the cement mass was selected for this study. …”
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Study on mechanism of concrete crack development control based on LDH and microbial carbon fixation mineralization by X. Li, Q.W. Zhan, C.H. Fu, X. Zhang, Y.Q. Zhao

“…Secondly, the hydration products of selected calcium-based inorganic minerals and aluminum-based inorganic minerals in simulated seawater pore solution were investigated, focusing on their capacity to fix Cl- and SO42- ions and regulate pH values. …”
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A dual-domain perception gate-controlled adaptive fusion algorithm for road crack detection by Ziyang Zhang, Yong’an Feng

“…Abstract Road crack detection presents critical challenges, including diverse defect patterns and complex anomaly characteristics. …”
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Phase transformation and flow simulation of weld pools at the crack tips of elbows under pulsed current by Si ZHANG, Mingjiang ZHOU, Yuheng LIANG, Biwei FU

“…To maximize repair effectiveness, it is essential to select an appropriate discharge duration that allows for sufficient phase transformation at the crack tips and fronts, resulting in the formation of weld pools while avoiding solid-liquid phase transitions in surrounding areas. …”
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A Full Perception Layered Convolution Network for UAV Point Clouds Data Towards Landslide Crack Detection by Yuzhan Zhou, Chengming Ye, Shufan Zheng, Xinbei Huang, Junjie Zou

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Multi-parameter approximation of stress field in a cracked specimen using purpose-built Java applications by V. Veselý, J. Sobek, D. Tesa?, P. Frantík, T. Pail, S. Seitl

“…The developed procedures are based on the support of Java programming language and considerably simplify analyses of the mechanical fields’ description in a farther distance from the crack-tip. The presented research is focused on optimization of selection of FE nodal results for improvement of accuracy of the approximation.…”
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Crack Growth of Aluminum Alloy Sheets Used in Aircraft Wings, Taking into Consideration the Critical Angles of Attack by Shahad Nashat, Fathi Alshamma

“… This study examines the behavior of fatigue crack propagation in aluminum alloy sheets used in aircraft wings, with a particular focus on critical angles of attack (AOA). …”
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Elucidation of fruit cracking mechanism in bael [Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa.] using physico-biochemical and de novo transcriptomic approaches by Vasanth Vinayak Vara Prasad, V.B. Patel, M.K. Dhakar, Bikash Das, Sujit Kumar Bishi, V.P. Bhadana, G.P. Mishra, Vishal Mhetre, S.K. Singh, Vishal Nath, Ram Asrey, Devendra Pandey

“…Three genotypes from each category were selected for further analysis. Biochemical profiling revealed that total flavonoids, antioxidants, vanillic acid and soluble carbohydrates were predominant in the cracking-susceptible genotypes, while calcium and boron levels were significantly lower in these genotypes. …”
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Parametric study on the effect of anchor�s geometry on the stress distribution and crack initiation direction in a concrete body by Lucie Mal�kov�, Petr Miarka

“…It was observed that the circumferential crack propagation is flatter with increasing length of the steel anchor�s embedment and with increasing anchor�s outer radius. …”
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A denoising method for concrete cracking electromagnetic signals based on grey wolf optimized VMD-WT by HOU Chunyao, TAN Dawen, MAO Yanpian, ZHANG Hongyi, ZHOU Yi, ZHANG Jinghua, HUANG Songling

“…In the moment of concrete cracking, electromagnetic signals are generated due to the oscillation of surface charges on the cracks. …”
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