Further investigation on microstructure refinement of internal crack initiation region in VHCF regime of high-strength steels by Yukun Chang, Liang Zheng, Xiangnan Pan, Youshi Hong

“…The profile samples prepared by focused ion beam (FIB) in crack initiation region (CIR) and fish-eye (FiE) region of failed specimens subjected to rotary bending (RB) and ultrasonic axial (UL) fatigue testing with various stress ratios (R) were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with selected area electron diffraction (SAD) detection for two high-strength steels. …”
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Finite Element Numerical Simulation and Repair Process of Laser Cladding Repair of Surface Cracks on Mechanical Parts by Shuangyang Yu, Qi Chong, Jianzhu Zhou, Youwen Yang, Hua Li

“…This study focuses on the planetary gear reducer and employs ANSYS 13.0 software to perform thermo-mechanical coupled simulations for the laser cladding repair process, aiming to address gear failure caused by cracks. The optimal theoretical repair parameters were determined based on temperature and stress field analyses, and performance testing of the cladding layer was conducted to validate the feasibility of the selected parameters. …”
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Further investigation on microstructure refinement of internal crack initiation region in VHCF regime of high-strength steels by Yukun Chang, Liang Zheng, Xiangnan Pan, Youshi Hong

“…The profile samples prepared by focused ion beam (FIB) in crack initiation region (CIR) and fish-eye (FiE) region of failed specimens subjected to rotary bending (RB) and ultrasonic axial (UL) fatigue testing with various stress ratios (R) were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with selected area electron diffraction (SAD) detection for two high-strength steels. …”
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Estimation of Flexural Crack Width in Reinforced Concrete Beams Using International Codes: A Parametric Analysis by Saha Dauji, Kapilesh Bhargava, Deeksha Gupta

“…Four common factors are: tensile stress in reinforcement, clear cover, spacing, and diameter of reinforcement; whereas the other factors were employed selectively. Using an extensive synthetic database representing a 10-dimensional hyperspace of possible beam sections, crack widths were estimated and were subsequently analyzed to evaluate the contributions from the major factors. …”
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VvPIP1;1 plays a role in grape berry cracking by regulating water uptake by Jun Yu, Jia Li, Zhangfen Hong, Qing Zeng, Yizheng Fu, Rouxue Deng, Ke Xu, Zhenyu Huang, Mingtao Zhu

“…Based on the findings, the cracking-susceptible variety ‘Xiangfei’ and the cracking-resistant variety ‘Zuijinxiang’ were selected for further study. …”
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Opposition-Based White Shark Optimizer for Optimizing Modified EfficientNetV2 in Road Crack Classification by Mohammed Al-Shalabi, Mohammed A. Mahdi, Malik Braik, Mohammed Azmi Al-Betar, Shahanawaj Ahamad, Sawsan A. Saad

“…The outcome emphasizes its ability to identify the most effective solution for crack detection in practical scenarios, where PCA-based feature selection improves computational efficiency without compromising performance. …”
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Prediction of fatigue cracking in asphaltic pavement under local traffic conditions: Application to Semel-Patel highway-Duhok by Noor Akram Alaani

“…Fatigue cracking was among the most prevalent types of distress affecting asphalt concrete pavements in Iraq, which had been exacerbated by base destabilisation and inadequate subgrade drainage and resulted from recurrent traffic loads that exceeded design specifications. …”
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Experimental study on the low-temperature performance and evaluation methods of crack sealants for asphalt pavements in seasonal frozen regions by Rongsen He, Liang Xu, Wei Wang, Jiale Shi, Zhiguo Chen

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HZSM-5 CATALYST FOR CRACKING PALM OIL TO BIODIESEL: A COMPARATIVE STUDY WITH AND WITHOUT PT AND PD IMPREGNATION by Agus Budianto, Danawati Hari Prajitno, Achmad Roesyadi, Kusno Budhikarjono

“…Another aim is to obtain the operating conditions of the catalytic cracking process of palm oil into biofuel which gives the highest yield and selectivity, especially for biodiesel and biogasoline fractions. …”
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Strength Recovery Effect of Bisphenol A Epoxy Resin E44 on Rock Masses with Various Crack Widths by Yaming Zhou, Jianhai Zhang, Ru Zhang, Enlong Liu, Lu Wang, Guoyan Zhang

“…On this basis, the UCS of the selected epoxy resin was investigated by adding diverse amounts of ethanol so that the ratio corresponding to the repair material with better mechanical properties could be selected. …”
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Effect of Laser Distance Measurement for Fatigue Crack Detection on Aluminium Plate Using Laser Doppler Vibro-Meter by Tino Hermanto, Arya Rudi Nasution, Habib Satria, Hermansyah Hermasnyah, Yopan Rahmad Aldori, Ruztamreen Bin Jenal, Abd Rahman Bin Dullah, Adly Zulqarnain bin Mohamad

“… Fatigue cracks can occur because the material is unable to withstand the load applied repeatedly. …”
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A combined XFEM and RSM approach for predicting crack propagation in nearby buildings during foundation pit construction by Zhaofeng Wu, Tiancheng Wang, Yan Kuang, Zhiliang Zhu, Fenglong Xiao, Pengliang Yang

“…Nine factors, including the distance between the foundation pit and the building, soil elastic modulus, and density, were selected as independent variables, with the crack propagation area as the dependent variable. …”
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Experimental Study on the Damage and Crack Evolution Characteristics of TS-RCR Structural Bodies under Cyclic Loading and Unloading by Xiaoping Xie, Shanle Chen, Xinqiu Fang, Chengwei Liu, Hongyang Liu, Yuqi Huang, Jiangang Liu, Yanfen Wang

“…Four representative TS-RCR (three-soft rock-coal-rock) structural bodies were selected according to the lithofacies analysis of coal measures in the Xiangshui Coal Mine, Guizhou, China, to analyze the mechanical properties, internal structure damage characteristics, and crack evolution law of the TS-RCR structural body composed of a soft roof, a soft floor, and soft coal seams. …”
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Perengkahan n-Butana Menggunakan Katalis Nanopartikel Zeolit Alam Klaten by Teguh Kurniawan, Oki Muraza

“…Catalytic cracking of n-butane is promising route to produce olefins. …”
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Old age variably impacts chimpanzee engagement and efficiency in stone tool use by Elliot Howard-Spink, Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Susana Carvalho, Catherine Hobaiter, Katarina Almeida-Warren, Thibaud Gruber, Dora Biro

“…Several elderly chimpanzees exhibited reductions in efficiency across multiple stages of nut cracking, including taking longer to both select stone tools prior to use and use tools to crack open nuts and consume the associated pieces of kernel. …”
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Computer Vision-Based Concrete Crack Identification Using MobileNetV2 Neural Network and Adaptive Thresholding by Li Hui, Ahmed Ibrahim, Riyadh Hindi

“…While both the convolutional neural network (CNN) and MobileNetV2 indicated comparable accuracy levels in crack detection, the MobileNetV2 model’s significantly smaller size makes it a more efficient selection for crack detection using mobile devices. …”
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Evaluation of Grouting Effectiveness on Cracks in Cement-Stabilized Macadam Layer Based on Pavement Mechanical Response Using FBG Sensors by Min Zhang, Hongbin Hu, Cheng Ren, Zekun Shang, Xianyong Ma

“…Cracking in semi-rigid cement-stabilized macadam bases constitutes a prevalent distress in asphalt pavements. …”
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Impact of crack cocaine on salivary nucleic acids, enzymes, esters, and lipids: A fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy study by Gabriela Ribeiro Zucco, Taís Maria Cardoso de Oliveira, Thaís Xavier Pereira da Silva, Sandra Silva Marques, Fernando Sabbag, Marcelo Ribeiro de Araújo, Rodrigo Melim Zerbinati, Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva, José Ângelo Lindoso, Gabrielle Luana Jimenez Teodoro Nepomuceno, Letícia Foiani, Herculano da Silva Martinho, Janete Dias Almeida

“…Objective: This study aims to analyze saliva composition in crack users using vibrational spectroscopy. Material and Methods: A total of 90 participants were meticulously selected and divided into three groups, each comprising 30 individuals. …”
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How to crack a SMILES: automatic crosschecked chemical structure resolution across multiple services using MoleculeResolver by Simon Müller

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Performance and Efficiency Comparison of U-Net and Ghost U-Net in Road Crack Segmentation with Floating Point and Quantization Optimization by Haidhi Angkawijana Tedja, Onno W. Purbo

“…This study presents a comprehensive comparison of U-Net and Ghost U-Net for road crack segmentation, emphasizing their performance and memory efficiency across various data representation formats, including FP32, FP16, and INT8 quantization. …”
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