Flexural properties of Ti-6Al-4V sandwich structures with novel lattice core geometries produced by electron beam powder bed fusion by Eric Bol, M. Ramulu

“…The stress minimization strategy provided superior performance in maximum load and modulus, and the Gyroid core geometry achieved the highest maximum load and flexure yield stress.…”
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Evaluating Aggregate Quality of Lorestan Province to Enhance the Mechanical Properties of Concrete Mix Designs by Ahmad Moradpour, Hamid Reza Babaali

“…The mechanical properties of these selected mix designs were thoroughly evaluated, focusing on compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, and flexural strength. …”
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Nanofiber composite for anti-bacterial application by electrospinning technique by Rana M. Salih, Hanaa J. Kadhim

“…Tensile strength, Young's modulus, elongation and toughness were all calculated via tensile test. …”
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Applying Feasibility Investigation of Resin Modifying Agent in Asphalt Pavement Materials by Lijing Chu, Yi Li, Linghui Huang, Jingyu Qiu, Xiaolong Sun, Zhi Cang, Jianbing Lv

“…In order to promote the resin modifying agent applied into pavement materials, a type of resin modifying agent was selected as the modifier to prepare modified asphalt. …”
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Response Characteristics Analysis and Fatigue Life Assessment of Asphalt Pavement around the Manhole by Hong Zhang, Quanman Zhao, Can Peng

“…The results show that the fatigue life of the pavement base layer decreases with the increase of manhole subsidence value, and the fatigue life increases with the increase in thickness of the surface layer, and the change of elastic modulus of the subgrade has no obvious influence on the fatigue life of road base. …”
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Poly(ε-caprolactone) films reinforced with chlorhexidine loaded electrospun polylactide microfibers by Y. Marquez, J. Graupera, L. J. del Valle, P. Turon, L. Franco, J. Puiggali

“…Electrospinning conditions were selected for each polymer to obtain films loaded with 10, 20 and 30 wt% of PLA. …”
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Fracture resistance of rubbers with MWCNT, organoclay, silica and carbon black fillers as assessed by the J-integral: Effects of rubber type and filler concentration by T. Ricco, S. Passera, G. Ramorino, S. Agnelli, J. Karger-Kocsis

“…On the other hand, JIc did not change with filler loading for the NR/organoclay systems that was traced to straininduced crystallization effect in NR. The tearing modulus (TJ) also increased with increasing filler loading. …”
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Study on Deformation Characteristics of Segment Joints of the Immersed Tunnel in Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge by Yapeng Niu, Yongli Xie, Hongguang Zhang, Xiabing Yue, Yingguang Han, Zhinan Hu

“…The similarity ratio of the model to the prototype is determined according to the actual engineering scale and the capability of the model test system, and the plexiglass is selected as the model material of the immersed tunnel according to the similarity of elastic modulus and density. …”
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3D printing of self-healing longevous multi-sensory e-skin by Antonia Georgopoulou, Sudong Lee, Benhui Dai, Francesca Bono, Josie Hughes, Esther Amstad

“…The deep eutectic solvent chemistry adds an additional benefit: Thanks to strong hydrogen bonding, our sensor can recover 97% of the Young’s modulus after being damaged. The sensing performance and self-healing capacity are maintained within a temperature range of −20 °C to 50 °C for at least 2 weeks. …”
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Role of nanocellulose geometric structures on the properties of green natural rubber composites by Milanta Tom, Sabu Thomas, Bastien Seantier, Yves Grohens, Mohamed Pulikaparambil Kochaidrew, Ramakrishnan Subramanian, Tapas Ranjan Mohanty, Henri Vahabi, Hanna Joseph Maria, Jibin Keloth Paduvilan, Martin George Thomas

“…Incorporating these fillers improved the tensile strength and modulus of natural rubber films significantly through reinforcement via filler network structure. …”
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Design and Implementation of Static Verification Tests for Additively Manufactured Civil Aircraft Components by SONG Xin, CHEN Long-bao, SHAN Liang, LIU Qian, HU Zhen-dong

“…The results show that the error between the finite element analysis results and the mean value of the test data for different titanium alloy material properties is less than 10%, and without obtaining accurate material properties of the titanium alloy for additive manufacturing, the results of the finite element analysis using isotropic, elastic modulus E =110 GPa and Poisson′s ratio ν = 0.33 showed minimal deviation from the experimental data. …”
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Study on Fracturing and Diffusion Mechanism of Nonslab Fracturing Grouting by Hua Cheng, Xiangyang Liu, Jian Lin, Liangliang Zhang, Mingjing Li, Chuanxin Rong

“…In this paper, the effects of rock elastic modulus, slurry viscosity, and grouting rate on the fracturing grouting diffusion law of rock mass are analyzed. …”
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Influence of Reed Fiber Length and Dosage on the Properties of Reed-Fiber-Modified Bitumen and Bituminous Mortar by Huikun Chen, Junyan Zhang, Dongyu Niu, Xueyan Liu, Peng Lin

“…In order to explore the feasibility and efficacy of reed-fiber-modified bitumen (RFMB), three lengths and three dosages of reed fibers were selected to modify bitumen and bituminous mortar, while the physicochemical properties of RFMB and RFMB mortar were analyzed. …”
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Integration of ceramic matrix systems into coreless filament wound fiber-reinforced composite lightweight structures for lunar resource utilization by Pascal Mindermann, Martin-Uwe Witt, Armaghan Samie, Sathis Kumar Selvarayan, Götz T. Gresser

“…Through coupon compression testing, the most performative formulations for each activation type are selected for further investigation. The addition of zirconium silicate resulted in a higher compressive strength without significantly affecting the compressive modulus. …”
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Effect of Dry-Wet Cycling on the Mechanical Properties of High-Water Materials by X. L. Zhou, C. W. Liu, Y. Liu, C. Wang, Y. J. Ma

“…The degradation rate of the peak stress and elastic modulus increased with an increase in the water-to-cement ratio. …”
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Mechanical and Frictional Behavior of Jute-Textile-Reinforced Polymer Composites With Matrix Modification by Farhin Tabassum, M. R. Asekin, M. Salim Kaiser, S. Reaz Ahmed

“…Moreover, at the postprocessing temperature of 125°C, all the modified composite samples show their best performances in terms of hardness, strength, modulus, wear rate, and friction coefficient, which is eventually verified to be the optimum postprocessing temperature for the composites of the present type. …”
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Processing effects on crystal morphology and application performance of blown films from propylene-ethylene random copolymers by Markus Zach, Davide Tranchida, Enrico Carmeli, Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Bernhard Hofko, Elena Pomakhina, Minna Aarnio-Winterhof

“…Variation of film crystallinity was found to be in the range of 62 to 65%, much smaller than in earlier cast film studies on comparable polymers. The tensile modulus is the only performance parameter for which a general positive correlation to crystallinity can be found, blown films being about 50% stiffer than the softest cast films of a comparable polymer. …”
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Effects of Excavation Gap Filling of Under-1 Crossing Tunnel on Pipelines by Hua Jiang, Longfei Chang, Jingling Zhang, Pinglin Jiang

“…However, the grout used in this method should be with the properties of short hardening time, large elastic modulus, and low shear strength. Besides, the excavation gap filling can also reduce the extrusion deformation of sewage pipe and inhibit the horizontal and vertical displacement of sewage pipes. …”
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Investigation on Durability Behaviour and Optimization of Concrete with Triple-Admixtures Subjected to Freeze-Thaw Cycles in Salt Solution by Xuejiao Li, Wensheng Wang, Zhiqing Zhu, Kunkun Zheng

“…However, due to several more compositions of cement concrete with multiple mineral admixtures, it would take excessive trial mixtures to select the desired mixture proportion based on the conventional method. …”
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An engineering approach to dry friction behaviour of numerous engineering plastics with respect to the mechanical properties by G. Kalacska

“…Twenty-one different commercial-grade engineering polymers, including virgin and composite types, were selected for testing, based on mechanical engineering practices. …”
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