Stress-strain relationship of airfoiled-shaped milled-cut steel fiber-reinforced concrete under uniaxial compression: Experiments and analytical model by Shiqi Liu, Xianlin Wang, Yongjun Li, Yuqing Liu

“…Crimped steel fiber (CSF) and hooked-end steel fiber (HSF) were selected as comparison groups to confirm the effect of fiber geometry. …”
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An Environmental‐Economic Analysis of a Case Solar Power Plant for Power Decarbonization by Seyedeh Hosna Talebian, Hossein Balouchi, Danial Esazadeh, Mahsa Abbasi, Hamidreza Azizi

“…Then, the environmental aspects of different types of PV inverter modulus and panels are assessed by utilizing the life cycle assessment approach, to select the optimum design in terms of CI. …”
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Optimizing the mechanical properties of sustainable self-compacting concrete contains industrial by-products by using Taguchi and Grey-Taguchi methods by Mahdi Mosafer, Ali Khodabakhshian, Mansour Ghalehnovi

“…The Taguchi method was employed to optimize the responses of compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, flexural strength, Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity, and Dynamic Elastic Modulus after curing periods of 28 and 90 days. Additionally, the Grey-Taguchi method, as a multi-response optimization approach, converted the problem into a mono-response framework, leading to the determination of a single optimal SCC mixture to maximize the multiple responses. …”
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Mechanical Performance and Durability Evaluation of Sandstone Concrete by Fayong Yang, Haibin Li, Guijuan Zhao, Ping Guo, Wenbo Li

“…To verify its feasibility, sandstone, syenite, marble, and basalt aggregates were selected to test the mechanical properties and road performance of the four aggregate concretes at 7, 28, 90, and 180 days. …”
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Crashworthiness and optimization for foam-filled multi-layer composite lattice structures by Jiye Chen, Wangwang He, Hai Fang, Yong Zhuang, Zhixiong Zhang, Yufeng Zhao

“…Additionally, the equivalent compressive modulus and compressive strength of the FMCLSs were predicted using a rule of mixtures.…”
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Modelling the relationship of smoothness and resistibility in non-rigid pavements based on theoretical and practical studies by Yu. V. Burtyl, D. V. Kapski

“…The research methodology is based on the existing practice of calculating the total modulus of elasticity, methods for predicting changes in the evenness of coatings. …”
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Reliable methods to determine experimental energy barriers for transport in salt-rejecting membranes by Mohammad Allouzi, Mor Avidar, Liat Birnhack, Razi Epsztein, Anthony P. Straub

“…In addition to thermal stabilization, we identify that comparing energy barrier values based on a similar concentration polarization modulus is critical when analyzing trends between different solutes and membranes. …”
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Experimental determination of mechanical properties of 3D printed PLA. Methodology for testing orthotropic materials by Zbigniew Pozorski, Jacek Andrzejewski

“…The measurement results clearly showed a significant error in the measurement of the modulus of elasticity for tests using a strain gauge. …”
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Study on obtaining bacterial cellulose by Komagataeibacter xylinus in co-culture with lactic acid bacteria in whey by Justyna Płoska, Monika Garbowska, Iwona Ścibisz, Lidia Stasiak-Różańska

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the possibility of obtaining BC in acid whey by co-culturing K. xylinus with selected strains of lactic acid bacteria and comparing the properties of this biopolymer with BC obtained in K. xylinus monoculture. …”
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Site response analysis for estimation of seismic site amplification in the city of Durban (South Africa) by B. Manzunzu, V. Midzi, B. Zulu, T. Mulabisana, T. Pule, M. Sethobya, N. Mankayi

“…The uncertainties in ground motion input, variation in the shear wave velocity and variations in the shear modulus reduction and damping curves (i.e. variation of non-linear properties) were carefully modelled. …”
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Effect of Blending Degree between Virgin and Aged Binder on Pavement Performance of Recycled Asphalt Mixture with High RAP Content by Ying Xu, Zhijing Chou, Yunze Li, Jie Ji, Shi-fa Xu

“…An improved Hirsch dynamic modulus prediction model was then used to quantitatively characterize the DOB of HMRAM. …”
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Sustainable Tertiary Accelerator of Sulfur Vulcanization of NR and SBR Rubbers From Natural Tree Extract by Nardeen A. Berto, Auda J. Braihi, Mohammed H. Al-Maamori

“…In addition to that, CLLE caused opposite effects on torques of SBR and NR, and had no effects on tensile strength, slight decreasing in hardness, increasing in modulus at 300% elongation and increasing in stresses and strains before failure. …”
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Exploring the Nonlinear Mechanical Characteristics of 3D-Printed ABS with Varying Infill Densities by Md Zisanul Haque Bhuiyan, Khalil Khanafer

“…Meanwhile, the average Young’s modulus exhibits an exponential increase from 513.78 MPa at 20% infill to 2394.8 MPa at full density, indicating greater stiffness with higher infill. …”
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Finite element modeling method of centrifugal rotary processing by A. N. Soloviev, M. A. Tamarkin, Nguyen Van Tho

“…The abrasive particle (corundum) is simulated with a linearly elastic body, whose Young's modulus is significantly larger than that of the work material. …”
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Laboratory Evaluation of Rheological Properties of Asphalt Binder Modified by Nano-TiO2/CaCO3 by Liming Zhang, Xuekai Gao, Wensheng Wang, Hua Wang, Kunkun Zheng

“…On this basis, the Burgers model is selected for clarifying the decrease in anticracking performance; that is, nano-TiO2/CaCO3 increased the stiffness modulus while increasing the viscosity of bitumen.…”
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Application of shear wave elastography in the diagnosis of diabetes with peripheral neuropathy by YU Ling, WANG Xi, HUANG Xinru, CHEN Yan, TAO Li, LIU Hongmei, XU Qing, XIAO Rong

“…Compared for clinical data (gender, age, disease duration), cross-sectional area of the median nerve measured by high-frequency ultrasound (CSA) and shear wave elastography (SWE) parameters (mean Young's modulus value, Emean) and shear wave velocity (SWV) between two groups of patients. …”
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The Properties and Behavior of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete: The Effects of Aggregate Volume Content and Particle Size by Evgenii Matiushin, Ivan Sizyakov, Victoria Shvetsova, Vadim Soloviev

“…The deformation characteristics, such as modulus of elasticity, Poisson’s ratio, and drying shrinkage strain, were determined solely by the volumetric concentration of the aggregate, as in conventional concrete. …”
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Development and Performance Evaluation of Cellulose Acetate-Bentonite Mixed Matrix Membranes for CO2 Separation by Asif Jamil, Momina Zulfiqar, Usama Arshad, Subhan Mahmood, Tanveer Iqbal, Sikander Rafiq, Muhammad Z. Iqbal

“…Nano-indentation test identified that elastic modulus and hardness of the MMM with 1 wt. loading was increased by 64% and 200%, respectively, compared to the pristine membrane. …”
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A Rapid Sand Gradation Detection Method Based on Dual-Camera Fusion by Shihao Zhang, Yang Zhang, Song Sun, Xinghai Yuan, Haoxuan Sun, Heng Wang, Yi Yuan, Dan Luo, Chuanyun Xu

“…It kept the total gradation error within 12% and the fineness-modulus deviation within ±0.06 compared to reference sieving. …”
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Construction of multiscale hierarchical porous titanium scaffolds and in vitro evaluation of osteogenic differentiation by QingLian Yang, Lan Wang, WenHao Zhou, JinYang Ge, XiaoTong Lu, HanYuan Liu, Sen Yu

“…The macro-scale pores of TLM were fabricated using selective laser melting (SLM), with a pore size of 640 μm and a porosity of 70.92 %. …”
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