Creep Performance of Geosynthetic Reinforcements

Significantly enhanced creep resistance of low volume fraction in-situ TiBw/Ti6Al4V composites by architectured network reinforcements

We present a new class of TiBw/Ti6Al4V composites with a network reinforcement architecture that exhibits a significant creep resistance compared to monolithic Ti6Al4V alloys. Creep tests performed at temperatures between 773 K and 923 K and stress range of 100 MPa-300 MPa indicate both a significant improvement of the composites creep resistance due to the network architecture made by the TiB ...

Effects of Intervals between Reinforcements

The Structure – Permeability Relation of Textile Reinforcements

Leakage through Geosynthetic Dam Lining Systems

An experimental testing program was conducted to quantify leakage through a geomembrane liner system when subjected to high hydraulic heads. Leakage through geomembranes is mainly due to the presence of defects, which may occur during installation and operation. Previous studies focused on leakage through landfill liners (i.e., low hydraulic heads) have led to analytical models and simplified e...

Cumulative Learning Through Intrinsic Reinforcements

Building artificial agents able to autonomously learn new skills and to easily adapt in different and complex environments is an important goal for robotics and machine learning. We propose that providing reinforcement learning artificial agents with a learning signal that resembles the characteristic of the phasic activations of dopaminergic neurons would be an advancement in the development o...