This paper investigates the effects of tube length and diameter on the distributions of tensile stress and interfacial shear stress of a single-walled carbon nanotube in epoxy matrix. It was shown that a smaller tube diameter has a more effective reinforcement and there exists an optimal tube length at which reinforcement is maximized. It was also found that a carbon nanotube has a greater stre...

Impurities segregated to grain boundaries of a material essentially alter its fracture behavior. A prime example is sulfur segregation-induced embrittlement of nickel, where an observed relation between sulfur-induced amorphization of grain boundaries and embrittlement remains unexplained. Here, 48x10(6)-atom reactive-force-field molecular dynamics simulations provide the missing link. Namely, ...

Fatigue behaviors of structural adhesives composed of epoxide resin and aliphatic α, ω-dicarboxylic acids HOOC-(CH2)p-COOH (p=2, 4, 8 or 10) were investigated by analyzing the results of fatigue test and bulk properties of the systems. The fatigue strength and maximum value of damping increased with increasing p. The glass transition temperature, tensile strength, shear adhesive strength by ten...

concrete shear walls are the most prevalent structural systems resisting lateral loads due to earthquakes in high-rise buildings. very large in-plane stiffness of shear walls provides an excellent drift control in the structure. however, structural damages and early code shortcomings threaten the efficiency of existing structural walls against earthquake. recently, fiber reinforced polymer (frp...

OBJECTIVE The goal of this paper is to undertake a literature search collecting all dentin bond strength data obtained for six adhesives with four tests (shear, microshear, tensile and microtensile) and to critically analyze the results with respect to average bond strength, coefficient of variation, mode of failure and product ranking. METHOD A PubMed search was carried out for the years bet...

OBJECTIVE To test if the addition of chlorhexidine digluconate (CHD) might influence the mechanical properties and antibacterial properties of two different conventional glass ionomer cements (GICs) used for band cementation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two commercial brands of conventional GICs were used: Ketac Cem Easymix (3M/ESPE, St Paul, Minn) and Meron (Voco, Cuxhaven, Germany). The cements w...

Multiscale mechanical properties of biological protein materials have been the focal point of extensive investigations over the past decades. In this article, we present the development of a mesoscale model of alpha-helical (AH) protein domains, key constituents in a variety of biological materials, including cells, hair, hooves, and wool. Our model, derived solely from results of full atomisti...

• Muscle fibers do not attach directly to bone, but apply forces to the skeleton via aponeurosis and tendon, which arise from a specialized region called the myotendinous junction. Here myofibrils and collagen fibers overlap, forming longitudinal infoldings. Overlapping contact increases the strength of the junction compared to end-to-end contact since cell membranes support shear loads better ...

This study is carried out to explore the effect of nano materials (SiO2 & TiO2) on the physical and rheological properties of Bitumen. To achieve this goal, Nano materials are blended in bitumen in various percentages (0.3, 0.6, 0.9 and 1.2%). The physical and rheological properties of modified binders are characterized using a penetration, softening point, kinematic viscosity and a dynamic...