Before being processed into composites, reinforcement fabrics may undergo repeated involuntary deformation, the complete sequence of which is here referred to as specimen history. To mimic its effect, fabric specimens were subjected to sequences of defined shear operations. For single fabric layers with unconstrained thickness, quantitative evaluation of photographic image data indicated that r...

Herein we demonstrate that switchable, spontaneous, directional-transport ability to both water and oil fluids can be created on fabric materials through wet-chemistry coating and successive UV irradiation treatment. When the fabric showed directional transport to a liquid, it prevented liquids of higher surface tension from penetration, but allowed liquids of lower surface tension to permeate,...

Heritage in Mexico is endangered due to exposure major hazard events and lack of maintenance. The level knowledge necessary evaluate structural behavior historic buildings generally low, mainly regarding the parameters such as mechanical properties. San Agustin church one most important historical Morelia City, Mexico. Thus, a comprehensive analysis was performed, including damage survey dynami...

Street markets are public facilities that link commercial activities and cultural exchange, which interact with the urban fabric they a part of. Their historical symbolic values ​​make them vulnerable to transformations rethink structure, as happens in immediate surroundings of “9 de Octubre” “10 Agosto” street markets, located historic hub city Cuenca, Ecuador, where processes gentrification, ...

Usually, energy and structural improvements for historic masonry buildings are addressed separately using distinct methods protocols. This paper covers an integrated assessment of new composite materials to reduce the seismic vulnerability while complying with sustainable conservation requirements, emissions’ reduction, savings. Firstly, this study focused on selecting suitable thermal mortars ...

Colloidal silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with particle size less than 10 nm and concentration of 2 mM/L (~200 mg/L) were synthesized by gamma Co-60 ray irradiation of Ag+/chitosan solutions with different chitosan concentration of 0.5%, 1% and 2% (w/v). Incorporation of AgNPs onto cotton fabric was carried out by padding method with 100% wet pick-up. The content of AgNPs deposited on cotton fabri...

We present a framework for predicting the physical properties of moving deformable objects observed in video. We apply our framework to analyze videos of fabrics moving under various unknown wind forces, and recover two key material properties of the fabric: stiffness and mass. We extend features previously developed to compactly represent static image textures to describe video textures such a...

A model for the emplacement, bioturbation, and preservation of fine scaled sedimentary strata has been used to evaluate the impact of interacting physical and biological sedimentary processes on preserved sedimentary fabric in three contrasting shelf and estuarine depositional settings: Eckernförde Bay, German Baltic Sea; the Eel Shelf, northern California, USA; and the northern Gulf of Alaska ...

Marbling effect on fabrics is a relevant aesthetic feature, increasing its diffusion specially in the field of textiles for technical applications. The fabric aesthetic anisotropy, characterizing the marbling effect, has a strong impact on the perceived quality: a high-quality marbled fabric to be used in automotive textiles, for instance, is characterized by a tiny quantity of veins and spotte...

The contribution questions the prospective role of recently rehabilitated garden railway workers' housing district, a.k.a. "Cité des Cheminots", in Sétif, Algeria, through its immediate environment and multiple vocations district. In current state, it highlights imbalances Algerian urban fabric by reducing space to needs easements, denoting articulatory as resulting from planning traditional ci...