This paper addressed the case of an electrically heated asphalt pavement; it explored unconventional application such a system – not for combating snow and ice but mitigating low-temperature cracking. The investigation was done in silico, considering stratified medium to represent pavement system, thin heat-generating layer heating measured weather conditions from Greenland emulate cold region ...

This research investigated the effects of types cohesive-frictional soil and geotextile reinforcement configurations on bearing capacity reinforced foundation (RSF) structures, via laboratory test numerical simulation. The four studied for RSF included: (i) horizontal planar form geotextile, (ii) full-wraparound ends (iii) with filled-in sand, (iv) sand backfill. soils were mixtures fine sodium...

A new epoxy embedding mixture for biological material recently has been introduced by Freeman and Spurlock (1). This mixture consists of Mara-glas 655, Cardolite NC-513, dibutyl phthalate, and the curing agent benzyldimethylamine (BDMA). Maraglas has certain advantages over other resins and epoxies, notably, wide range of miscibility, low viscosity, ease of sectioning, good staining qualities, ...

The belled anchor pile has proficient application in the field of geotechnical engineering as because its enlarged base can bear more compressive loads and large volume of breakout soil within slip surface move upward under tension. The bell anchor pile can be used in case of on-land and off-shore structures where there is a threat to overturning of structures due to external tension loads. The...

The hedgehog-shaped {Mo368} cluster shows unique electronic (extremely high extinction coefficient) and structural features, especially regarding its size, the high number of delocalized electrons which allows to measure the surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectrum and the option for coordination chemistry inside the cavity. Its relative instability in aqueous solution can be overcome ...

This study presents a high-performance inductively coupled multifunctional carbon nanotube thin film sensor for structural monitoring applications. A versatile layer-by-layer self-assembly sensor fabrication technique is employed to encode different sensing mechanisms (e.g., strain and corrosion/pH) within one homogeneous thin film structure. Judicious selection of various polyelectrolyte speci...

Abstract Embedment properties are vital to timber structural designs, and many types of wood-based panels have been developed for diverse uses. Comprehensive systematic studies regarding the embedment limited. In this study, a jig that allows observation fracture processes is developed, monotonic tensile test conducted on plywood, oriented strandboard (both strong weak axes), particleboard, med...