(Received: May 4, 2010; June 10, 2010) Abstract: Textile cardiovascular prostheses are woven or knitted structures made generally from biocompatible polyester fibres. After production, they have to undergo special treatments before packaging such as compaction. This treatment is necessary to reduce porosity especially for knitted structures, but it can modify poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) ...

Soil response to timber harvest trafficking was similar for eroded soils in two locations of the Piedmont of Alabama. Pre-harvest and post-harvest data indicated compaction to be present to a depth of 40 cm as indicated by cone index measurements, with the most significant changes occurring in the upper 20 cm. The degree of spatial dependence differed among soil properties and varied by the sit...

This paper describes finite element analysis of compaction for dry textiles during preform manufacture. The models are generated using procedures encompassed in our TexGen textile modeling schema. Meshing and material property allocations are performed automatically, including definition of material orientations for each of the elements. Tow elements are modeled using a transverse isotropic mod...

Background & Aim:  The hot water extract of a mixture of Anogeissus leiocarpus and Prosopis africana is widely used in the northern part of Nigeria for the treatment and management of asthma. Since investigations of its pharmacological activities already justify its use, and the need for standardization of herbal medicine and develop appropriate dosage forms has continued to g...

During embryonic development, tissues deform by a succession and combination of morphogenetic processes. Tissue compaction is the morphogenetic process by which a tissue adopts a tighter structure. Recent studies characterized the respective roles of cells' adhesive and contractile properties in tissue compaction. In this review, we formalize the mechanical and molecular principles of tissue co...

objective eudragits are widely used polymers in the production of oral sustained release dosage forms. the application of these polymers in the production of inert insoluble matrices has been investigated. however the effect of particle size, compaction force and presence of aerosil 200 as a glidant on the properties of eudragit rs and rl matrices prepared by direct compression of their physica...

Organic farming systems still depend on intensive, mechanical soil tillage. Frequent passes by machinery traffic cause substantial soil compaction that threatens soil health. Adopting practices as reduced tillage and organic matter retention on the soil surface are considered effective ways to control soil compaction. In tropical regions, however, the acceleration of soil organic matter decompo...

Overtopping, internal erosion, and piping are the main causes of accidents and failures of embankments for dams, lagoons, and levees. A key parameter in the failure of these structures is the erodibility of the soil materials used in construction of the embankments. The soil materials are typically constructed based on compaction specifications. The jet erosion test (JET) has been developed to ...

In many civil engineering practices like design of landfills, earth dams, pavements and agricultural issues, it is necessary to know the permeability coefficient of soils. In situ tests are frequently used to predict permeability of the soil. On the other hand, high ability of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) in prediction of nonlinear behavior has attracted the attention of many researchers. ...

Identifying the vulnerability of soils to compaction damage becomes an increasingly important issue in the planning and execution of farming operations. Soil compaction models are efficient tools for predicting soil compaction due to agricultural field traffic. Most of these models require the knowledge of the stress/strain relationship, as well as the mechanical parameters and their variation ...