Failure and fault slip in crystalline rocks is associated with dilation. When pore fluids are present drainage insufficient, dilation leads to pressure drops, which turn lead strengthening of the material. We conducted laboratory rock fracture experiments direct in-situ fluid measurements demonstrate that dynamic rupture propagation can be stabilised (i.e., become quasi-static) by such a dilata...

composite concrete-steel plate shear walls are the most critical resisting structural members that resist lateral and axial loads. This type of wall consisting of two steel faceplates presenting the outer skin, infill concrete and shear connectors which are used to provide the composite action of the steel faceplates with infill concrete in order to increase the strength and to reduce the local...

The shear strength of human trabecular bone may influence overall bone strength under fall loading conditions and failure at bone-implant interfaces. Here, we sought to compare shear and compressive yield strengths of human trabecular bone and elucidate the underlying failure mechanisms. We analyzed 54 specimens (5-mm cubes), all aligned with the main trabecular orientation and spanning four an...

A number of RC bridge columns which are similar with the columns which suffered extensive damage during the 1995 Kobe, Japan earthquake due to premature shear failure resulting from the termination of longitudinal reinforcements with insufficient development and the lack of shear reinforcements still exist. To improve the seismic performance, some of them were retrofitted. Evaluation of shear s...

Background and Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the micro-shear bond strength of an indirect composite resin to three different types of cores. Materials and Methods: In this in-vitro study, 14 blocks (5×5×2 mm) were designed and milled by computer from cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloy, zirconia, and polyether ether ketone (PEEK). Each sample was treated according to the manufacturer’s ...