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Xin Zhou, Chenglin Tao, Xi Liang, Zeliang Liu and Huijian Li
The aim of topology optimisation is to determine the optimal distribution of material phases within the periodic cells of a microstructure. In this paper, the density of grid points under element volume fraction is constructed to replace the finite eleme...
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Tadas Tamo?iunas and ?arunas Skuodis
The mechanical properties of pavement materials are crucial to the design and performance of flexible pavements. One of the most commonly used measures of these properties is the resilient modulus (Er). Many different models were developed to predict the...
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Hamdi Beji, Toufik Kanit, Tanguy Messager, Nada Ben-Ltaief and Ahmed Ammar
The aim of this study is to establish a new method for predicting the effective elastic and thermal behavior of heterogeneous materials through mathematical curve fitting. The research initiates with the collection of 3D microstructures comprising 200 sp...
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Konstantinos Tserpes and Vasileios Tzatzadakis
For this present paper, we performed a life-cycle analysis and an evaluation of the mechanical properties of an epichlorohydrin/cardanol adhesive in a neat and a nano-filled form. Six different potentials and the cost of the adhesives were derived and co...
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Zhongwei Liang, Tao Zou, Yupeng Zhang, Jinrui Xiao and Xiaochu Liu
Considering the high quality requirements related to agricultural production, the intelligent prediction of sprinkler drip infiltration quality (SDIQ) of the moisture space distribution in soil fields is an important issue in precision irrigation. The ob...
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Zaven G. Ter-Martirosyan, Armen Z. Ter-Martirosyan and Huu H. Dam
This article presents a solution for the quantitative evaluation of the stress?strain state (SSS) and the bearing capacity of rectangular foundations, factoring in the unit weight of the soil mass and different values of pre-overburden pressure (POP). In...
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Per Söderlind, Lin H. Yang, Alexander Landa and Amanda Wu
Elasticity, lattice dynamics, and thermal expansion for uranium and U?6Nb alloy (elastic moduli) are calculated from density functional theory that is extended to include orbital polarization (DFT+OP). Introducing 12.5 at.% of niobium, substitutionally, ...
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Konstantinos Tserpes and Vasileios Tzatzadakis
In the present paper, a novel epichlorohydrin/cardanol adhesive was reinforced by multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and characterized experimentally. The adhesive was reinforced by MWCNTs in weight ratios (wt %) of 0.5%, 1.0% and 2.0%. The bulk prop...
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Mahdi Faghihnasiri, Vahid Najafi, Farzaneh Shayeganfar and Ali Ramazani
Current research aims to investigate the mechanical properties of rare earth perovskite ferrites (RFeO3, R = La, Eu, Gd) utilizing density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Using the revised Perdew?Burke?Ernzerhof approximation for solids (PBEsol) ap...
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Chrysanthos Maraveas
The review article investigated failure, design issues, repair and strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) silos, primarily in agricultural set-ups. The durability of RC structures was influenced by the nature of the bulk solids, materials used in the ...
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