Seismic performance of RC structural squat walls with limited transverse reinforcement by Xiang, Weizheng

“…These squat walls are usually detailed according to current provisions and reinforced against the shear by either conventionally or by adding additional cross-inclined bidiagonal bars to achieve the full ductile behavior of the RC member. …”
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Dose verification of 3D printed male pelvic phantom for radiotherapy quality assurance by Maniam, Peraveen M

“…CT profiles at 90 kV, 120 kV, and 140 kV exhibited consistent gray values with small variation and overlapping standard error bars, indicating high uniformity in the 3D printing. …”
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Exploring the Mechanical Behavior of a Traditional Japanese Joint for Flexible Structural Design by Ortea Varela, Ines

“…Through computational simulations employing Finite Element Analysis (FEA), the study examines a continuous beam and an unmodified MRO splice, revealing expected behavior in the beam and unexpected tress concentration and displacement asymmetry in the splice. …”
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Application of phase shifting electronic speckle pattern interferometry in studies of photoinduced shrinkage of photopolymer layers by Moothanchery, Mohesh, Bavigadda, Viswanath, Pramanik, Manojit, Toal, Vincent, Naydenova, Izabela

“…Phase maps were calculated from the changes in intensity at each pixel due to the phase differences introduced between object and reference beams. Shrinkage was then obtained from the changes in phase as recording proceeded. …”
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A microstrip grid array antenna for 60-GHz applications by Zhang, Bing, Zhang, Yue Ping

“…Measured results show that the impedance bandwidth (BW) of the GAA is 57.5-62 GHz (or 7.5% at 60 GHz), the 3-dB gain BW is 57.5-65 GHz (or 12.5 %) with the maximum gain 16.5 dBi at 60.7 GHz, vertical beams appear in broadside direction from 57 to 64 GHz, which agree well with simulated ones.…”
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Enhanced mechanical and failure characteristic of woven carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic laminates using core-shell particles by Sharma, Anurag, Joshi, Sunil Chandrakant

“…The primary challenge associated with this field is the high melting temperature and high viscosity of thermoplastic polymer melt, which restrict filler dispersion within them. …”
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Multi-scale Modeling Of Additive Manufacturing Process by Seet, Gim Lee, Tor, Shu Beng, Chua, Chee Kai, Chandra, Shubham, Phanikumar, Gandham

“…To this need, a multi-scale numerical study is carried out combining a three-dimensional finite element (FE) based macro-scale and a cellular automaton (CA) based meso-scale model in order to simulate the dendritic grain growth in the selective laser melting (SLM) technique. The macro-scale model successfully simulates the heat transfer and fluid flow physics associated with a moving melt pool. …”
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Mathematical modelling of subglacial drainage and erosion by Ng, FSL

“…At steady flow, creep closure of the channel walls is counteracted by melt-back due to heat dissipation, and this leads to an equilibrium relation between channel water pressure and discharge. …”

Additive manufacturing of NiTi shape memory alloys using pre-mixed powders by Tor, Shu Beng, Wong, Chee How, Wang, Chengcheng, Tan, Xipeng, Du, Zehui, Chandra, Shubham, Sun, Zhongji, Lim, Joel Choon Wee, Lim, Choon Seng

“…This work presents a comparative study on the in-situ alloying of NiTi shape memory alloys (SMAs) by directed energy deposition (DED), selective laser melting (SLM) and selective electron beam melting (SEBM) processes using pre-mixed Ni-Ti powders. …”
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Compact x-ray source based on burst-mode inverse Compton scattering at 100 kHz by Bessuille, J., Brown, P., Carbajo, S., Dolgashev, Valery A., Lin, H., Murari, K., Resta, G., Tantawi, S., Zapata, L. E., Graves, William S., Hong, Kyung-Han, Ihloff, Ernest E., Khaykovich, Boris, Nanni, Emilio Alessandro, Kaertner, Franz X., Moncton, David E.

“…At a photon energy of 12.4 keV, the predicted x-ray flux is 5×10[superscript 11]  photons/second in a 5% bandwidth and the brilliance is 2 × 10[superscript 12]  photons/(sec mm[superscript 2] mrad[superscript 2]  0.1%) in pulses with rms pulse length of 490 fs. The nominal electron beam parameters are 18 MeV kinetic energy, 10 microamp average current, 0.5 microsecond macropulse length, resulting in average electron beam power of 180 W. …”
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Investigating the impact of dietary guidelines transition on cardiometabolic risk profile: a forensic analysis using diet quality metrics by Sualeheen, Ayesha, Khor, Ban Hock, Lim, Jun Hao, Balasubramanian, Gaiyal Viliy, Chuah, Khun Aik, Yeak, Zu Wei, Chinna, Karuthan, Narayanan, Sreelakshmi Sankara, Sundram, Kalyana, Mat Daud, Zulfitri Azuan, Karupaiah, Tilakavati

“…Of 13 dietary components, recommended servings for whole grain, refined grain, beans and legumes, total protein, and dairy differed between MDGs. …”
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Automated Engineering Design for Reusable Concrete Building Structures by Wongsittikan, Pitipat

“…The Pixelframe structural system [1] was proposed to facilitate the reusability of concrete components by implementing the existing external post-tensioning system in bridge structures and fiber reinforced system to design building beams and columns. This work presents an automated engineering design workflow for Pixelframe, including a engineering mechanics of the system that conforms to ACI 318- 19 [2] and fib Model Code 2010 [3], half-scale tests to verify the preliminary behavior of the system, and a scalable design algorithm for minimum embodied carbon designs. …”
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Frequency equations of nonlocal elastic micro/nanobeams with the consideration of the surface effects by Zhao, Haisheng, Zhang, Yao, Lie, Seng Tjhen

“…Three types of boundary conditions, i.e., hinged-hinged, clamped-clamped, and clamped-hinged ends, are examined. For a hinged-hinged beam, an exact and explicit natural frequency equation is derived based on the established mathematical model. …”
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Energy gain of wetted-foam implosions with auxiliary heating for inertial fusion studies by Paddock, RW, Li, TS, Kim, E, Lee, JJ, Martin, H, Ruskov, RT, Hughes, S, Rose, SJ, Murphy, CD, Scott, RHH, Bingham, R, Garbett, W, Elisseev, VV, Haines, BM, Zlystra, AB, Campbell, EM, Thomas, CA, Goffrey, T, Arber, TD, Aboushelbaya, R, Von der Leyen, MW, Wang, RHW, James, AA, Ouatu, I, Timmis, R, Howard, S, Atonga, E, Norreys, PA

“…Low convergence ratio implosions (where wetted-foam layers are used to limit capsule convergence, achieving improved robustness to instability growth) and auxiliary heating (where electron beams are used to provide collisionless heating of a hotspot) are two promising techniques that are being explored for inertial fusion energy applications. …”

Petrogenesis of the Deccan high-Mg basalts and picrites by Chatterjee, Nilanjan

“…Hence, a crustal partial melt was simultaneously subtracted according to energy constraints at each reverse fractionation step for these samples. …”
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Cross-Shelf Exchange Driven by Dense Flow Down a Canyon by Mier, Christian M.

“…The onshore heat transport induced by the return flow drives glacial ice melt and therefore contributes to sea level rise.…”
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Microstructure evolution and mechanical property response via 3D printing parameter development of Al–Sc alloy by Kuo, C. N., Chua, Chee Kai, Peng, P. C., Chen, Y. W., Sing, Swee Leong, Huang, Sheng, Su, Y. L.

“…This study explores the parameter–microstructure–performance relationship of 3D printed Sc-modified Al alloys from the perspective of melt pool interactions. According to the stress concentration effect and Hall–Petch effect, the mechanical properties of the 3D printed materials vary greatly depending on the difference in defect size, shape and grain size.…”
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Pulsed laser induced silicidation on TiN-capped Co/Si bilayers by Chow, F. L., Lee, Pooi See, Pey, Kin Leong, Tang, L. J., Tung, Chih Hang, Wang, X. C., Lim, G. C.

“…Competitive growth mechanisms between crystallization of homogenous intermixed layer and the nucleation from the melt boundary are discussed.…”
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Synthesis and characterization of poly (Ethylene Glycol) dimethacrylate-based bionanocomposites with hydroxyapatite from rohu fish (Labeo rohita) bones by Inam, Bushra, Jamila, Nargis, Khan, Naeem, Nishan, Umar, Rauf, Aleesha, Shujah, Shaukat, Shah, Azhar Ul Haq Ali, Ibrahim, Mohamed A., Kim, Kyong Su

“…Adding hydroxyapatite reduced these enthalpies, indicating easier melting and solidification, which may aid processing thus opens new possibilities for biomedical applications, particularly in dentistry.…”
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Effect of temperature variations on the fabrication of SLS-Na2CO3-ES-P2O5-CaF2-Al2O3 based bioglass-ceramics by Ismail, Nur Quratul Aini, Sa’at, Nor Kamilah, Mohd Zaid, Mohd Hafiz, Zainuddin, Norhazlin, Mayzan, Mohd Zul Hilmi

“…Melt-quenching bioglass-ceramics with the following chemical composition have been prepared 44SLS11Na2CO324ES6P2O56CaF29Al2O3 (wt%). …”