Phase Change Dispersion Made by Condensation–Emulsification by Fischer, Ludger J., Dhulipala, Somayajulu, Varanasi, Kripa K.

“…They are manufactured by high shear equipment like rotor-stator systems. A recently published method to produce emulsions by the direct condensation of the dispersed phase into the emulsifier-containing continuous phase is applied on this PCD. n-Decane is used as PCM, and the melting temperature is -30 °C. …”
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The Influence of Root Geometry on Soil Cohesion and Anchoring Ability through Geologic Time by Colicci, Vittorio

“…Force laws were then derived to approximate the anchoring contributions of root weight, sediment weight, static friction, and shear strength. This analysis revealed a strong dependence on the span, surface area, and volume of the root system, which were used to normalize values across different geometries. …”
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Turbulent Flow over a Flexible Wall Undergoing a Streamwise Traveling Wavy Motion by Shen, Lian, Zhang, Xiang, Yue, Dick K.P., Triantafyllou, Michael S.

“…Above a threshold value of c/U ≈ 1, separation is eliminated; and, relative to small- c/U cases, turbulence intensity and turbulent shear stress are reduced significantly. The drag force decreases monotonically as c/U increases while the power required for the transverse motion generally increases for large c/U; the net power input is found to reach a minimum at c/U ≈ 1.2 (for fixed U). …”
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Polydopamine nano-hybrids : interfacial and photoactive role in epoxy nanocomposites and polymerization by Subramanian, Alamelu Suriya

“…The results showed as much as 100% improvement in lap shear strength compared to unfilled epoxies bonded on aluminum substrates. …”
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Seismic performance of corroded reinforced concrete column-slab connections by Sutantyo, Samuel Kurniawan

“…Due to the lack of any shear reinforcement and drop panel, the slab-column connection is susceptible punching failure, especially when the building is also subjected to earthquake loadings. …”
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Design of floating photovoltaic structures in coastal waters by Tan, Pek Yeu

“…The rheological properties of the covers will be tested using DMA via small amplitude oscillatory shear test. The experiments will attempt to study the effects of stiffness of cover on the amplitude of cover, the wave attenuation of cover, and the damping effect of the cover. …”
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Behaviour of continuous deep beams with unsymmetrical web openings by Tham, Win Yen

“…Due to their dimensions, deep beams are predominantly controlled by shear strength. Precise analytical study on reinforced concrete deep beams has always been a complex issue and the presence of web openings in continuous deep beams exacerbates the situation. …”
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Ecocement for beach erosion control by Chua, Xue Ning

“…Unconfined compression (UC) tests were used to measure the shear strength of the treated sand in laboratory. …”
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Multi jet fusion of ZnO nanorod-reinforced PA12 nanocomposites by Seah, Ying Ting

“…Nanorods can helps to eliminate the shear induced alignment of short fibres. Together, this work provides a superior mechanical performance polymeric nano composite for the additive manufacturing. …”
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Solder joint testing and failure analysis by Kang, Eng Tat.

“…Adhesively bonded joints within most electronic devices are constantly subjected to a complex combination of tensile-shear loading. These devices are also likely to undergo thermo-mechanical cycling during device processing and service and therefore, the joints are likely to have existing low-cycle fatigue cracks, which might adversely affect the joint mechanical integrity under various loading situations. …”
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Computational fluid dynamics and shape analysis enhance aneurysm rupture risk stratification by Benemerito, I, Ewbank, F, Narracott, A, Villa-Uriol, M, Narata, AP, Patel, U, Bulters, D, Marzo, A

“…Non-sphericity index (shape variable) and maximum oscillatory shear index (CFD variable) were the strongest predictors of a ruptured status. …”

Physical properties of keropok (fried crisps) in relation to the amylopectin content of the starch flours by Mohamed, Suhaila, Abdullah, Norakiah, Muthu, Mangayar Karasi

“…These starches can be recognised physically by their clarity on gelatinisation, stability to retrogradation, low resistance to shear and high cold‐paste viscosity. The addition of mung bean flour to tapioca flour helped increase the protein content and flavour of the keropok; it also reduced the oil absorption of the keropok during frying. …”

Compressibility behavior of marine clay treated by combination of coal ash and cement by Pakir, F, Ismail, N A, Yunos, N Z M, Jamaludin, N, Talib, M K A, Dan, M F M, Madun, A

“…A lot of engineering problems could arise either during or after the construction phase due to low shear strength and high compressibility of this soil in the form of excessive settlement, slope instability or bearing capacity failure. …”
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Deformation and its surface expression in stressed planetary materials by Seltzer, Cassandra

“…Chapter 3 applies these findings to the evolution of icy systems through simulated deformation of ice-melt aggregates, suggesting that current seismic studies which do not correct for the orientation of melt may misinterpret deformation at the base of warm ice sheets. The final two chapters center on deformation mechanisms that may shape the properties of icy outer Solar System satellites as they orbit their host planets. …”
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Two-phase immersion cooling for power dense printed circuit board converters by Ristic-Smith, A

“…The volumetric power loss in a ferrite core is characterised at frequencies up to 1.6 MHz and flux densities up to saturation, a substantially wider operating range than is typically provided in material data-sheets. These results indicate it is possible to construct inductors and transformers with up to eight times smaller volume than those cooled by forced air. …”

Developing generic clinical trial animated explainer videos in the UK: results of a survey and case study by Calvert, C, Barber, VS, Appelbe, D, Sprange, K, Nollett, C, Lugg-Widger, F, Tanner, S, Richards, DB

“…AEVs can supplement or provide an alternative to participant information sheets as a means of giving information about clinical research to potential participants. …”

Spray cooling and condensation heat transfer in a liquid cooled server system by Liu, Pengfei

“…The shearing enhancement factor increases almost linearly with an increase in vapour velocity. …”
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Studies on the assessment of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture risk by Canchi, Tejas

“…A comparative analysis of two patient models with differing maximum diameters and literature based inlet and outlet boundary conditions was carried out by extracting biomechanical parameters such as principal stresses and wall shear stresses from the simulation. The patient model with the larger maximum transverse diameter developed lower principal and wall shear stresses than the one with a smaller value of the diameter. …”
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Debonding of bonded composite joints with TEP modified epoxy adhesives by Caglar, Hasan, Sridhar, Idapalapati, Sharma, Mohit, Chian, Kerm Sin

“…This work highlights the impact of thermally expanded particles (TEPs) on bulk adhesive properties and the lap shear strength of adhesively bonded GFRP joints. …”
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Performance of asphalt mixtures modified with nano-eggshell powder by Zghair Chfat, Alattafi Hadi, Haryati, Yaacob, Nurul Hidayah, Mohd Kamaruddin, Al-Saffar, Zaid Hazim, Putra Jaya, Ramadhansyah

“…To achieve this, asphalt mixtures containing 0% (control), 5%, and 9% NESP were developed, and their mechanical properties were investigated through various tests such as moisture damage, Marshall immersion stability, resilient modulus, dynamic creep, double-punch shear, water immersion, and wheel tracking. The results showed that NESP reduced the moisture susceptibility of the mixtures by increasing their tensile strength ratio. …”
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