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

“…Beach erosion happens when there is a net loss of sand at beaches and at coastlines. …”
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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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Indium tin oxide random network interconnection in dye sensitized solar cells by Shimon.

“…The simulation predicts a remarkable efficiency enhancement when 70% ITO content added at porosity 40% in the DSSC to as high as 3 times the value when pure TiO2 is used. …”
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Assisted heat transfer enhancement in non-Newtonian dielectric fluids based on ion conduction phenomena by Chen, Di-Lin, Luo, Kang, Yang, Chun, Yi, Hong-Liang

“…The coupled multiphysics field model is built using the finite volume method, and two configurations (depending upon the orientation of the electric field and gravity) are investigated for different shear-thinning properties and polymer elasticities. …”
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Forecasting the occurrence of injection-induced heterogeneous slip on rock fractures by Fang, Zhou, Jia, Yunzhong, Wu, Wei

“…We can also observe how the fluid pressure front propagates until the ratio of shear stress and frictional resistance approaches unity or is constrained with the ratio far below unity. …”
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Role of micro- and nano-cobalt ferrite as an additive in enhancing the viscous behaviour of magnetorheological grease by Ahmad Tarmizi, Siti Maisarah, Nordin, Nur Azmah, Mazlan, Saiful Amri, A. Aziz, S. A., Ubaidillah, Ubaidillah, Johari, Mohd. Aidy Faizal, Ahmad Khairi, Muntaz Hana

“…Therefore, cobalt-ferrite (CoFe2O4) in micro- (M) and nanosized (N) as an additive incorporated in this study to reduce the initial off-state viscosity and simultaneously maintain the resultant shear and yield stress of MRG during on-state conditions. …”
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Urban site characterization using DAS dark fibers on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Chang, Hilary, Nakata, Nori

“…We invert the phase velocity dispersions to resolve the shear-wave velocity (VS) in the top 120 m of the subsurface. …”
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Behavior of reinforced concrete slab column connections with various corroded reinforcements under cyclic loading by Yap, Jie Hui

“…Many previous studies have been focusing on the ultimate shear strength of uncorroded concrete specimens but not corroded specimens. …”
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Integral modelling of brine discharge in coastal waters by Teo, Wei Qiang.

“…The integral model was applied to the negative jet by closing an equation for Reynolds shear stress by conducting experiments. Experimental results were then extracted and analysed on MATLAB to fit the Reynolds shear stress curve characterised by dual Gaussian. …”
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Near bed hydraulics and sediment transport in currents and waves by Lim, Siow Yong., Tan, Soon Keat., Yu, Guoliang.

“…The first is a theory on the flow distribution near channel beds and shear stress on the beds. The second topic is an experimental study on the velocity distribution and scour around submerged structures, while the third topic involves large scale physical modeling of seabed sediment motion in the southern waters of Singapore Waters.…”
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Effect of rainfall on the slope stability of residual soil in Singapore by Rahardjo, Harianto

“…The project consisted of field and laboratory investigations to establish the shear strength and permeability characteristics of selected residual soils, field instrumentation to study matric suction profiles in a typical residual soil slope, field reconnaissance of several rainfall-induced landslides, and a numerical back analysis of a failed slope.…”
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Development of a mobile application for dental diagnosis by Wong, Keith Zi Hao

“…Just like how we visit doctors when we are not feeling well in any part of our bodies, we need to visit the dentist regarding any issues with our oral health. …”
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Bunker procurement strategies of liner companies part I operational strategies to reduce bunker cost by Tay, Bing Fa.

“…As a result, careful selection of bunker grades is necessary when entering various regions where emissions are strictly controlled. …”
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Variation of stiffness of two magnetically coupled beams for broadband energy harvesting by Xiao, Jincheng

“…Consequently, many researchers are trying to power such sensors by harvesting energy from ambient energy sources. Vibration energy, when compared to other energy sources such as solar and wind power, is more abundant and readily available. …”
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Sport volunteers' motivation and their life aspirations by Cheng, Rui Ting

“…This study suggested educators and policy makers to consider the important findings on the present study when grooming the future leaders of this society.…”
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High expression of MnSOD promotes survival of circulating breast cancer cells and increases their resistance to doxorubicin by Fu, Afu, Ma, Shijun, Wei, Na, Tan, Blanche Xiao Xuan, Tan, Ern Yu, Luo, Kathy Qian

“…Our study demonstrated that fluid shear stresses triggered apoptosis of breast cancer cells in circulation by elevating the mitochondrial production of the primary free radical, superoxide anion. …”
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The effectiveness of bio-anchorage system in reinforcing tropical residual slope by Kuraisha, Kambali, Duraisamy, Youventharan, Rokiah, Othman, Mohd Arif, Sulaiman, Putra Jaya, Ramadhansyah, Siti Noor Linda, Taib

“…Root tensile strength, compressive strength, and shear strength were determined by conducting an unconfined compression test and a direct shear test. …”
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Load-carrying capacity of ultra-thin shells with and without CNTs reinforcement by Nguyen, Tan N., Dang, L. Minh, Lee, Jaehong, Nguyen, Pho Van

“…Different from the classical membrane theory, the present theory (first-order shear deformation theory) simultaneously takes into account the membrane, shear and bending strains/stiffnesses of structures. …”
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Computational modeling of low-density lipoprotein accumulation at the carotid artery bifurcation after stenting by Nasrul Hadi, Johari, Menichini, Claudia, Hamady, Mohamad S., Xu, Xiaoyun

“…Restenosis typically occurs in regions of low and oscillating wall shear stress, which also favor the accumulation of atherogenic macromolecules such as low-density lipoprotein (LDL). …”
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