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Negative Stiffness Induced and Controlled by Constriction

physica status solidi (b), EarlyView.
Structures with negative stiffness can be stabilized by constriction of external displacement. Furthermore, constriction can make a conventional positive stiffness material exhibit negative stiffness, either bidirectional or unidirectional (shown in the figure).
Elena Pasternak, Arcady V. Dyskin
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Direct evidence for electrostriction‐enhanced piezoelectricity in poly(vinylidene fluoride‐co‐trifluoroethylene) random copolymers

Responsive Materials, EarlyView.
Direct experimental evidence for electrostriction‐enhanced piezoelectricity is obtained for a quenched‐stretched‐annealed‐poled P(VDF‐TrFE) 52/48 mol.% random copolymer using time‐resolved small‐angle X‐ray scattering and wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction. Upon stretching up to 6% strain, the crystallinity (xc) increases 10% at the expense of the contents ...
Zhiwen Zhu, Guanchun Rui, Siyu Wu, Honghu Zhang, Ruipeng Li, Lei Zhu   +5 more
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Fiber Bragg Grating Force Sensors for Minimally Invasive Surgery: State of the Art, Challenges, and Opportunities

SmartBot, EarlyView.
This article reviews the application of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) technology for precise force sensing in minimally invasive surgery. It outlines the fundamental working principles and algorithms used to interpret sensor data. The text surveys clinical applications across various medical fields, such as ophthalmology and vascular intervention (Table of
Shiyuan Dong, Tianqi Huang, Lingyu Chen, Shucong Yin, Qing Chang, Dingpei Han, Yangxi Li, Boyu Zhang, Hongen Liao, Fang Chen   +9 more
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Performance analysis of strengthening reinforced concrete beams under pure torsion using galvanized steel sheets: Experimental and numerical investigation

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract Reinforced concrete (RC) beams can be subjected to torsion, and failure due to torsion is brittle and poses a significant risk to occupants. Moreover, strengthening of existing RC beams in torsion may be required due to the upgrade of the structures or as part of structural rehabilitation.
Ahmed Hamoda, Mizan Ahmed, Ahmad G. Saad, Aref A. Abadel, Saad A. Yehia   +4 more
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3D SSY Estimate of EPFM Constraint Parameter under Biaxial Loading for Sensor Structure Design. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2019
Ding P, Wang X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Impact of half‐joint failures on RC girder bridges: A robustness quantification study

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract The robustness of bridge structures is critical to ensuring safety and service continuity, particularly in aging infrastructure exposed to degradation and unexpected loads. Reinforced concrete (RC) half‐joint bridges—widely built in Italy between the 1950s and 1970s—exhibit specific vulnerabilities due to inspection challenges, durability ...
Paolo Martinelli, Matteo Colombo
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Performance enhancement of reinforced concrete columns using stainless steel and galvanized steel plates: Experimental and numerical investigation

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract This study introduces an innovative approach to strengthening defected reinforced concrete (RC) columns using externally bonded stainless steel and galvanized steel plates. Unlike conventional strengthening methods, this technique replaces traditional transverse stirrups with steel sheets, providing enhanced confinement and ductility.
Ahmed Hamoda, Khaled Sennah, Ramy I. Shahin, Aref A. Abadel, Mizan Ahmed, Mohamed Ghalla   +5 more
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Flexural performance of concrete‐filled steel tubular beams with wood chip aggregate

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the flexural performance of concrete‐filled steel tubular (CFST) beams with partial replacement of aggregates by wood chips (0%–25%) through experimental and numerical analysis. This study is novel in that it experimentally and numerically investigates the flexural behavior of CFST beams with partial replacement of ...
Mizan Ahmed, Mohamed Emara, Vipulkumar Ishvarbhai Patel, Wensu Chen, Xihong Zhang, Faiz Shaikh, Ahmed Hamoda   +6 more
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Failure criterion of glass fabric reinforced plastic laminates [PDF]

Failure criteria are derived for several modes of failure (in unaxial tensile or compressive loading, or biaxial combined tensile-compressive loading) in the case of closely woven plain fabric, coarsely-woven plain fabric, or roving glass cloth ...
Haga, O., Hayashi, N., Kasuya, K.
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Numerically efficient mechanical modeling of reinforced concrete membrane elements with fixed, interlocked cracks

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract Compression field approaches such as the Cracked Membrane Model with fixed, interlocked cracks (CMM‐F) are efficient tools for the mechanical modeling of reinforced concrete elements, providing the mechanical model σ=fε$$ \boldsymbol{\upsigma} =f\left(\boldsymbol{\upvarepsilon} \right) $$ required for finite element analyses.
Andreas Näsbom, Karel Thoma, Walter Kaufmann   +2 more
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