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Biohybrid Tendons Enhance the Power‐to‐Weight Ratio and Modularity of Muscle‐Powered Robots

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 15, 13 March 2026.
Biohybrid robots powered by skeletal muscle actuators are capable of dynamically adapting to environmental cues. This study takes inspiration from native muscle–tendon architecture by leveraging tough hydrogels as synthetic tendons for muscle actuators to enhance the power‐to‐weight ratio and modularity of biohybrid machines.
Nicolas Castro, Ronald Heisser, Maheera Bawa, Bastien Aymon, Sarah Wu, Annika Marschner, Sonika Kohli, Angel Bu, Laura Rosado, Martin Culpepper, Xuanhe Zhao, Ritu Raman   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Establishment of High Channel‐Count Packaging in Active Implantable Medical Devices for Neuroprosthesis

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, Volume 114, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Neuroprostheses have contributed extensively to humankind's capacity to treat disease and injury. Hearing loss is routinely overcome; pain is controlled; and myriad neurological, sensory, motor, and psychological disorders are managed through interventions involving neuromodulation.
Gregg Suaning, Juan S. Ordonez, Thomas Guenther, Samuel Eggenberger, Orsolya Kékesi, Anne Vanhoestenberghe, Nigel H. Lovell, Thomas Stieglitz   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of various dowel bars techniques in joints of plain concrete connected rigid pavements: Experimental and numerical investigations

Results in Engineering
This study investigates the effectiveness of different dowel bar techniques in enhancing the performance of joints connecting concrete slabs in jointed plain concrete pavement. Eighteen specimens were divided into three groups to explore the influence of
Usama Heneash, Mohamed Ghalla, Taher A. Tawfik, Galal Elsamak, Mohamed Emara, Ali Basha   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Large-diameter single dowel joint: finite element modelling of a reinforced joint [PDF]

International Wood Products Journal, 2017
Finding new efficient connectors or improving existing ones are important issues in timber construction. This research investigates an innovative large-diameter dowel-type connection by using a finite elements model calibrated with experimental results. This connection is made of a large-diameter single dowel reinforced by means of a steel plate with a
C. Avez, C. Lefèvre, R. Crocetti, T. Descamps   +3 more
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High‐Resolution Regional Seismic Loss Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Bridges Using Component‐Level Fragility Models and Repair Cost Estimations

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, Volume 55, Issue 2, Page 301-318, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This study develops a high‐resolution regional seismic loss assessment framework for reinforced concrete (RC) bridges, focusing on direct losses due to bridge repair and replacement. Indirect losses tied to traffic downtime, business disruption, delayed recovery, etc., can also be attributed to bridge damage but are considered outside the ...
Shanshan Chen, Yazhou Xie, Chenhao Wu, Henry V. Burton, Jamie E. Padgett   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bending Moment Capacity of L-Shaped Mitered Frame Joints Constructed of MDF and Particleboard

BioResources, 2015
The impact of fastener type (glued and unglued butterfly dovetail keys, glued and unglued H-shaped dovetail keys, one-pin dowel, two-pin dowels, and plywood spline) and wood composite material type on the bending moment capacity of L-shaped mitered frame
Mohammad Derikvand, Carl Albert Eckelman
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of the dowel length, dowel diameter, and adhesive consumption on bending moment capacity of heat-treated wood dowel joints

BioResources, 2019
This study applied response surface methodology for modeling and optimizing heat-treated wood dowel joints, the most used joint in furniture construction. The factors examined were dowel length, dowel diameter, and adhesive consumption. The bending moment capacity of the joints loaded in compression or tension were the responses.
Sergiu Georgescu, Anca Maria Varodi, Sergiu Răcășan, Bogdan Bedelean   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Experimental Evaluation of Prototype Seismic Retrofits for Precast Concrete Hollow‐Core Floors

Earthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 1, February 2026.
Existing hollow‐core floors are vulnerable to nonductile failure and potential collapse under earthquake loading. This study presents the development and experimental evaluation of novel comprehensive seismic retrofits for hollow‐core floors. These retrofits include a strongback‐type retrofit that provides an alternative gravity load path through steel
Frank Büker, Lucas S. Hogan, Kenneth J. Elwood, Des K. Bull, Nicholas J. Brooke   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of Various Wood Species and Cross-Sections on Strength of a Dowel Welding Joint

Drvna Industrija, 2014
Rotation welding is a new method used in wood welding. Heat that develops due to the friction on contact surfaces softens and melts the wood structure (melt is produced).
Ivica Župčić, Zoran Vlaović, Danijela Domljan, Ivica Grbac   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strip loading in reinforced concrete: Mechanical modeling and experimental validation

Structural Concrete, Volume 27, Issue 1, Page 163-192, February 2026.
Abstract Strip loading of reinforced concrete is a common problem in engineering practice. The concrete compressive strength at the load introduction can be several times higher than the uniaxial concrete compressive strength, which can be attributed to geometrical and passive confining stresses caused by load dispersion and reinforcement, respectively.
Fabian Morger, Albin Kenel, Walter Kaufmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source