On-sample water content measurement for a complete local monitoring in triaxial testing of unsaturated soils [PDF]
, 2012 To provide a complete local monitoring of the state of an unsaturated soil sample during triaxial testing, a local water content measurement device was adapted to a triaxial device comprising the measurement of local displacements (Hall effect ...
Cui, Yu-Jun +3 more
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Effect of Drying Temperature and Relative Humidity on Contraction Stress in Wood
BioResources, 2016 As wood shrinks during the drying process, various stresses may develop and cause surface and internal checking. The aim of this study was to systematically investigate the effect of the drying temperature, relative humidity, and specimen thickness on ...
Jianxia Liu, Ximing Wang
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Drying Stress Relaxation of Wood Subjected to Microwave Radiation
BioResources, 2015 An effective and rapid drying stress relieving technique was developed using microwave conditioning. The process was analyzed by measuring the stress factor and moisture content gradient through the thickness of the board. The experiments showed that the
Qin He, Ximing Wang
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Techno-economic analysis of a biomass-powered inclined bed dryer for maize drying
International Journal of Agricultural Research, Innovation and Technology, 2023 The study assessed the technical performance and economic viability of a 200 kg capacity biomass-powered inclined bed dryer for drying maize. The dryer recorded an average air temperature of 73.54˚C in the plenum, which reduced the moisture content from ...
Paxwell D Adjei +3 more
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Ecology of Water Relations in Plants [PDF]
, 2007 Water is an important resource for plant growth. Availability of water in the soil determines the niche, distribution and competitive interaction of plants in the ...
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Field investigation of deformation characteristics and stress mobilisation of a soil slope [PDF]
, 2015 Stress mobilisation and deformation of a slope are important for engineers to carry out reliable design of retaining systems. However, most case histories reported mainly on the response of pore-water pressure (PWP), whereas knowledge about the stress ...
AK Leung +22 more
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Influence of vacuum on diffusion of moisture inside seeds of cereals
Қарағанды университетінің хабаршысы. Физика сериясы, 2022 The article solves the problem of thermal injury of seeds of grain crops during drying, which are capillaryporous bodies. It is hypothesized that the use of a vacuum in the drying chamber reduces the risk of thermal stress.
В.А. Швидя +4 more
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Annular cracks in thin films of nanoparticle suspensions drying on a fiber
, 2013 We report an experimental study of the crack pattern formed during the drying of a colloidal suspension. A horizontal fiber, which provides a one dimensional, boundary-free substrate, is coated by a film of micronic thickness.
Boulogne, François +2 more
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Diversity in Robustness of Lactococcus lactis Strains during Heat Stress, Oxidative Stress, and Spray Drying Stress [PDF]
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2014 ABSTRACT In this study we tested 39 Lactococcus lactis strains isolated from diverse habitats for their robustness under heat and oxidative stress, demonstrating high diversity in survival (up to 4 log units). Strains with an L. lactis subsp. lactis phenotype
Dijkstra, A.R. +9 more
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Delayed compression and breakage of crushed mudstones due to the drying/wetting and temperature cycles [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesSoft sedimentary rocks, especially mudstones, disintegrated or crumbled when subjected to cyclic drying and wetting, known as slaking, which was the cause of severe slope failures and ground settlement.
Nihaaj Mohamed +3 more
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