Collusion and Durability [PDF]
Research Papers in Economics, 2008 We develop a model to show that cartels that produce goods with lower durability are easier to sustain implicitly. This observation gen- erates the following results: 1) implicit cartels have an incentive to pro- duce goods with an inefficiently low ...
Sasaki, Dan, Strausz, Roland
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A method for determining unsaturated strength parameters in stability analysis of loess slope [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 In recent years, with the rapid development of social economy and progress of human activities in loess area, the Loess Plateau become one of the areas with the most serious soil erosion and the most frequent occurrence of geological disasters in the ...
Xi Yu +4 more
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Quantitative evaluation of cement paste carbonation using Raman spectroscopy
npj Materials Degradation, 2021 Carbonation induced corrosion is one of the major durability issues for reinforced concrete structures. To address this issue, it is essential to understand the underlying mechanism of carbonation by detecting the ingress of the CO2 and carbonation depth
Tangwei Mi +8 more
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Monopoly Distortions in Durability and Multi-Dimensional Quality [PDF]
, 2009 I show that Swan’s (1970) independence result requires a multiplicative interaction between durability and all other quality attributes. Because there is no compelling argument for a multiplicativity in quality, monopolists tend to distort durability ...
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Temperature Field of Concrete Cured in Winter Conditions Using Thermal Control Measures
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022 In order to obtain the construction technology of concrete construction at extreme low temperature and ensure the construction quality of concrete in winter, this study investigated the temperature field and compressive performance of concrete specimens ...
Tuo Shi +4 more
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Digital Twin-Based Investigation of a Building Collapse Accident
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2022 The collapse of engineering structures can cause significant casualties and have negative social effects. Collapse accident investigation can elucidate the potential causes and mechanisms of the collapse accident, thus remediating future structural ...
Zhe Zheng +5 more
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A reverse chemical ecology approach to explore wood natural durability [PDF]
, 2020 The natural durability of wood species, defined as their inherent resistance to wood‐destroying agents, is a complex phenomenon depending on many biotic and abiotic factors.
Beauchène J. +11 more
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Fault Injection in Actuator Models for Testing of Automated Driving Functions
Vehicles, 2023 In this work, a simulation framework for virtual testing of autonomous driving functions under the influence of a fault occurring in a component is presented.
Hendrik Holzmann +5 more
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Bond Stress between Steel-Reinforced Bars and Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2020 Geopolymer concrete has been regarded as one of the most important green construction materials, which has been restrained in engineering applications partially due to a lack of bond studies.
Yifei Cui, Peng Zhang, Jiuwen Bao
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Numerical Approach to Optimize the Dynamic Behaviour of Structures Considering Structural Durability
Vibration, 2023 In the design of lightweight structures, both the dynamics and durability must be taken into account. In this paper, a methodology for the combined optimization of structural dynamics, lightweight design, and lifetime with discrete vibration engineering ...
William Kaal +3 more
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