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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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Boosting the Durability of Triboelectric Nanogenerators: A Critical Review and Prospect
Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have attracted great interests in the development of sustainable energies and intelligent society. However, a big challenge for TENGs in practical applications is the unavoidable external mechanical abrasion and/or ...
Jun Zhao, Yijun Shi
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A Review on Durability of Foam Concrete
Buildings, 2023 Foam concrete is a promising material in building and construction applications, providing such outstanding properties as high specific strength, excellent thermal insulation, and effective acoustic absorption in human-inhabited buildings.
Guanzheng Zhou, R. Su
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Durability Performance of Geopolymer Concrete: A Review
Polymers, 2022 Geopolymer concrete is produced from the geopolymerization process, in which molecules known as oligomers integrate to form geopolymer networks with covalent bonding.
Leong Sing Wong
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Glass Fibers Reinforced Concrete: Overview on Mechanical, Durability and Microstructure Analysis
Materials, 2022 Prior studies in the literature show promising results regarding the improvements in strength and durability of concrete upon incorporation of glass fibers into concrete formulations.
J. Ahmad +5 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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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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Durability of anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers
Energy & Environmental Science, 2021 Understanding the durability-limiting factors of anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers operating under pure water-, KOH- and K2CO3-fed conditions.
Dongguo Li +7 more
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