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Metaphor in the ESP engineering context [PDF]
Ibérica, 2013 The explicit use of metaphor in the EFL classroom has been documented to enhance the communicative skills of learners (Cameron & Low, 1999; Cortazzi & Jin, 1999; Low, 1999; Littlemore & Low, 2006).
Ana Roldán-Riejos +1 more
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Conception et comportement dynamiques des structures de génie civil : application aux ouvrages paravalanches Behaviour and design of civil engineering structures exposed to dynamic loads: the case of snow avalanches defence works [PDF]
Sciences, Eaux & Territoires, 2010 Optimiser la conception des ouvrages de protection contre les avalanches est une priorité pour la sécurité en montagne. Les auteurs nous démontrent ici comment la discipline du génie civil contribue à améliorer les connaissances sur le comportement des ...
Jean-Marc Tacnet, Emmanuel Thibert, Philippe Berthet-Rambaud, Ali Limam, Mohamed Naaim, Pascal Perrotin et Didier Richard
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Advances in Civil Engineering, 2023 High-rise building machines (HBMs) are commonly used for the construction of super-high skyscrapers. Monitoring and early warning are critical to ensure the safety of giant HBMs during dynamic climbing.
Xi Pan +3 more
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Applied Sciences, 2023 This study explores risk factors influencing the at-fault party in traffic accidents and analyzes their impact on traffic accident severity. Based on the traffic accident data of Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China, from 2018 to 2020, 19 attribute ...
Jianyu Wang +5 more
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Designing of Self‐Dispersing Soft Dendritic Microcleaners for Microplastics Capture and Recovery
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.The capture and recovery of microplastics from open aquatic systems is a complex problem, which necessitates nontrivial solutions. The principles of a comprehensive multistage process based on sustainably sourced microcleaners with hierarchical morphology are demonstrated.
Haeleen Hong +3 more
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Entry to employment: choices made by qualified women civil engineers leaving higher education [PDF]
, 1993 The subject of this thesis is the career choice of final year women civil engineering students. Though a considerable body of general literature exists on women in the labour market, including women in engineering and women in construction, there is a ...
Wilkinson, Suzanne
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Fatigue‐Resistant Mechanoresponsive Color‐Changing Hydrogels for Vision‐Based Tactile Robots
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Mechanoresponsive color‐changing materials that can reversibly and resiliently change color in response to stress are highly desirable for diverse technologies in optics, sensors, and robots; however, such materials are rarely achieved. This work reports a fatigue‐resistant mechanoresponsive color‐changing hydrogel that exhibits reversible, resilient ...
Jiabin Liu +4 more
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Waste glass as additive to clayey material in subgrade and embankment of road pavement [PDF]
Facta Universitatis. Series: Architecture and Civil Engineering, 2012 In this paper the possibility of using waste glass in road construction is discussed. Samples of clay material with the addition of waste glass were subjected to a series of laboratory geotechnical tests performed at the Laboratory of Geotechnics at ...
Davidović Nebojša +2 more
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Colored Radiative Cooling: from Photonic Approaches to Fluorescent Colors and Beyond
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Colored radiative cooling (CRC) has become a prevailing technology for achieving colorful appearance and simultaneously enhancing the effective solar reflectance of cooling coatings. This review presents recent advancements in CRC and its profound impact on energy savings in real‐world applications.
Tao Wang +5 more
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Interview with Donald E. Hudson [PDF]
, 1999 Interview in 1997 with Donald Ellis Hudson, professor of mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, emeritus, and a pioneer in the field of earthquake engineering. Hudson received his BS (1938), master's (1939), and PhD (1942, mechanical engineering)
Hudson, Donald
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