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Multi‐level fatigue reliability assessment of reinforced concrete railway bridges

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents a multi‐level reliability framework for assessing the fatigue life of reinforced concrete (RC) railway trough bridges subjected to cyclic loading. The framework incorporates increasing levels of analytical complexity and real‐world data in four steps. First, an analytical model applies S–N curves and the Palmgren–Miner rule
Silvia Sarmiento, Jaime Gonzalez‐Libreros, Chao Wang, Lennart Elfgren, Ola Enoksson, Tommy Höjsten, Lars‐Olof Andersson, Gabriel Sas   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on a Drone‐Based Vacant Parking Detection System

IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, EarlyView.
It can be difficult to know which spaces are available in parking lots and bicycle parking areas, so knowing the availability status is necessary for efficient parking. Therefore, in this study, we developed the drone that can display the availability status. Availability is determined by whether it can read a QR code attached to the ground. To conduct
Hiroki Mineshita, Syunsuke Wakamatsu, Hun‐ok Lim   +2 more
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Thermal Degradation and Thermal Decomposition of Plasticized PVC Including POSS Additives for PVC Compounds: Mechanisms, Impact, and Performance of Standards

Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, EarlyView.
Additives' structures. ABSTRACT Poly(vinyl chloride) has been a key polymeric material since its commercial production in 1931, demonstrating versatility across numerous industries due to its compatibility with various additives. PVC's inherent properties, flame retardance, durability, and recyclability make it ideal for building and construction ...
Stefano Gardi, Gianluca Sarti, Luca Palin, Enrico Boccaleri, Alberto Frache   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ungulate substrate use in fauna passages

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Fauna passages are increasingly constructed at major roads and railways to mitigate the negative effects of infrastructure and traffic on wildlife. The function of such passages depends on design, including the construction materials, soil, and vegetation.
Milla Niemi, Jan Olof Helldin
wiley   +1 more source

ABAQUS-based research on the parameters of highway subgrade vibratory compaction and vibration wave propagation laws

Scientific Reports
Vibratory rollers are generally used in the process of highway subgrade compaction. In the paper, the vibratory roller—subgrade finite element model was established to simulate the field construction by using ABAQUS.
Changwei Yang, Xianqing Xu, Mao Yue, Jia Luo, Ke Su, Hongsheng Ma, Ziqiang Liu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of complex soundscapes on the occurrence of Anaxipha pallidula in isolated green spaces in Tokyo

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban green spaces experience a mix of natural and anthropogenic noises, which could disrupt the vocal communication of several species. This study investigated how such complex soundscapes affect the occurrence of Anaxipha pallidula, which communicates through calls, focusing on both sound level and quality.
Hiroki Mori, Takeshi Osawa
wiley   +1 more source

Pickin' up good vibrations: a systematic review of footfall detection and analysis in the realm of wildlife surveying

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Exploration of new wildlife surveying methodologies that leverage advances in sensor technology and machine learning has led to tentative research into the application of seismology techniques. This, most commonly, involves the deployment of a footfall trap – a seismic sensor and data logger customised for wildlife footfall.
Benjamin J. Blackledge, Luigi La Spada, Robert A. Briers, Niamh M. McHugh, Patrick J. C. White   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Case Report on Rehabilitation of the Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus ussuricus) in the Wild 亚洲黑熊 (Ursus thibetanus ussuricus) 野外放归野化案例报告

Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.
Asiatic black bears in Russia face conservation threats such as habitat destruction and fragmentation, which exacerbate food shortages caused by crop failures. This study explores an innovative approach to rehabilitating bears that abandon hibernation in mid‐winter due to extreme exhaustion by providing supplemental food near their den sites.
Sergey A. Kolchin, Platon A. Maistrenko, Aleksey Yu. Oleynikov   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

High-speed railway aerodynamic sleeper

, 2017
The present invention is related to a sleeper, the design of which has a double objective: the reduction of the aerodynamic load produced by the passage of the train on the ballast bed, as well as the prevention of the ballast particles from being deposited on the sleeper.
Rodriguez Plaza, Miguel, Mascaraque Sillero, Álvaro, Montes León, Luis Alberto, Izquierdo de Francisco, Alejandro, Rodríguez Fernández, Manuel, Álvarez Legazpi, Paula, Lázaro Gómez, Benigno, González Martínez, Ezequiel, Andres Alguacil, Alvaro, Alonso Gimeno, Diana, Blanco Villalba, Alonso del, Pereña Tapiador, Ángel, Rebolo Gómez, Rafael, Herraiz Alijas, Pedro José   +13 more
openaire   +1 more source

Lightweight Convolutional Neural Networks Model and Data Augmentation‐Based Background Regression for Rail Surface Defect Detection

Artificial Intelligence for Engineering, EarlyView.
An ultra‐lightweight semantic segmentation network RailNet with only 0.905 M parameters is proposed for rail surface defect detection. Combined with a CDBM image enhancement and GAN‐based data augmentation, RailNet achieves superior segmentation accuracy and real‐time speed on edge devices.
Ziqing Wu, Weilong Niu, Xiaoguang Sun, Ting Qu, Yihui Zhu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source