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THE INFLUENCE OF THE GEOMETRIC SHAPE ABOVE THE VULNERABILITY OF BUILDINGS - KULA TYPE FROM OLTENIA AND MUNTENIA REGIONS

Journal of Industrial Design and Engineering Graphics, 2019
The main goal of this paper is to highlight the vulnerability during the life time of kula buildings from Oltenia and Muntenia Regions from Romania. This research highlights the characteristic features of massive kula type buildings by masonry built ...
Anca Mihaela Barbu, Madalina - Xenia Calbureanu, Diana Mara Calbureanu, Gelica Stanescu, Ramona Maria Pinntoi   +4 more
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The strategic railway bridge crossings in Czechia – evaluation of the assessments results

ce/papers, Volume 9, Issue 2-3, Page 1423-1428, September 2026.
Abstract Over the last few years, a detailed survey of many important bridge structures, has been carried out on the railway network in the Czech Republic. In addition to the detailed diagnostic survey, load capacity calculations have been carried out by several major consultants.
Pavel Ryjáček, Josef Hovorka
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The 2025 Kamchatka Earthquake and Tsunami: Cascading Impacts and Risks to Japan

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, Volume 55, Issue 11, Page 2837-2854, September 2026.
ABSTRACT On July 29th, 2025, a large earthquake (Mw 8.8) occurred near the Kamchatka Peninsula. This event caused a tsunami that reached Japan's Pacific coast, even though the source was far away. In this study, we analyze the characteristics of earthquakes and tsunamis and discuss how they relate to the recurrence possibility and risk in Japan.
Ampan Laosunthara, An‐Chi Cheng, Yo Fukushima, Yoshinori Shigihara, Natt Leelawat, Anawat Suppasri, Fumihiko Imamura   +6 more
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Repeatability and Parasitic Out‐of‐Plane Motion in Controlled Rocking Structures With Cylindrical Columns: Results From Triaxial Shake Table Tests

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, Volume 55, Issue 11, Page 2930-2947, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Self‐centering rocking structures outperform conventional ones since they show zero post‐earthquake damage and excellent recentering; however, their applications remain limited due to concerns that rocking is extremely sensitive and nonrepeatable. This paper investigates the repeatability and parasitic out‐of‐plane motion of controlled rocking
Antonios A. Katsamakas
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First-order approximation towards empirical seismic vulnerability assessment of low-cost unreinforced masonry buildings in South Africa

Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk
The 5 August 2014 Orkney earthquake in South Africa caused significant damage to low-cost unreinforced masonry buildings. After the earthquake, post-earthquake surveys were conducted to assess damage and deduce the intensity experienced by these ...
Thando Nqasha, Zeenat Khoyratty, Mulemwa Akombelwa, Mayshree Singh, Andrzej Kijko   +4 more
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Mechanisms of Roadway Instability and Coupled Control Technology for Working Face Passing Through Fault Zones

Energy Science &Engineering, Volume 14, Issue 9, Page 4470-4485, September 2026.
This study mainly explores the instability characteristics of roadways near faults in the working face. Taking the 51104 transportation roadway of the 51104 working face in Shengxin Coal Mine as the main research object, through theoretical analysis, borehole inspection, numerical simulation and on‐site mine pressure observation, the instability ...
Shuaifeng Yin, Yitao Yan, En Wang, Xubo Zhao, Kanglei Han   +4 more
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The Usage History of the Aqueduct of Nîmes Reconstructed From Carbonate Archives: Operation, Modifications and Late Antique Breakdown and Change

Geoarchaeology, Volume 41, Issue 5, September/October 2026.
ABSTRACT Anthropogenic carbonate deposits in Roman aqueducts can provide detailed environmental and archaeological information. The Roman aqueduct of Nîmes (France), famed for the Pont du Gard bridge, was built around AD 50 to convey water over 50 km to the city of Nemausus for drinking and bathing.
Gül Sürmelihindi, Cees Passchier, Andrew Wilson, Christopher Day, Christoph Spötl, Samuel Hollowood, Regina Mertz‐Kraus, Michael Weber   +7 more
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Upcycling High Impact Polystyrene Post‐Consumer E‐Waste Into Composites by Thiocracking

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, Volume 227, Issue 18, 29 September 2026.
A high sulfur composite (HSM) series was prepared from HIPS waste feedstock through its reaction with elemental sulfur, yielding remeltable solids with a modified thermal and mechanical properties. The resulting materials show evidence of organic comonomer incorporation, demonstrating a route for valorization of plastic waste into sulfur‐based material
Carson B. Shivers, Rhett C. Smith
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Wind Turbine Blade Crack Detection and Assessment in Images Using Machine Learning

Wind Energy, Volume 29, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT As the wind energy industry matures, inspection of wind turbine blades (WTBs) is shifting from a manual process involving rope access and grading of damage, towards unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) photography and artificial intelligence‐aided processing of data.
Callum Rothon, Nina Dethlefs, Robert C. Houseago   +2 more
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Ephemeral Earthmoving Labour Versus the Great Acceleration: (Re)producing the Flux Urban Political Ecologies of Bolivian Amazonia

Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 5, September 2026.
ABSTRACT The article investigates how Indigenous labour interacts with powerful sediment movements and flooding cycles in 23 riverine communities in Bolivian Amazonia. These interactions, we argue, transcend the binary between human labour and biophysical processes in shaping flux urban political ecologies, landscapes and human settlements that ...
Fernando Schrupp Rivero, Maria Kaika
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