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Full-Scale Test on Hysteretic Behavior of T-Shaped Steel Beam–Column Joints with Locally Corrugated Web (RBS) Considering Folding Effect

Buildings
Steel frame structures have been increasingly widely used in high-rise and multi-story building design. However, traditional rigid welded beam–column joints exhibit poor ductility and high residual stress, which are key reasons for their susceptibility ...
Weizhen Wang, Aifu Sun, Wei Ao, Shuzhen Zhan, Yanan Sun   +4 more
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Soft Skins With Reversible Thickness Morphing: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Evolution of electronic skin (e‐skin) technologies toward adaptive, multifunctional soft skins. Phase I highlights early rigid and discrete sensory interfaces. Phase II shows the transition toward flexible, stretchable, and large‐area e‐skin. Phase III captures the emergence of computational e‐skin.
Oliver Ozioko, Chiamaka Akah, Ravinder Dahiya   +2 more
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Polymeric Sorbents as Energy‐Efficient Alternative to Cryogenic Distillation for Light Hydrocarbon Purification

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The transition from cryogenic distillation to polymeric sorbents for light hydrocarbon purification is crucial for energy and environmental sustainability. The polymeric sorbents are engineered to separate gas mixtures based on their specific properties.
Kelechi Festus, Ankit Mondal, Suman Mandal, Jazmine Aiya D. Marquez, Arnab Ghosh, Aishi Sikdar, Urme Podder, Ahana Sarkar, Qingsheng Wang, Hong‐Cai Zhou   +9 more
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Global numerical analysis of elasto-plastic frames 1

Computer Assisted Methods in Engineering and Science, 2023
We discuss a global, iteration-free numerical scheme (based on the Piecewise Linear algorithm), with special respect to the computation of elasto-plastic frames.
Zsolt Gáspár, Péter Nédli
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Beam-to-Column Connections with Demountable Energy Dissipative Plates

Frontiers in Built Environment, 2018
The behavior of steel structures subjected to seismic actions depends directly on the connections behavior. There are two current tendencies for ensuring the structural ductility: allowing the formation of plastic hinges in the beams by using reduced ...
Vasile-Mircea Venghiac, Mihail Staşcov, Mihai Budescu   +2 more
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From the Discovery of the Giant Magnetocaloric Effect to the Development of High‐Power‐Density Systems

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The article overviews past and current efforts on caloric materials and systems, highlighting the contributions of Ames National Laboratory to the field. Solid‐state caloric heat pumping is an innovative method that can be implemented in a wide range of cooling and heating applications.
Agata Czernuszewicz, Yaroslav Mudryk, Jun Cui, Lucas Griffith, Duane D. Johnson, Julie Slaughter   +5 more
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Evolution of OLED Lamination Technology With Development of Display Form Factors

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review evaluates the evolution of organic light‐emitting diode (OLED) lamination technologies alongside advancing display form factors. It contrasts optically clear adhesives and resins, highlighting uniformity control for rigid screens, bubble‐free optimization for bended architectures, and visible‐light curing for foldable layers.
Kwan‐Young Han, Ji‐Hoon Park
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Microfabrication of Soft Millirobots Propelled by Low Voltage Electrohydraulic Actuators

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Manual layer‐by‐layer assembly is replaced by wafer‐level MEMS batch fabrication for compliant polymer‐based electrohydraulic actuators. The microfabricated devices integrate sacrificially defined microcavities, Parylene‐C‐sealed inlets, and multilayer polymer–metal films.
Shai Shmulevich, Florian Hartmann, Herbert Shea   +2 more
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
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Investigating the pattern of plastic hinge formation in steel moment frames under near-field and far-field earthquakes

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Structural health monitoring is an important issue that should be considered for the structures. In this regard, the main goal of the current research is to investigate the formation pattern of plastic hinges in steel moment frames due to near-field and ...
Mohammad Saleh Estakhri, Ali Nikkhoo
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