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Regularity analysis of resilient modulus for hot-mix asphalt with large temperature fluctuations

open access: yesResearch in Cold and Arid Regions
To evaluate the regularity of resilient modulus for hot-mix asphalt (HMA) under large temperature fluctuations, back propagation (BP) neural network technology was used to analyze the continuous change of HMA resilient modulus.
TengJiang Yu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wearable Smart Patches on Sustainable Chitosan With Reversible Microbial Growth‐Inhibitory Properties

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chitosan, a polysaccharide upcycled from biowaste, has long promised sustainable, biocompatible, and antimicrobial films and devices, an appeal reinforced by its recent regulatory recognition, with several chitosan‐based antibacterial dressings gaining clearance through the Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) pathway.
Jacopo Nicoletti   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges in Creating a Disaster Resilient Built Environment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
With the increase in occurrences of high impact disasters, the concept of risk reduction and resilience is widely recognised. Recent disasters have highlighted the exposure of urban cities to natural disasters and emphasised the need of making cities ...
Chamindi Malalgoda   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of factors affecting resilient modulus for hot mix asphalt [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Resilient modulus is an important property for asphalt concrete design and for mechanistic analysis of pavement response under traffic loading. This study investigates the different factors affecting the resilient modulus of hot mix asphalt.
Ji, Su Jian
core   +1 more source

Resilient modulus estimation system

open access: yes, 2005
This dissertation describes a software tool developed for estimating resilient modulus of subgrade material, predicting field moisture content for different combinations of environmental and pavement related factors, and modifying resilient modulus ...
Han, Yuh-Puu
core   +1 more source

Study on Cracking Resistance of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Microbond Asphalt Macadam

open access: yesAdvances in Civil Engineering, 2021
The aim of the present study was to explore the effect of basalt fibers on the cracking resistance of microbond asphalt macadam and reduce the occurrence of cracks in asphalt pavements with semirigid base. To this end, compressive resilient modulus tests,
Xin Yan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structure‐Guided Dynamical Mechanics in Bioinspired Double Twisted Laminated Thin Films

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work explores a dynamic mechanistic study of crack propagation and puncture testing via real‐time monitoring of crack initiation, propagation, and termination through nature‐inspired single and double twisted architectures fabricated from cellulose nanocrystals.
Justin Brackenridge   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biodegradable and Biocompatible Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biodegradable and biocompatible functional polymers integrate electrical, mechanical, and stimuli‐responsive functionalities while enabling programmed degradation under physiological conditions. This review introduces recent advances in conductive, shape‐memory, self‐healing, photocurable, and adhesive polymer systems, emphasizing material design ...
Won Bae Han   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Part 2: Evaluation of Subgrade Resilient Modulus: Resilient Modulus Estimation System for Fine-Grained Soils

open access: yes, 2006
A software tool was developed to estimate the resilient modulus of fine-grained subgrade soils. The subgrade resilient modulus is a key factor for use in mechanistic-empirical pavement design methods.
Han, Yuh-Puu   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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