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Stability Analysis and Reliability Evaluation in Cataclastic Loose Rock Mass Blocks

Advances in Civil Engineering, 2021
Cataclastic rock masses with multiple failure modes and mechanisms are critical geological problems in the construction of rock slopes. Cataclastic rock masses are widely distributed in slopes of a hydropower project located on Lancang River, which is ...
Liguo Zhang, Dong Wang, Guanghe Li, Jiaxing Dong, Jianpeng Zhang   +4 more
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Transfer Printing and Reconfiguration of Soft Electronics Using Digital Microfluidics and Laser Machining

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This paper presents a digital microfluidics‐based technique for transferring and reconfiguring soft nanomembranes. Laser‐machined nanothin membranes are picked up, transported, and aligned via tailored surface tension and the actuation of water droplets, enabling the development of flexible electronics, the integration of functional materials on 3D ...
Quang Anh Nguyen, Chi Cong Nguyen, Tran Bach Dang, Phuoc Thien Phan, Jordan Thorpe, Michael Listyawan, Nhat Minh Doan, Sinuo Zhao, Hongru Chen, Trung Thien Hoang, Mingsheng Xu, Jisheng Han, Thanh Nho Do, Adam Hill, Timothée Mouterde, Hoang‐Phuong Phan   +15 more
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Microseismic monitoring of the controls on coastal rock cliff erosion [PDF]

, 2012
The aim of this thesis has been to improve understanding of the controls on coastal rock cliff erosion, utilising microseismic ground motion. Coastal cliff erosion has remained poorly understood, in part confounded by the challenges associated with ...
NORMAN, EMMA,CATHERINE, Norman, Emma Catherine   +1 more
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Orbital Geometry‐Governed Response of Pressure‐Tunable Quantum Defects in hBN

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Defects in hBN act as ultrasensitive quantum manometers when the energy of the intradefect optical transitions is modified by lattice compression. The orbital geometry of the electron wave functions governs how electron hopping and Coulomb interactions react uniquely to the reduction of the van der Waals gap and in‐plane compression, leading to robust ...
Magdalena Grzeszczyk, Danis I. Badrtdinov, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Cyrus E. Dreyer, Malte Rösner, Maciej Koperski   +6 more
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Deterioration of excavated rockslopes : mechanisms, morphology and assessment [PDF]

, 2000
Results are reported of laboratory simulated weathering processes on a range of sedimentary rocks and the investigation of the deterioration of rock masses as observed on engineered and quarried rockslopes.
Nicholson, Dawn Theresa
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Tuning Separator Chemistry: Improving Zn Anode Compatibility via Functionalized Chitin Nanofibers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Nanochitin derived from waste shrimp shells is used to fabricate separators for aqueous zinc batteries. By tuning the density of amine and carboxylic surface groups, water mobility at the separator interface is controlled, promoting uniform zinc deposition, suppressing dendrite growth, and enabling exceptional cycling stability exceeding 2000 h ...
Ibrahim Al Kathemi, Vishnu Arumughan, Mohamed Zbiri, Marcel Kröger, Ira Smal, Eero Kontturi, Roza Bouchal   +6 more
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Rock glaciers in Daxue Shan, south-eastern Tibetan Plateau: an inventory, their distribution, and their environmental controls [PDF]

The Cryosphere, 2018
Rock glaciers are typical periglacial landforms. They can indicate the existence of permafrost, and can also shed light on the regional geomorphological and climatic conditions under which they may have developed.
Z. Ran, G. Liu
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Graded‐Interface Dual‐Environment Hydrogel‐Polymer Electrolyte for Stabilized Anode and Sustained Cathode Kinetics in Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A graded‐interface hydrogel‐polymer electrolyte decouples water activity to simultaneously stabilize the Zn anode and sustain cathode kinetics. The flexible design supports dendrite‐free cycling over 1600 h, high capacity in both MnO2 and V2O5 full cells, and stable pouch‐cell performance under bending, resolving the fundamental water conflict in ...
Shuyun Wang, Shengmei Chen, Xinyu Wang, Haipeng Wang, Jinsong Zhou, Ka Kiu Keith Cheung, Yiran Ying, Longtao Ma, Juan Antonio Zapien   +8 more
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Passive anchors within retaining walls to stabilize volcanic rock slopes in road widening [PDF]

, 2017
An economical and environmentally-friendly solution to stabilize jointed vertical rock slopes in works of improvement and cross section widening of a local road section in Gran Canaria Island (Spain) is presented in this paper.
Franesqui García, Miguel Ángel
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Review of Thermally Activated Twisted Coiled Polymer Actuators: A Materials Science Perspective

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Thermally activated twisted and coiled polymer actuators (TCPAs) combine lightweight design, large deformation, and scalable fabrication for soft robotic and wearable applications. This review connects polymer structure, processing history, helix geometry, and thermomechanical characterization to actuator performance, highlighting current challenges in
Nadja Schenk, Lukas Benecke, Chokri Cherif, Johannes Mersch   +3 more
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