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Comportamiento a flexión de compuestos cementicios de ultra alto desempeño reforzados con fibras de vidrio alcalino-resistentes [PDF]

, 2014
El concreto muestra muy buen comportamiento a compresión, pero ofrece escasa resistencia a la tracción, lo que resulta inadecuado para elementos que trabajen a flexión o tracción. Esta característica ha conducido a numerosas investigaciones y desarrollos
Hincapié Luna, Jairo, Zambrano Pérez, Christian Camilo   +1 more
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Packaging of Macroscopic Material Payloads: Needs, Challenges, Concepts, and Future Directions

Advanced Engineering Materials, Volume 28, Issue 9, 6 May 2026.
This review introduces a unified framework that decomposes any macroscopic packaging system into the payload, packaging material, and packaging strategy and combines them into a conceptual packaging equation: packaging strategy = payload + packaging material.
Venkata S. R. Jampani, Manos Anyfantakis
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental High‐Throughput Electrochemistry

ChemElectroChem, Volume 13, Issue 9, 5 May 2026.
This review highlights experimental high‐throughput electrochemistry as a powerful approach to accelerate electrochemical research. Key technologies such as automated platforms, microelectrode arrays, and machine learning‐based optimization are discussed, with a focus on applications in electrocatalysis, battery research, and electrosynthesis ...
Jens Noack
wiley   +1 more source

Strengthening of Ultra-high Performance Concrete Beams with CFRP Strips

Civil and Environmental Engineering
This study explores the structural enhancement of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) beams through the application of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips in various reinforcement configurations.
Ahmed Ali Khalid, Al-Allaf Mustafa Hameed   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Living Hydrogels: Harnessing Microorganism–Material Synergy for Next‐Generation Therapeutics

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 25, 4 May 2026.
 . ABSTRACT Microorganism‐based therapies, particularly those utilizing probiotics, have emerged as a powerful biomedical strategy owing to their inherent living functionalities. These living systems can dynamically interact with host environments and self‐regulate their activity, offering superior adaptability, prolonged functionality, and ...
Shuifang Mao, Bingyao Bai, Xingqian Ye, Yiliang Lin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

State-of-the-art review on high-temperature performance of plant-based fiber reinforced concrete

Discover Materials
Using plant-based fibers in concrete composites has significantly contributed to the eco-friendliness and sustainability of the construction sector. However, the vulnerability of natural-fiber reinforced concrete (NFRC) to elevated temperatures is a ...
Rayeh Nasr Al-Dala’ien, Osama Zaid, Mohammed Jalal Al-Ezzi, Suhaib Rasool Wani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of super absorbent polymers on early age behavior of ultra-high performance concrete walls [PDF]

, 2019
Early age cracking, a common problem for Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC), is caused by Autogenous Shrinkage (AS) and self-desiccation arising from the chemical shrinkage during the cement hydration reactions when the deformation is restrained ...
De Belie, Nele, De Meyst, Laurence, Hammer, T.A., Hilloulin, B., Kheir, Judy, Klausen, A., Loukili, A., Tenório Filho, José Roberto   +7 more
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Food Preferences and Nutritional Adequacy in Urban Informal Settlements: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Urban informal settlements often face challenges related to food insecurity and poor nutritional adequacy. This study examines food preferences and dietary diversity among households in informal settlements in Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng, South Africa. Methods A cross‐sectional survey was conducted with 367 households.
Adrino Mazenda, Hayley Boks
wiley   +1 more source

Why Autonomous Vehicles Are Not Ready Yet: A Multi‐Disciplinary Review of Problems, Attempted Solutions, and Future Directions

Journal of Field Robotics, Volume 43, Issue 3, Page 2254-2341, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Personal autonomous vehicles can sense their surrounding environment, plan their route, and drive with little or no involvement of human drivers. Despite the latest technological advancements and the hopeful announcements made by leading entrepreneurs, to date no personal vehicle is approved for road circulation in a “fully” or “semi ...
Xingshuai Dong, Massimiliano Cappuccio, Fady Alnajjar, Luqman Ali, Hamad Al Jassmi, Essam Debie, Milad Ghasrikhouzani, Alessandro Lanteri, Tate McGregor, Oleksandra Molloy, Alice Plebe, Michael Regan, Eduardo Sandoval, Dongmo Zhang   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Finite Element Modeling of the Transition Zone between Aggregat and Mortar in Concrete [PDF]

, 2012
Visual observations to the Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ) between aggregate and mortar in concrete showed that this area differs significantly to the bulk mortar, further away from the ITZ.
Han , Ay Lie, Joko , Purnomo, Parang , Sabdono   +2 more
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