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Optimum position and minimum flexural rigidity of longitudinal stiffeners in steel web plates subjected to bending-shear interaction

Ain Shams Engineering Journal
This study investigates the optimum position and minimum flexural rigidity of longitudinal stiffeners for steel web plates under coupled bending and shear stresses.
Jing-Lin Xiao, Jian Liu, Yu-Fei Liu, Jian-Sheng Fan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Collateralization of the Body in the Central Sahara: On Forms and Effects

Economic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article tracks a transporter along the route linking Tripoli to the Saharan town of Ghadames in post‐2011 Libya, asking what secures an obligation when the institutions that normally underwrite it (offices, courts, recognized names) have receded. I distinguish the debt, the sum owed, from the security pledged to answer for it: what may be
Moad Musbahi
wiley   +1 more source

Ultra‐Tough Hybrid Supramolecular Gelatin Hydrogels

Small, EarlyView.
Tannic acid‐mediated coacervation compacts gelatin into a dense supramolecular network while generating an acidic microenvironment that activates pre‐embedded bis‐oxazoline crosslinkers. The resulting hybrid hydrogel combines covalent stabilization with reversible energy dissipation, producing high strength, extreme extensibility, substantial toughness,
Patrick Shakari, Christos Leliopoulos, Hamidreza Mokhtari, Rohith Pavan Parvathaneni, Afroditi Kontse, Jöns Hilborn, Oommen P. Varghese   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engineering Flexible Nanofibrous Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds With Tunable Degradation and Mechanical Properties for Bone Regeneration

Small, EarlyView.
Conventional hydroxyapatite ceramics are brittle and poorly resorbable, limiting their use in bone repair. To overcome these limitations, flexible scaffolds are fabricated using ceramic nanofibers as structural building blocks. Adjusting nanofiber characteristics allows modulating the mechanical properties and degradation, providing a versatile ...
Raúl Agut López, Ignacio Ridao Laguna, Cristián Huck‐Iriart, Maria‐Pau Ginebra, Montserrat Espanol   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Polar Topology Network Induces Elastic Stiffening in Ferroelectric Oxide Superlattices

Small, EarlyView.
The periodicity in BiFeO3/SrTiO3 superlattices tunes the system into a dense, elastically constrained polar texture state. This topology‐rich regime reveals a collective mechanical response in which interactions among polar topological defects restrict local deformations, producing a pronounced elastic stiffening.
Mohammad Moein Seyfouri, Peiran Tong, Yoonah Ko, Menghui Xia, Qi Zhang, Zijian Hong, Bin Xu, Seungbum Hong, He Tian, Nagarajan Valanoor, Daniel Sando   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

From section to structure: Assessing the impact of localized corrosion on reinforced concrete beams

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract The structural behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) elements affected by localized corrosion represents a major challenge for ensuring structural safety and for the proper design of strengthening interventions. The effects of localized corrosion on the flexural behavior of RC beams remain a topic of debate within the scientific community.
Antonio Conforti, Alessandro Baldassari, Alan Piemonti   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vision language models for bridge inspections: A review of applications in image‐based damage documentation

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract Automating bridge inspections requires more than detecting individual damage instances. It demands systems capable of describing, contextualizing, and interpreting damage in an inspection‐relevant manner. Conventional computer vision approaches, such as object detection and segmentation, primarily address visual recognition tasks and are ...
Rona Firdes Çelik, Ulas Bagci, Sylvia Kessler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Testing and modeling reinforced 3D concrete printing

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) provides several advantages, including construction productivity and sustainability, although the presence of cold joints reduces structural performance, particularly in zones subjected to tensile stresses. In addition, it is difficult to reinforce 3DCP structures with conventional steel rebars, generally used to ...
Haruto Tasaki, Noriyuki Kobayashi, Tomoya Asakawa, Alessandro P. Fantilli, Yao Ding, Ryo Egawa, Kazunori Ohno, Tomoya Nishiwaki   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contribution of dowel action to interfacial shear transfer in flat joints with unbonded posttensioned bars for precast segmental bridges

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract Dry joints are widely used in precast segmental bridge construction because they simplify assembly and accelerate erection. Incorporating fasteners crossing flat dry joints represents an innovative configuration for this type of connection.
Rogelio Franco Segarra, Pedro Miguel Sosa, José Luís Bonet Senach, Alberto García Cárcel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapeutic potential of natural products in cancer immunotherapy: Advances and challenges

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
This review systematically outlines the mechanisms underlying tumour immunotherapy resistance and elucidates the role of natural products in enhancing therapeutic efficacy as immunomodulatory adjuvants. Abstract Immunotherapy has emerged as a clinically pivotal approach in cancer treatment, but its application remains limited to a small subset of ...
Rao Hu, Kaibin Dai, Zhensheng Lin, Mingfang Ye, Minfeng Chen, Xiaobo Li, Dongmei Zhang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source