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Study on Hygroscopic Swelling and Dehumidification Cracking Characteristics of Expansive Soil under Acid Rain and Cyclic Drying-Wetting

Advances in Civil Engineering, 2021
In this study, to reveal the swelling and cracking characteristics of expansive soil subjected to cyclic drying-wetting of acid rain, the effects of acid rain and cyclic drying-wetting on the swelling deformation of expansive soil were studied by using ...
Jin Chang, Jie Xiao, Jian-Qing Jiang, Rui Zhang, Xi-Long Kuang, Ming Lei, He-Ping Yang   +6 more
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Experimental study on physical and mechanical properties of sandstone after drying-wetting cycles of brine

Yantu gongcheng xuebao, 2023
The factors such as rainfall evaporation and groundwater fluctuation in Sichuan Province of China seriously affect the stability of slope engineering in the area.
YANG Shengqi 1, 2, JING Xiaojiao 2
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Cell geometry and membrane protein crowding constrain Escherichia coli growth rate, overflow metabolism, respiration, and maintenance energy

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The physical dimensions and shape of bacterial cells define the surface area available to acquire nutrients and the volume available for synthesizing proteins and DNA. Here, we use computational systems biology to decode the importance of cell geometry as a major determinant of prokaryotic phenotype, including growth rate and metabolic efficiency. This
Ross P. Carlson, Tomáš Gedeon, Mauricio Garcia Benitez, Campbell Putnam, William R. Harcombe, Radhakrishnan Mahadevan, Ashley E. Beck   +6 more
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Shear strength equations for unsaturated soil under drying and wetting [PDF]

, 2010
Shear strength of unsaturated soil is an important engineering property in various geotechnical designs. In response to varying climatic conditions, unsaturated soil behaves differently under the drying and wetting processes due to hysteresis.
Goh, Shin Guan, Rahardjo, Harianto, Leong, Eng Choon   +2 more
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Sudden anaerobization in Amphibacillus xylanus increases intracellular labile ferrous iron and inhibits cell growth

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Abruptly changing from aerobic to anaerobic conditions (sudden anaerobization) induced growth inhibition and a significant increase in intracellular labile ferrous iron in the aerotolerant anaerobe Amphibacillus xylanus. We found that free flavins mediate efficient electron transfer from NADH to ferric iron under anaerobic conditions, suggesting that ...
Shinya Kimata, Yoichi Sakai, Keisuke Tanaka, Etsuro Yoshimura, Ken Kitano, Morio Ishikawa, Tadahiro Nakamoto, Tsutomu Takayama, Hirofumi Inoue, Kaho Nomura, Tomonori Suzuki, Masataka Uchino, Akira Abe, Youichi Niimura   +13 more
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Drying and wetting of building materials and components [PDF]

, 2014
This book, Drying and Wetting of Building Materials and Components, provides a collection of recent contributions in the field of drying and wetting in porous building materials.
Delgado, JMPQ
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Experimental study on influences of wetting-drying cycles on microstructure and water-retention characteristics of clay

Yantu gongcheng xuebao
The Long-term wetting-drying cycles can weaken the engineering characteristics of subgrade fillers, resulting in engineering disasters. It is necessary to study the effects of the wetting-drying cycles on their microstructure and water-retention ...
YANG Xu 1, CAI Guoqing 1, 2, LIU Qianqian 1, LI Fengzeng 3, SHAN Yepeng 1
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Hyperactive ice‐binding proteins stabilize cell membranes and improve resistance to dehydration stress in Caenorhabditis elegans

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
TisIBP8, a fungal‐derived hyperactive ice‐binding protein, helps Caenorhabditis elegans survive dehydration. It localizes near cell membranes, reduces cell damage, and helps maintain membrane structure during drying. These results suggest that ice‐binding proteins can protect cells from dehydration stress as well as freezing stress.
Daiki Shimose, Kotaro Ozaki, Ryohei Kuriyama, Yuka Ikemoto, Kazuhiro Mio, Yuji C. Sasaki, Tatsuya Arai, Sakae Tsuda, Yoichi Shinkai, Masahiro Kuramochi   +9 more
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SUCTION MEASUREMENTS AND WATER RETENTION IN UNSATURATED SOILS [PDF]

, 2008
Techniques for testing unsaturated soils have been investigated by the author where the measurement and control of parameters were undertaken directly. Suction was measured and controlled with a new high suction tensiometer and water content through mass
Lourenço, Sérgio Duarte Nunes
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Chloride transport in estuarine ship-lock concrete structure exposed to a unique seawater corrosive environment with low chlorine-salt concentrations and high-frequency drying‒wetting cycles: Experimental study and computational model

Applied Ocean Research
Estuarine ship-locks are the navigational structures closest to the sea, which can form a unique seawater corrosive environment characterized by low chlorine-salt concentrations and high-frequency drying‒wetting cycles.
Linjian Wu, Bingli Peng, Jichao Lei, Tingting Li, Mingwei Liu, Bo Liu, Yitao Xiao   +6 more
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