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Dacheng Huang and Jianrun Zhang
To explore the mechanical properties of the braided corrugated hose, the space curve parametric equation of the braided tube is deduced, specific to the structural features of the braided tube. On this basis, the equivalent braided tube model is proposed...
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Dacheng Huang and Jianrun Zhang
Braided corrugated hoses are widely used in displacement compensation and vibration absorption environments due to their excellent flexibility and energy dissipation properties; however, the axial stiffness has rarely been discussed before as an importan...
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Chengcan Wang, Jin-Tae Han and Young-Eun Jang
Underpinning in an existing foundation with piles is commonly used to improve their load-bearing capacity to allow vertical extension works. This study evaluated the effect of the piles? stiffness on the load-sharing behavior of existing and underpinning...
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Tessa Gordelier, David Parish, Philipp R. Thies and Lars Johanning
Highly-dynamic floating bodies such as wave energy convertors require mooring lines with particular mechanical properties; the mooring system must achieve adequate station keeping whilst controlling mooring tensions within acceptable limits. Optimised co...
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Hongwei Ma, Ziming Huang, Xiongbin Song and Yuhong Ling
Modular steel buildings show high assembly degree and fast installation speed. The inter-module connection (IMC) is one of the key technologies that restrict the robustness of modular steel buildings. An innovative IMC with a cross-shaped plug-in connect...
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Hu Liu, Meng Li and Yijun Shen
As oil and natural gas production continue to go deeper into the ocean, the flexible riser, as a connection to the surface of the marine oil and gas channel, will confront greater problems in its practical application. Composite materials are being consi...
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Zhiwei Shan, Lijie Chen, Kun Liang, Ray Kai Leung Su and Zhaodong Xu
For non-seismically designed columns with insufficient strength and flexural stiffness, intense inter-story drift can be incurred during a strong earthquake event, potentially leading to the collapse of the entire building. Existing strengthening methods...
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Igor Nevliudov, Nataliia Demska, Victor Palagin, Irina Botsman
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The designs of modern electronic technology are complex mechanical systems with many rigid bonds, and their microminiature in many cases has reached the physical limit of the dimensional, charge and energy quantization of components. For such mechanical ...
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Joran van Blokland, Stergios Adamopoulos and Sheikh Ali Ahmed
Previous studies have shown that thermally modified wood (TMW) performs well in outdoor, above-ground conditions in terms of resistance to wood-decaying fungi. Yet, little is known about the development of defects such as checks and the corresponding mec...
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Ali Sadik Gafer Qanber, Mohammed H. Yas and Mohammed M. Kadhum
This study has two main aims; firstly, investigating the behavior of slabs that are strengthened with different types of reinforcements and with Slurry-Infiltrated Mat Concrete (SIMCON) laminates, having different dimensions and thicknesses and subjected...
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Chenhua Jin, Yanli Su, Zuanfeng Pan and Shaoping Meng
Experimental observations on three reinforced concrete shear walls with small shear span-to-depth ratio (SDR) under combined high vertical axial load and horizontal cyclic loads are presented. The influence of high axial load ratio (ALR) on the failure m...
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Yujing Jiang, Meng Li, Hengjie Luan, Yichen Shi, Sunhao Zhang, Peng Yan and Baocheng Li
Under the action of dynamic loadings such as earthquakes and volcanic activities, the mechanical properties of gas-hydrate-bearing sediments will deteriorate, leading to a decrease in the stability of hydrate reservoirs and even inducing geological disas...
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Wu Ouyang, Qilin Liu, Qichao Cheng, Gao Wan and Yong Jin
The classical theory of centralized dynamic characteristics with eight coefficients is adopted for traditional journal bearings. However, under cantilevered load, distributed dynamic characteristics along the axial direction will be generated for the jou...
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Pascal Fossat, Madhurima Kothakota, Mohamed Ichchou and Olivier Bareille
This work addresses the dynamic modeling of a negative stiffness absorber consisting of an assembly of curved beams. Design rules are derived from the orders of magnitude of stiffness and elastic energy stored by the negative stiffness elements. Although...
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Zhou Lin, Hongmei Zhang, Giorgio Monti and Chiara Castoro
Shear walls are commonly adopted as main structural members to resist vertical and lateral forces, thanks to their high load capacity and high lateral stiffness. However, their lateral capacity can be impaired in the presence of openings, which can reduc...
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Tobias Martin and Hans Bihs
During the operation of moored, floating devices in the renewable energy sector, the tight coupling between the mooring system and floater motion results in snap load conditions. Before snap events occur, the mooring line is typically slack. Here, the me...
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Chao Liu, Xiangyun Nong, Fengjian Zhang, Zonggang Quan and Guoliang Bai
This paper aims to manufacture recycled concrete hollow block (RCHB) which can be used for the masonry structure with seismic requirements. Five RCHB masonry walls were tested under cyclic loading to evaluate the effect of the axial compression stress, a...
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Biwen Zhou, Yumei Hu, Xingyuan Zheng and Hao Zhu
Bending deformation gives rise to interwire slippage for spiral strands subjected to multi-axial loads, and further induces wear or fatigue phenomena in practice. The interwire friction would resist bending deformation and lead to uneven tension distribu...
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Di Zhao, Jigang Zhang, Ling Lu, Haizhi Liang and Zhehao Ma
Steel tube confined concrete (STCC) stub columns have great strength and facilitate construction. In this study, the axial compressive strength of an aluminum alloy tube confined concrete column with (ATCC-CHS) and without (ATCC) a circular hollow sectio...
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Jian Feng, Shuo Wang, Marco Meloni, Qian Zhang, Jingwen Yang and Jianguo Cai
This paper presents an experimental investigation of the seismic performance of interior beam?column joints with beams reinforced with Grade 600MPa longitudinal steel bars. Six full-scale reinforcement concrete (RC) interior joints are designed with diff...
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