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Hao Chai, Xi?an Li, Biao Qin, Weiping Wang and Mani Axel
The volumetric change in unsaturated loess during loading causes serious damage to the foundation and structure, accompanied by changes in hydraulic conditions. Therefore, quantifying the change in the load effect of loess under hydraulic coupling is of ...
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José Neves and João Crucho
The demand for more sustainable transport infrastructure has led to a broader acceptance of waste materials in pavements. An excellent example of this trend is the incorporation of steel slag aggregates (SSA) in asphalt mixtures. This work evaluates the ...
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Tanweer Rashid, Sharmin Sultana, Mallar Chakravarty and Michel Albert Audette
This paper presents a multi-material dual ?contouring? method used to convert a digital 3D voxel-based atlas of basal ganglia to a deformable discrete multi-surface model that supports surgical navigation for an intraoperative MRI-compatible surgical rob...
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Jesus Rosales, Addison Miller, Edgar Nunez, Andreas Gross and Nancy Chanover
The conceptual design of a hybrid aerial vehicle for the exploration of the upper Venus atmosphere is presented. The vehicle will float like a balloon and harvest solar energy which is stored in batteries. The neutral buoyancy reduces the energy consumpt...
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Lide Wei, Zhinan Lin, Haifeng Long and Qiongyao Ye
In order to investigate the mechanical properties and permeability characteristics of sandstone during damage evolution under hydromechanical condition, a series of coupled hydro-mechanical triaxial tests on sandstone specimens were conducted based on th...
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Kangyu Wang, Zhenhuan Chen, Zhe Wang, Qianshen Chen and Dihui Ma
Calcareous sand is a special marine soil rich in calcium carbonate minerals, characterized by brittle particles. It is, therefore, widely used as a filling material in the construction of islands and reefs. In this study, a series of cyclic tri-axial tes...
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Yuan Yuan, Lixin Wang, Zhirui Wu, Wensong Mou, Xiaotian Feng, Jinzhe Liu, Xiaohui Wang and Xiao Yang
Seawater-based concrete has been increasingly employed in offshore construction engineering, especially where the construction materials and freshwater are inconvenient to access. In this paper, a full-field compressive deformation evaluation scheme was ...
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Qiong Chen, Deshan Cui, Qingbing Liu and Xianyu Tao
The reservoir landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area (TGRA) often suffers from local cyclic loading scenarios produced by surge waves, groundwater level fluctuation, traffic loading, and seismic activity. However, the effects of local cyclic loadin...
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Ruchun Wei, Chao Jia, Lele Liu and Nengyou Wu
It is important to determine the volumetric change properties of hydrate reservoirs in the process of exploitation. The Skempton pore pressure coefficient ??
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Paolino Caputo, Pietro Calandra, Rosolino Vaiana, Vincenzo Gallelli, Giovanni De Filpo and Cesare Oliviero Rossi
For asphalt concrete preparation in laboratory mix-design operations, bitumens are usually mixed with micrometer-sized particles (filler), sand and centimeter-sized crushed stones in a gyratory press at a temperature of about 140?155 °C depending on the ...
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