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Self-assembled monolayer of lipoic acid on gold and its application to rapid determination of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
Lipoic acid (LA) has received great attention in the area of gold surface functionalization. In this study, LA was employed as a linker for the attachment of antibody to the gold surface of surface plasmon res...
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Open AccessA Damage Constitutive Model for Rock Mass with Nonpersistently Closed Joints Under Uniaxial Compression
As part of the rock mass, both the macroscopic flaws such as joints and the mesoscopic flaws such as microcracks affect the strength and the deformational behavior of rock mass. Existing models can either hand...
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Buckling response of pipe-in-pipe systems subjected to bending
The buckling response of pipe-in-pipe(PIP)systems subjected to bending is investigated in this paper. A set of parameterized models are established to explore the bending characteristics of the PIP systems thr...
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Healing temperature of hybrid structures based on genetic algorithm
The healing temperature of suspen-dome with stacked arches(SDSA)and arch-supported single-layer lattice shell structures was investigated based on the genetic algorithm. The temperature field of arch under sol...
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Numerical Simulation of the Failure Process and Mechanical Behavior of a Rock Material with Nonpersistent Cracks Under Compression
The failure process and mechanical behavior of a rock material with nonpersistent cracks under compression are a hot and difficult issue in rock mechanics study. On the basis of the previous research, the init...
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Open AccessMigration of Cr2O 7 2- and Butanone in Soil and Groundwater System After the Tian** Port 8·12 Explosion
After the Tian** Port 8·12 explosion, an enormous amount of potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) and butanone (CH3COCH2CH3) leaked into the coastal soil–groundwater system, which potentially threatened the environment...
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Further Discussion on the Significance of Quartic Autocatalysis on the Dynamics of Water Conveying 47 nm Alumina and 29 nm Cupric Nanoparticles
Improvement of product performance, efficiency, and reliability is a major concern of experts, scientists, and technologists dealing with the dynamics of water conveying nanoparticles on objects with nonunifor...
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Model of Effective Width and Fracture Conductivity for Hydraulic Fractures in Tight Reservoirs
Hydraulic fracturing technology is widely used in the development of tight reservoirs. Hydraulic fracture closure highly impacts oil and gas production in tight reservoirs, and a quantitative description of th...
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Preparation of γ-Al2O3 via Hydrothermal Synthesis Using ρ-Al2O3 as Raw Material for Propane Dehydrogenation
γ-Al2O3 was prepared by hydrothermal synthesis using ρ-Al2O3 and urea as raw materials. In this work, the effects of the molar ratio of CO(NH2)2/Al and reaction temperature were investigated, and a Pt–Sn–K/γ-Al2O
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An Analytical Model to Predict the Tunnel Mechanical Behavior Induced by Excavation and Support
It is significant to study the tunnel mechanical behavior induced by excavation and support in order to ensure the safety and economy of the tunnel engineering. First of all, in order to take into account the ...
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Wax from Pyrolysis of Waste Plastics as a Potential Source of Phase Change Material for Thermal Energy Storage
Over the past half-century, plastic consumption has grown rapidly due to its versatility, low cost, and unrivaled functional properties. Among the different implemented strategies for recycling waste plastics,...