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A revised bending model of inflatable beam considering the shear effect in varying inner pressure
Inflatable beam can be regarded as thin-walled beam structure with uniform pressure on the inner wall. In the bending behavior of inflatable beams, there is a noticeable shear effect, causing the cross-section...
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Characterization of multi-step creep behavior and fractional derivative modeling for a water-saturated coal
The long-term stability of coal pillars affected by cyclic dry-saturation state faces serious challenge in the normal operation of underground reservoirs in coal mines. The time-dependent deformation of coal i...
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A Bio-resourced and Superhydrophobic Dry Water Extinguishing Agent for Pool Fire Based on Phytic Acid and Silicon
A new non-toxic, clean, and effective dry water (DW) nanomaterial is synthesized, and its extinguishing performance is characterized for pool fire. The nanomaterial reaches up to 93% water content due to its s...
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Evolution and control technology of energy aggregation and dissipation of a high hard roof during breakage and destabilization
The focus of this study was prevented disasters caused by the breaking of high hard roofs (HHRs) in mines. A model of the mining load-bearing capacity of a HHR cantilever beam structure (HHRCBS) was developed ...
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Scattering Characteristics of Fire Smoke and Dust Aerosol in Aircraft Cargo Compartment
Photoelectric smoke detectors, commonly used in aircraft cargo compartments, have high false alarm rates, which may result in huge economic losses and threaten flight safety. Dust aerosols are conventionally c...
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An accelerated creep model for the rock downstream of a **anglushan tunnel
Rheological characterization of the rock surrounding the lower wall of **anglushan No. 2 tunnel was made to investigate the degree of stability for assurance of the long-term stability of the rock. The creep p...
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City-Wide Fire Vulnerability Map of High-Rise Residential Buildings
One of the significant hazards in the event of a fire in high-rise residential buildings in cities is the length of time taken to completely evacuate a large number of occupants. On a city scale, it is importa...
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An Iterative Quadrature Demodulation for High-Speed Rail Inspection
In this paper, an iterative quadrature demodulation algorithm is proposed to process the detected voltage induced in the differential triple coils from online rail inspection at a speed from 30 to 300 km/h. Co...
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Topological shape optimisation of a novel whole bead structure based on an interlaminar shear stress criterion
The bead area of the tire is vulnerable. As the key tire skeleton units, the whole bead typically shows promising application in guaranteeing the usability of the tires as well as the safety of the automobiles...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Using Probabilistic Zone Model Simulations to Investigate the Deterministic Assumptions of UK Residential Corridor Smoke Control Design
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Open AccessUsing Probabilistic Zone Model Simulations to Investigate the Deterministic Assumptions of UK Residential Corridor Smoke Control Design
The modelling of common corridor smoke control systems in residential buildings is one of the most frequently undertaken performance-based assessments by fire engineers in the UK. However, there is limited und...
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A critical assessment and contact algorithm for the staggered grid material point method
The material point method (MPM) has demonstrated itself as an effective numerical method to simulate extreme events with large deformations. However, the original MPM suffers several defects caused by the part...
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Real-Time Prediction of Smoke Spread Affected by Multiple Factors in Subway Tunnel Using CAERES-DNN Model
High-accuracy and real-time smoke spread models are vitally important for firefighting in subway tunnels. This paper proposes a data-driven model, named CAERES-DNN, for predicting smoke spread in subway tunnel...
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Fracture characteristics of advanced high strength steels during hole expansion test
This study was performed to estimate the stretch-flangeability of two important advanced high strength steel (AHSS) sheets, i.e. DP980 and TRIP1180, using hole-expansion test (HET). Moreover, the effect of hol...
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Fractional-order model of the compressive strength of hydraulic concrete in a real temperature and humidity environment
Concrete is a kind of composite material that is in a plastic flow state in its initial stage, gradually hardening with the cement hydration reaction and then finally reaching a relatively stable condition. In...
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Pool Fire Burning Characteristics of Biodiesel
The characteristics of pool fire burning of methyl esters/biodiesels of palm, soybean, coconut and their blends with diesel were compared against baseline diesel. Pool fires were established and investigated u...
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Open AccessDesign Fire Characteristics for Probabilistic Assessments of Dwellings in England
In England, there are no fixed requirements on the parameters adopted when considering residential design fires, and analyses undertaken are often deterministic with limited consideration given to probabilisti...
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Thin Filament Pyrometry Field Measurements in a Medium-Scale Pool Fire
This paper presents the development of a thin filament pyrometry method to characterize the time-varying temperature field in a medium-scale pool fire burning in a quiescent environment. A digital camera with ...
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Square-Heating Thermography for Quantitative 3D Evaluation of Large Ancient Murals
This work presents recent results of nondestructive health evaluation of the large Buddhist mural “Qifo shuofa tu” (seven Buddha sermon illustration) in the Palace Museum in Bei**g, China. In this work, a squ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Process of Thermal Decomposition of Lithium Carbonate
In recent years, the methods of preparation by metallothermic reduction of its oxide in negative pressure have been developed. Since Li2CO3 was considered as an important raw material for the preparation of Li2