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Pruning Long Short-Term Memory: A Model for Predicting the Stress–Strain Relationship of Normal and Lightweight Aggregate Concrete at Finite Temperature
While normal weight aggregate concrete (NWAC) can experience significant strength loss and spalling at high temperatures, lightweight aggregate...
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A global-scale applicable framework of landslide dam formation susceptibility
The formation and failure of landslide dams is an important and understudied, multi-hazard topic. A framework of landslide dam formation...
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Deployment of autonomous driving on bus rapid transit lanes: Synergy between autonomous vehicle speed and bus timetables
This study investigates the use of autonomous vehicles in bus rapid transit lanes during the initial phases of autonomous driving development. The...
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Utilization of Sodium Polyacrylate Hydrogels in the Sacrificial Anode Cathodic Protection Method for Steel Members at the Atmospheric Environment
To achieve sacrificial anode cathodic protection (SACP) for steel members in the atmospheric environment, the sodium polyacrylate hydrogels were...
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Evaluation of surface response of SiC and fly ash-filled Prosopis juliflora fibre-reinforced epoxy composites under dry sliding wear conditions using Taguchi method
Prosopis juliflora (PJ) fibre-reinforced polymer composites are fabricated with fly ash and SiC as fillers with different weight percentages. Jute...
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Progress of waste management in achieving UK’s net-zero goal
The net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions strategy aims to avoid emissions from all economic sectors by 2050. Although the reduction of GHGs has...
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Shaking Table Model Tests and Stability Analysis of Slopes Reinforced with New Anti-Seismic Anchor Cables
To address the problem of brittle damage of CGACs under seismic loads, a C&S-RAC and an EB-SAC were developed. Multiple sets of shaking table model...
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Johnson’s SU distribution using Gray Wolf Optimizer algorithm for fitting gas turbine reliability data
Controlling failures and degradation of gas turbines is crucial for optimizing efficiency, productivity, and maintaining safe operations in the oil...
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An Experimental Investigation of Flexural Performance of FRP Reinforced Concrete Slabs
In the study, flexural performances of FRP reinforced concrete (RC) slabs with different fiber and bar surface properties were investigated. Glass...
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Experimental investigation on bond performance of UHPFRC wet joint by direct tension test
Ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) is applied to joint nodes with its excellent mechanical properties, which helps to improve...
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The uniaxial compressive strength of concrete: revisited
This paper re-examines common notions and conventions regarding the compressive strength of concrete in general and of the uniaxial compressive...
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HKTSMA: An Improved Slime Mould Algorithm Based on Multiple Adaptive Strategies for Engineering Optimization Problems
The slime mould algorithm (SMA), a revolutionary metaheuristic algorithm with streamlined operations and processes, is frequently utilized to solve...
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Prediction of compressive strength in sustainable concrete using regression analysis
This study focuses on the essential task of monitoring the strength of structural concrete in construction and rehabilitation projects. The...
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Crack Opening and Slippage Signatures During Stimulation of Bedded Montney Rock Under Laboratory True-Triaxial Hydraulic Fracturing Experiments
Hydraulic fracturing is a widely utilized technique for rock stimulation in geothermal and oil and gas operations. To fracture the rock, the pumped...
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Bond Slip Effect of Composite Trough Beam with Corrugated Steel Web Wrapped with Steel Plate and its Influence on Displacement Under Different Loading Conditions
Composite trough beam with corrugated steel web wrapped with steel plate (CTBCS) is a trough beam composed of several components, which has a good...
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A Framework for Quantifying Stormwater Control Measures’ Hydrologic Performance with Analytical Stochastic Models
Previously developed analytical stochastic models (ASMs) have the limitations in that they can only be individually applied for specific end-of-pipe...
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Research on the method of determining landslide threshold based on accelerating point dynamic identification
This article employs dynamic recognition of acceleration points to determine velocity thresholds for different deformation stages of landslides. It...
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Mechanical Properties of Polymer Reinforced Concrete at High Strain Rate and Analysis of Its Micro-mechanism
In order to expand the application range of polymer reinforced concrete (PRC) and explore the effect of polymer on the impact resistance of concrete,...
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Size Effect on Pore-Scale Variables and Heterogeneous Pore-Network Characteristics in Carbonate Rocks
Pore-scale variables, specifically porosity and permeability, are vital in deep resource exploration projects like geothermal energy and shale gas....
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Investigating Size Effects on Gradient-Related Crack Behavior in Frozen Sand Samples: A Simplified Approach and Application
The stability performance of the frozen curtain formed under standpipe freezing is closely associated with the weak zone penetrated by thermal...