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Size, length, temperature and loading range effects on deformation response of NiTi SMA wire: an analytical study
Ni–Ti (Nitinol) wire is a novel material that possesses unique characteristics such as superelasticity, shape memory effect, recentering, high...
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Application of SMA wire in vibration mitigation of bridge stay cable: a state-of-the-art review
Stay cables in cable-stayed bridges experience vibrations due to wind, rain, and traffic-induced excitations and may suffer fatigue damage. Shape...
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Influence of shape memory alloy and rice husk ash on the mechanical behavior of concrete
The increase in population and high demand for construction have prompted engineers to propose innovative solutions to meet these needs. Concrete, as...
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Seismic design and nonlinear response comparison of a hybrid timber building configured with BRB- and SMA-braced LVL frames
To achieve adequate performance during earthquakes, mass timber buildings are often combined with structural systems including other materials,...
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The effect of irradiation on the magnetic properties of rock and synthetic samples: Implications to irradiation of extraterrestrial materials in space
We report here the results of laboratory analog experiments to consider the potential effects of solar energetic particles (SEP or...
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Design and Development of MEMS Pressure Sensor Characterization Setup with Low Interfacing Noise by Using NI-PXI System
In this paper, we present a self-contained automated MEMS pressure sensor testing system. The system is controlled by LabVIEW software, with a...
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Effects of and methods for determination of induced magnetic anisotropy of igneous and metamorphosed rocks
The phenomena of the magnetic memory of rocks associated with paleointensity, paleotemperature, and paleostress are reviewed and discussed here. The...
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Experimental and numerical behaviour of hysteretic and visco-recentring energy dissipating bracing systems
An extensive program of shaking table tests under the name Project JetPacs (Joint experimental testing on Passive and semi active control systems)...
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Giant Barkhausen jumps in Kamchatka basaltic lavas
Igneous rocks are shown to possess a magnetic fabric that admits the occurrence of giant Barkhausen jumps. It is also demonstrated that magnetic...
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Beginnings of Regular Seismic Service and Research in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy: Part II
We closed the preceding part of our paper with the statements that a regular macroseismic service of unprecedented effectivity had been successfully...
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Determination of the mechanism of cation ordering in magnesioferrite (MgFe2O4) from the time- and temperature-dependence of magnetic susceptibility
The kinetics of non-convergent cation ordering in MgFe 2 O 4 have been studied by measuring the Curie temperature ( T c ) of synthetic samples as a...
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Structural Phase Transitions and Specific Heat Anomalies
Precise measurements of the excess specific heat associated with structural phase transitions lead to determinations of the temperature evolution of...
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Reinforcement Extensibility in Reinforced Soil Wall Design
There are many types of reinforcing materials and systems available for the construction of reinforced soil walls. Of the many types, the Reinforced...
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Magnetic methods
It was in the year 1600 when William Gilbert, Physician to Queen Elizabeth I, published his book De Magnete (abbreviated title), that the concept...
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The mechanism of the Mt. St. Helens eruption and speculations regarding Soret effects in planetary dynamics
Steady heat flux through a double diffusive layered convecting system demands each layer have the same Rayleigh number. If double diffusive...
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Magnetic Materials
Magnetic fields are generated by moving electric charge. A current I flowing in a coil of n turns per meter produces a magnetic field H = nI...
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Artificial Alteration of Biotite Into a 14 Å Layer Silicate with Hydroxy-Aluminium Interlayers
Biotite was altered by boiling in 0.2 M A1C1 3 solution, and the products were examined by X-ray powder and single-crystal diffraction, chemical...