Abstract: Piping is a major failure mechanism in both dams and dikes. In this work, we develop a transparent specimen tank that allows a camera to clearly record the piping formation process. In addition, this apparatus is able to ...

Abstract: The stress distribution in the vessel wall has important bearing on vascular function including intima, media, and adventitia. The residual strain in the vessel wall has been thought to largely ...

Abstract: The stress distribution in the vessel wall has an important bearing on vascular function in health and disease. We studied the relationship between the transmural stress distribution and the ...

Abstract: The main purpose of this study was to understand the failure mechanism of fly ash fiber–reinforced asphalt specimens under uniaxial compression loading and splitting loading, respectively. The variation of acoustic emission ...

Abstract: A new mechanical model of polyvinyl alcohol fiber–reinforced ferrocement cementitious composite (PVA-RFCC) was proposed with excellent integrated mechanical properties, which was reinforced with both PVA fiber and steel ...