Abstract: The drying shrinkage of concrete is predicted in this study from shrinkage tests conducted on cement paste specimens, combined with mesoscale analysis of mortar and concrete images that were obtained from X-ray micro ...

Abstract: This article presents the design, development, and motion control of a novel flexible robotic laparoscope (FRL). The main structure of the FRL includes a two degreesoffreedom (DOFs) continuum mechanism driven by two pairs ...