Abstract: Laminated bamboo lumber (LBL) is regarded as an alternative framing material for the construction industry. However, there is limited knowledge of its behavior in connection with commonly used sheathing material, such as ...

Abstract: For burying submarine cables under a seabed by a water jet cable burier, it is important to improve digging depth of water jet. This paper discusses digging properties with air-bubble water ...

Abstract: Atomic force microscopy is used to investigate the interaction force between the sharp tips of various elastic solids and four different samples. The samples are: thin film disk media coated ...

Abstract: Although friction force measurements using one sensor to detect both the normal deflection and rotation angle of a scanning probe are convenient and popular, the critical issues regarding the ...

Abstract: In a Lateral Force Microscope (LFM), appropriate spring constants of the tip assembly are essential for obtaining proper normal loads for wear or scratch tests and good lateral force signals. ...

Abstract: Microscopic friction and wear were measured on both the original top surfaces and freshly worn surfaces of three solid materials including a silicon wafer, a Mn-Zn ferrite block and an Au ...

Abstract: A scanning probe microscope with a 80 nm radius diamond tip was used to investigate the wear resistance of single-crystal silicon and N+ -implanted silicon. The N+ implantation conditions were ...

Abstract: Steel energy dissipators can be combined with mass timber in integrated seismic lateral force–resisting systems to achieve designs with enhanced seismic performance and sustainability benefits. Examples of such integration ...