Abstract: The glass plate specimens with inclined cracks introduced by Vickers microhardness indentation were subjected to sustained bend stress in water. Subcritical crack growth behaviors were investigated ...

Abstract: For the purpose of comparing crack growth characteristics on small indentation cracks with those for long cracks, subcritical crack growth data on soda-lime glass were obtained using the compact ...

Abstract: Miniaturized flow systems have been developed for various applications, including integrated chemical analyses and thermal management of microelectronics. Understanding interfacial transport is important in designing and ...

Abstract: Cooling microelectronics with heat flux values of hundreds of kW/cm2 over hot spots with typical dimensions well below 1 mm will require new single- and two-phase thermal management technologies ...

Abstract: An experimental program was performed to investigate the postfracture performance of composite twin I-girder bridges in the fatigue crack condition. An intact specimen and a damaged specimen were tested under one-point ...

Abstract: Deterioration of aging bridges is a serious problem that affects their serviceability and durability. Appropriate repair, strengthening, or replacement work should be performed on aged bridge structures to ensure they ...

Abstract: In continuously coupled blade structures, fretting fatigue and wear have to be considered as supposed failure modes at the contact surface of the shroud cover, which is subject to steady contact pressure from centrifugal ...

Abstract: Bridge accessories, such as parapets, service ducts, and track slabs, are commonly used in railway bridges, but their real effects on the structural behavior of the bridges are still unknown because very few studies have ...

Abstract: Bridge accessories, such as parapets, service ducts, and track slabs, are commonly used in railway bridges, but their real effects on the structural behavior of the bridges are still unknown because very few studies have ...

Abstract: Preventive maintenance on aged steel railway structures is all important due to their long service time after completion. This paper introduced a strengthening method for old steel railway bridges by using rubber-latex ...