Slope stability analysis is one of the most important problems in mining and geotechnical engineering. Ignoring the importance of these problems can lead to significant losses. Selecting an appropriate method to analyze the slope stability requires a proper understanding of how different factors influence the outputs of the analyses. This paper evaluates the effects of considering the real geom...

An ontology for representing operating, safety and control procedures is proposed in this paper that supports diagnosis based on following these procedures and combining observed malfunctions with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) information. The procedure ontology is defined within interconnected components of the process plant, diagnostic analysis (where the FMEA is described) and pro...

While including the cement-bone interface of complete cemented hip reconstructions is crucial to correctly capture their response, its modelling is often overly simplified. In this study, the mechanical mixed-mode response of the cement-bone interface is investigated, taking into account the effects of the well-defined microstructure that characterises the interface. Computed tomography-based p...

conclusions this study suggested that chlorhexidine had no negative effect on the bond strengths of mta-treated dentin. results there were no statistically significant differences between all the experimental groups. the mode of bond failure was predominantly mixed for distilled water groups and cohesive for chx groups. materials and methods sixty dentin disks with a thickness of 1.5 ± 0.2 mm a...

Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is awidely used engineering technique for designing, identifying and eliminating theknown and/or potential failures, problems, and errors and so on from system to other parts. The evaluating of FMEA parameters is challenging point because it’s importantfor managers to know the real risk in their systems. In this study,we used fuzzy TODIM for evaluating t...

The worldwide use of precast concrete frames leads to an increase in the need for the investigation of efficient precast connections, particularly in the seismic regions. The current paper provides a numerical and experimental study on a dry precast connection. Experiments were conducted to validate the finite element method in the laboratory of the University of Science and Culture. To verify ...

Objective(s): Thymoquinone (TQ) has valuable medical properties like anticancer effects. Development of multidrug resistance (MDR) phenotype is one of the most important factors in failure of cancer chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mode of interaction of TQ and MDR1, a major MDR-related protein in gastric cancer drug resistant EPG85-257RDB cells,...