because thin plate reinforced concrete members such as walls and slabs are greatly influenced by the drying shrinkage, cracks can occur in these members due to the restraint of the volume change caused by drying shrinkage. therefore, the control of cracking due to drying shrinkage is very important in building construction that the thin plate members are frequently used. however, few researches...

in an electrically anisotropic media, current density  is not aligned with the electric field  and varies with the e-field direction. this can be considered as the spatial aliasing effects aroused by the subsurface structures whose individual dimensions are smaller than the inductive length scale of diffusively propagating em fields. the role of these structures is particularly significant in t...

We derive the amplitude expansion for a phase-field-crystal (APFC) model that captures basic physics of magneto-structural interactions. The symmetry breaking due to magnetization is demonstrated, and characterization magnetic anisotropy BCC crystal provided. This enables convenient coarse-grained description crystalline structures, in particular when considering features APFC combined with num...

Abstract This study systematically investigates the hardened properties, durability and void distribution of large-scale 3D printed cement-based materials (3DPC). Experimental results indicate that 3DPC has higher compressive flexural strengths, lower drying shrinkage, better resistance against sulfate attack carbonation than mold-cast materials, but to frost damage chloride ion penetration. Co...

Cohesive-frictional soils are widely used in the construction of embankment structures and due to the method of construction, i.e. applying compactive efforts in the vertical direction in these cases, the occurrence of anisotropy in the soil strength and permeability seems to be inevitable. In this study, attempts have been made to evaluate the shear strength of c-f soils through modifying a l...

Background and Aim: Minimizing the polymerization shrinkage of composite resins is a critical goals in composite restorations. Many factors affect polymerization shrinkage. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of composite resin shade on polymerization shrinkage. Materials and Methods: In this in vitro study, 14 composite discs measuring 1.5×8 mm were fabricated. The samples were prepared u...