Figure 1. Evolution of the shear elastic modulus of the stoichiometric 8-H:8-AA hydrogel. Fitting these data to Equation 1, the equilibrium modulus, G eq , is 30 kPa unswollen. After swelling, this value declines to ca. 10 kPa, which was previously reported. The data are the open squares and the fit is the solid line.

Modulus of elasticity of concrete is frequently expressed in terms of compressive strength. While many empirical equations for predicting modulus of elasticity have been proposed by many investigators, few equations are considered to cover the entire data. The reason is considered to be that the mechanical properties of concrete are highly dependent on the properties and proportions of binders ...

Tensile stress–strain and stress relaxation properties of 1100 equivalent weight Nafion have been measured from 23 to 120 C at 0–100% relative humidity. At room temperature, the elastic modulus of Nafion decreases with water activity. At 90 C, the elastic modulus goes through a maximum at a water activity of 0.3. At temperatures 90 C, hydrated membranes are stiffer than dry membranes. Stressrel...

We present a reduction from the module learning with errors problem (MLWE) in dimension d and with modulus q to the ring learning with errors problem (RLWE) with modulus q. Our reduction increases the LWE error rate α by a quadratic factor in the ring dimension n and a square root in the module rank d for power-of-two cyclotomics. Since, on the other hand, MLWE is at least as hard as RLWE, we c...

This study used two types of Recycled Concrete Aggregates (RCAs) with the same original virgin aggregate, but with different amounts of residual mortars. To verify that the mechanical properties of the concrete were affected by changing the unit volume of residual mortar, fresh mortar, and total mortar of the concrete, a series of paving concrete mixes were made using a modified equivalent mort...

The objective of the present study is to systematically characterize a nonlinear viscoelastic behavior of petroleum jelly in large amplitude oscillatory shear flow fields correspondent to the rubbing condition onto the human body. With this aim, using a strain-controlled rheometer, the dynamic viscoelastic properties of commercially available petroleum jelly have been measured at 37oC (body tem...

We establish Stechkin-Marchaud-type inequalities for some Feller operators by using some modified Ditzian-Totik modulus of smooth -ness. Then we derive some inverse results for this family of operators. Moreover combining the inverse results with the direct estimates we obtain a approximation equivalent theorem.

For pointwise approximation of bounded continuous functions by linear combinations of Phillips operators we represent equivalent relation by means of Ditzian-Totik modulus of smoothness. The rate of approximation is better compared with similar estimates, proved in the past for other Szász-type operators. Mathematics subject classification (2010): 41A10, 41A25, 41A36.