this research was performed to determine the efficiency effect of sedimentary environment of kerman city area on soil structure bycomparing natural and reconstituted consolidation curves. in this regard, four different criteria such as sensitivity strength, stresssensitivity, schmertman criteria and the result of the uniaxial compression test were used. the base of these criteria is to compare ...

in the hot compression test friction has a detrimental influence on the flow stress through the process and therefore, correcting the deformation curve for real behavior is very important for both researchers and engineers. in this study, a series of compression tests were simulated using abaqus software. in this study, it has been employed the taguchi method to design experiments by the factor...

Geopolymer cement was evaluated as wellbore sealing material for carbon dioxide geosequestration application. Curing of cement system in saline water and strength testing in triaxial stress state condition under lateral confinement is relevant to primary cementing in CO2 geosequestration wellbore in saline aquifer. Geopolymer cement was cured in saline water (both at ambient conditions for 28 d...

The way in which the nucleus experiences mechanical forces has important implications for understanding mechanotransduction. Knowledge of nuclear material properties and, specifically, their relationship to the properties of the bulk cell can help determine if the nucleus directly experiences mechanical loads, or if it is a signal transduction mechanism secondary to cell membrane deformation th...

Cartilage lesions change the microenvironment of cells and may accelerate cartilage degradation through catabolic responses in chondrocytes. In this study, we investigated the effects of structural integrity of extracellular matrix (ECM) on chondrocytes by comparing the mechanics of cells surrounded by an intact ECM with cells close to a cartilage lesion using experimental and numerical methods...

To explore the possibility of providing additional reinforcement to bio-cemented sand through fiber inclusions, a series sand-fiber mixtures were prepared by mixing with three types fibers (polypropylene fiber, basalt and carbon fiber) at different contents (0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6 0.8% volume sand). Each mixture was subjected two cycles controlled microbial-induced calcite precipitatio...

The mechanical integrity of cervical tissue is crucial for maintaining a healthy gestation. Altered tissue biochemistry can cause drastic changes in the mechanical properties of the cervix and contribute to premature cervical dilation and delivery. We present an investigation of the mechanical and biochemical properties of cervical samples from human hysterectomy specimens. Three clinical cases...