Analysis of bearing characteristics of cantilever anti-slip pile based on cohesion model in acid rain corrosion environment by Yanping Jia, Qingyang Ren, Songqiang Xiao, Senlin Gao, Wenhao Xie

“…The reliability of the cohesive force model is validated through comparisons of the load-displacement curves, bending moments, and crack distribution patterns. Building on this foundation, a numerical calculation model for cantilever anti-slip piles subjected to acid rain corrosion, considering various corrosion rates, is developed. …”
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PFC2D-Based Analysis of the Effect of the Axial Loading Rate on the Mechanical Properties of Backfill by Wang Kun, Fu Jian-Xin, Wang Yu

“…As the rate increases, the model destruction mode transforms from single to multiple failures, and the crack distribution becomes denser. (4) The backfill body exhibits a uniform destruction form at all loading rates. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Studies on the Negative Flexural Behavior of Steel-UHPC Composite Beams by Xinhua Liu, Jianren Zhang, Zihan Cheng, Meng Ye

“…Three steel-UHPC composite beams with different forms of joints were designed and tested through a unique rotation angle loading method using a spring displacement control testing setup. The crack distribution, rotation versus crack width, load versus spring displacement, and strains in the UHPC slab and steel girders were measured and studied. …”
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Multi-field coupling model and evolution mechanism of thermal cracking in early-age mass concrete based on phase-field method by Wenqiang Xu, Sheng Qiang, Hui Wang, Ziang Zhao

“…The simulation results agree well with the observed crack distribution in engineering applications, confirming the model's reliability. …”
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Meso-Scale Numerical Analysis of the Torsional Size Effect of RC Beams Reinforced with CFRP Sheets Under Combined Bending and Torsion by Dong Li, Minghai Wang, Yishuai He, Jiangxing Zhang, Liu Jin, Xiuli Du

“…The results indicate that an increase in the fiber ratio leads to accumulated damage distribution in the RC beam, a gradual decrease in CFRP sheet strain, and an increase in peak load and peak torque, albeit with diminishing amplitudes; as the torsion-bending ratio increases, crack distribution becomes more concentrated, the angle between cracks and the horizontal direction decreases, overall peak load decreases, peak torque increases, and CFRP sheet strain increases; and the nominal torsional capacity of CFRP-strengthened RC beams declines with increasing size, exhibiting a reduction of 24.1% to 35.6%, which distinctly demonstrates the torsional size effect under bending–torsion coupling conditions. …”
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Efficient detection of highway pavement cracks using computer vision-based MSFNet model by Zhengfa Jiang, Danlan Li, Ting Zhao, Mingxing Gao

“…It uses blueprint separable convolution(BSConv) and MobileViT block to build a lightweight local and global crack feature extraction network, and incorporates a Self-Focus module to avoid feature information loss; Furthermore, to automatically correct the restoration of feature maps at different levels, we design a multilevel correction decoder(MCD) based on the coordinate-aware fusion(CAF) module; Then, combine it with a linear feature refining head to make the network's receptive field more consistent with the crack distribution in real scenarios. In addition, a knowledge distillation strategy based on feature-based and response-based is introduced to improve the performance and stability of the model through feature transfer and soft label constraints. …”
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Grouting Fractured Coal Permeability Evolution Based on Industrial CT Scanning by Li Tao, Yao Banghua, Liu Yong, Wang Dengke

“…Moreover, a grouting theoretical model with considerations of the flowing of the grout and coal fracture plugging by migration and deposition of slurry particles was constructed. The crack distribution before and after the grouting of fractured coal samples was scanned with an industrial CT, and the fracture distribution of coal samples was reconstructed using an independently compiled MATLAB program. …”
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Study on Flexural Behavior of Large-Span Precast Ribbed Concrete Composite Slabs for Underground Subway Stations by YAN Hui, XU Qianwei, LU Linhai, WU Chaojun, HAN Yufeng, GONG Jie

“…Two composite slab specimens and one cast-in-place slab specimen are designed for static loading tests, and the crack distribution and development of the specimens, as well as the load-midspan deflection curves are analyzed. …”
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Experimental Study of the Axial Tensile Properties of Basalt Fiber Textile–Reinforced Fine-Aggregate Concrete Thin Slab by Liyang Wang, Zongcai Deng

“…More than three layers of fiber mesh can significantly improve the uniformity of crack distribution and delay propagation of the main crack. …”
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Serviceability and ductility behaviour of hybrid reinforced concrete beams partially composed of engineered cementitious composite (ECC) by Ahmed A. Radwan, Ahmed Ghallab, Ahmed M. Farghal Maree

“…All specimens underwent four-point bending testing to examine cracks distribution, moment-strain, and moment-curvature relation, in addition to the evaluation of deflection equations and assessment of ductility of the composite beams. …”
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