Damage Assessment of an RC Pier under Noncontact Blast Loading Based on P-I Curves by Lu Liu, Zhouhong Zong, Biao Tang, Minghong Li

“…Therefore, the damage of reinforced concrete (RC) piers under blast loading should be studied. …”
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Strategic guidelines on the development of renewable energy sources by O.А. Mykoliuk, V.М. Bobrovnyk

“…The following scientific methods were employed: synthesis and analysis – to determine the essence and significance of RES in order to assure energy security; theoretical generalization – to single out the main stages of renewable energy development; classification – to classify the main advantages of introduction of RES, as well as the obstacles to their implementation; logical generalization – to justify the relevance, aim and objectives of the study; the method of rising from the abstract to the concrete – to develop and justify the ways of assuring energy security provided that renewable production is developed. …”
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Mechanism of Roadway Floor Heave Controlled by Floor Corner Pile in Deep Roadway under High Horizontal Stress by Xinchao Kang, Dongming Guo, Zhiying Lu

“…In order to overcome the support difficulty of serious floor heave caused by rock burst, with the floor heave of ventilation roadway in Hegang Xing An Coal Mine as the engineering background, the treatment scheme of the concrete-filled steel tube corner pile and floor grouting is put forward. …”
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THE PROBLEM OF EQUALENT TRANSLATION OF ONIMS FROM GERMAN INTO RUSSIAN by M. A. Chigasheva

“…The distinctive feature of the modern German language is popularity of such lexical tokens as the linguistic expressive means, their clearly expressed negative connotation and the loss of relatedness with concrete people. The study of proper names and common names, created by the former including the comparative aspect may be of practical interest particularly at the lessons of the socio-political translation, as well as from the point of cultural linguistics since such lexical units express the specificity of the cultural background of the German native speaker. …”
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Effect of Ground Diatomite on Early Strength of Self-Compacting Mortars by Büşra Karabulut, Merve Şahin Yön, Mehmet Karataş

“…The slump-flow test to obtain self-compacting mortar was conducted according to the European Federation of Specialized Construction Chemicals and Concrete Systems guidance. Specimens prepared using 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% diatomite were cured in water at 23±2 ̊C temperature for 3 days. 3-day (early age) flexural and compressive strength worths were gained for the samples whose curing period was completed. …”
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Experimental and Analytical Study on Seismic Behavior of Strengthened Existing Single Frame Structures with Exterior Cantilevers by Bo Hu, Xinyu Wei, Henglin Lv, Tribikram Kundu, Ning Li

“…Three single reinforcement concrete (RC) frames, including 1 reference specimen and 2 specimens strengthened with shear walls, were fabricated and subjected to low cyclic loadings, in order to evaluate seismic performances of strengthened single frame structures with exterior cantilevers. …”
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Endorsement of the Lisbon Outcome Statement and Launch of a National Programme for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in Portugal by Miguel Arriaga PhD, Yon Yongjie PhD, Thiago Herick de Sa PhD, Ana Justo MSc, Gisele Câmara PhD, Andreia Costa PhD

“…The National Programme for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in Portugal is one of the first concrete steps to fulfill that endorsement.…”
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Effect of Web Openings on Flexural Behaviour of Underground Metro Station RC Beams under Static and Cyclic Loading by Ting-jin Liu, Si-wei Chen, Zi-hang Feng, Hong-yuan Liu

“…This paper investigates the influence of multiple transverse web openings on the flexural behaviour of underground metro station reinforced concrete (RC) beams. This problem is outlined with an actual underground engineering project, in which the web opening used in the RC beams violates the current specifications. …”
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屈曲约束支撑钢框架补强的钢筋混凝土框架结构耐震性能试验 by 潘冠宇, 吴安杰, 蔡克铨, 李昭贤, 林保均, 王孔君, 杨季轩

“…使用屈曲约束支撑(Buckling-Restrained Brace,BRB)及T形截面钢框架对单跨足尺的弱柱强梁钢筋混凝土(Reinforced Concrete,RC)框架进行补强,并在框架4个角落浇置水泥砂浆承压块,以有效传递斜撑力量。该研究包括两个BRB框架补强的RC框架试件,试验结果显示,利用BRB框架补强可使整体框架变形持续成长至3%rad楼层侧位移角,整体框架抗侧承载力约为纯RC框架的2.6倍,且持续变形至5%rad楼层侧位移角时,BRB核心才发生断裂。…”
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Utilizing residual waste particles from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste pellet production in cement mortar by Sudeep Koirala, Bisesh Hirachan, Santosh Gharti Chhetri, Tek Raj Gyawali

“…This solution addresses PWP waste management while improving mortar properties, contributing to sustainable construction practices, reducing sand usage, and promoting eco-friendly mortar and concrete production.…”
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THE ALLOCATION SYSTEM AND RATIONALITY MEASURES IN THE VALUATION OF MIXED-CROP AGRICULTURAL LAND by Francesca Salvo, Daniela Tavano, Giovanni Rubuano

“…To address this gap, the present work examines the applicability of AR to land markets through the presentation of a concrete valuation case study. The main objectives are to illustrate the process of determining the assessed value and to analyze the benefits of the optimal selection of comparable sales. …”
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Augmenting flexibility: mutual inhibition between inhibitory neurons expands functional diversity by Belle Liu, Alexander James White, Chung-Chuan Lo

“…Here, we develop a theoretical framework to explain how inhibitory recurrent circuits give rise to this flexibility and show that mutual inhibition doubles the number of cusp bifurcations in small neural circuits. As a concrete example, we study a class of functional motifs we call coupled recurrent inhibitory and recurrent excitatory loops (CRIRELs). …”
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THE DRAMATIC APPROACH OF I. HOFFMAN IN STRUCTURING THE SPACE OF FASHION by E. V. Skalatskaya

“…Hoffman to analyse the fashion as a space. A concrete material, where the action of the concept is demonstrated, it is the demonstration of clothing on seasonal fashion shows of designer`s collection. …”
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Marriage, sexuality, and holiness: aspects of marital ethics in the Corpus Paulinum by R. Zimmermann

“…The core of the article offers a concrete analysis of texts from the Corpus Paulinum (1Cor 5-7; 1Thess 4:1-5; Eph 5:21-33), in which one can recognize, upon the backdrop of a traditional-hierarchical classification of man and woman, an equal and holistic relationship of the marital partners. …”
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The Multi-Functional Modelling Shear Lag Method for Accurate Calculation of Static Response and Accordion Effect of Improved Composite Box Girders by Ya-Nan Gan, Zi-Chen Zhang, Gen-Hui Wang

“…The composite box girder with corrugated web and steel bottom plate (CW-SBS) is a kind of improved steel-concrete structures. The design of CW-SBS box girders needs the accurate method to calculate the working response and accordion effect in consideration of the self-stress equilibrium condition of shear lag warping stress and shear deformation. …”
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Abuse of parental rights: general characteristics, forms, and types by O. G. Yushkevych

“…Depending on the nature and consequences of such behavior for the child, the author proposes to determine the level of responsibility. Concrete proposals for amending current legislation are developed. …”
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Vibration Characteristics of Heavy-Duty CNC Machine Tool-Foundation Systems by Yang Tian, Qilin Shu, Zhifeng Liu, Yujie Ji

“…Using the theoretical model, the influence of different forms of concrete foundations, materials, and soil properties on the vibration characteristics of heavy-duty CNC machine tools was analyzed, thus providing a theoretical basis for optimizing and improving CNC machine tools.…”
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The potential of integrating conscious living into education for generation Z in the light of primary data by Mónika Garai-Fodor, Nikolett Huszák

“…We believe that it is an important educational task to promote and reinforce consumer behaviour among young people that increases and creates community value.MethodsIn this study, we analysed the dimensions of young people’s conscious consumer behaviour and its manifestation in concrete forms of behaviour, purchasing and consumer decisions. …”
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Experimental Study on the Performance and Microstructure of Cementitious Materials Made with Dune Sand by Chaohua Jiang, Xiaobin Zhou, Guilan Tao, Da Chen

“…The results obtained suggest that there is potential in manufacturing cementitious material with dune sand in substitution of ordinary concrete to use in hydraulic engineering.…”
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Seismic Response Mitigation of a Long-Span Tower Bridge with Two Types of Constraint System by Li Xu, Qingfei Gao, Junhao Zheng, Chuanhui Ding, Kang Liu

“…In this article, a nonlinear finite element model is established based on a large span concrete cable-stayed bridge with a main span of 680 m. …”
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