Our living standards are substantially influenced by the advent and development of new
materials. The need for stronger building materials has led to useful innovations such as the …

In this article, the wave propagation behavior of a size-dependent laminated composite
cylindrical nanoshell in a thermal environment is presented. The small-scale effects are …

In order to study the dynamic mechanical properties of sprayed fiber-reinforced concrete
under impact loads, a φ50mm split Hopkinson (SHPB) device was employed to perform …

Self-bending actuators have time and cost reduction benefits for applications like self-
assembly and self-deployable structures. Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a promising …

Fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) wrapping is highly effective in enhancing the compressive
properties of concrete. However, the dynamic splitting performance of FRP-confined ultra …

To investigate the crack propagation and dynamic mechanical properties of coal under high
strain rate loading, 24 sets of Brazilian disk (BD) coal specimens with vertical and horizontal …

This study is concerned with the analysis of the tensile properties of an ultra-high-strength
fiber-reinforced concrete manufactured with short and long steel fibers. The analysis involve …

Exploring the dynamic mechanical properties of shale helps to understand the damage of
shale reservoirs under dynamic loading. In this paper, static Brazilian splitting experiments …

Abstract Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) is an innovative cement based material
with superior strength for engineering structures. The mechanical properties of the …

To investigate the effect of the loading rate on the tensile strength of rock material and the
morphology of the resulting split fracture surfaces, three types of rock specimens, namely …