Territoires méridionaux et îles australes : laboratoires du masculin dans les premiers romans d’aventures pour garçons victoriennes by Valentine Prévot

“…The encounter with cannibals, pirates or even women, generates frictions and redefinitions of the hegemonic masculine identity embodied by our young heroes. …”
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A Defect Detection Method for the Surface of Metal Materials Based on an Adaptive Ultrasound Pulse Excitation Device and Infrared Thermal Imaging Technology by Yibo Ai, Yingjie Zhang, Xingzhao Cao, Weidong Zhang

“…When the appropriate ultrasonic excitation makes microcracks in the resonance state, the microcracks can be frictionated, which produce heat rise with the temperature. …”
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Research on expansion joint for high-speed railway long-span bridges in China by Hui Guo, Jinzhou Jiang, Suoting Hu, Chun Yang, Qiqi Xiang, Kou Luo, Xinxin Zhao, Bing Li, Ziquan Yan, Liubin Niu, Jianye Zhao

“…Typical BEJ faults were found to mainly include skewness of steel sleepers at the bridge gap, abnormally large longitudinal frictional resistance, and flexural deformation of the scissor mechanisms. …”
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Composite Sand–Clay Infrastructural Soil Fills: Characteristic Consolidation and Hydraulic Properties by Burcu Dışkaya, Tanay Karademir

“…When bentonite clay with high water absorption capacity and low hydraulic conductivity is mixed with sand possessing relatively enhanced frictional properties, greater shear strength capacity, an effective fill material exhibiting low sensitivity to frost, and low volume change in case of wetting, drying can be obtained. …”
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Experimental Study on the Evolution of Argillization of Mudstone and Cutter Wear during the TBM Tunnelling by Kanglei Song, Bolong Liu, Haiqing Yang

“…Specifically, at mechanical cutting stage, the rock was cut by cutter directly, causing high frictional heat. Then the microstructure of mudstone was deteriorated due to the water-weakening mechanisms, temperature effect, and mechanical activation effect. …”
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Exploring Multi-Scale Thermal Behaviour in Pin-on-Disc Systems for Organic, Metallic, Ceramic, and Polymer Composites by Hemant Nagoriya, Gaurav Arora

“…This paper presents a multi-scale strategy for the thermal simulation of frictional systems, such as brakes, considering the microscale properties of the polymer composites. …”
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Exploring the potential location of future earthquakes in Harrat Lunayyir, Western Saudi Arabia by Ali Abdelfattah, Chokri Jallouli, Hassan Alzahrani, Saleh Qaysi, Mohammed Fnais, Abdullah Al-Amri

“…The spatial distribution of hypocentres, seismic moment, focal mechanisms, and frictional properties demarcates the weakness subzone in HL bordered by hardness zones. …”
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Numerical Simulation Study on Lateral Displacement of Pile Foundation and Construction Process under Stacking Loads by Yan-yan Cai, Bing-xiong Tu, Jin Yu, Yao-liang Zhu, Jian-feng Zhou

“…An actual large-scale engineering project was chosen to simulate the effects of postconstructed embankment on lateral displacement and axial force of bridge pile foundation under different construction conditions and to obtain the lateral displacement of the pile body and the negative frictional resistance caused by soft soil compression under stacking loads. …”
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Studies on Dry Sliding Wear and Solid Particle Erosive Wear Behaviours of Natural Fibre Composite Developed from Water Hyacinth Aquatic Plant for Automotive Application by A. Ajithram, Jappes J. T. Winowlin, Khan M. Adam, N. C. Brintha, Faris Waleed Fekry

“…From a novel approach, the new fibre extraction machine is designed to extract the hyacinth fibre from the parent plant and reinforce it to the epoxy matrix material to produce a natural fibre composite for frictional applications. The extracted fibre is dried in the open sunlight area for 22 to 35 days to remove moisture and external dust particles. …”
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Numerical Study of Concentric Brace Equipped with the Eccentric Elements for Strengthening Buildings by Asadullah Attal, Mohammad Ali Kafi

“…To address this imperfection and induce the seismic response of the concentrically braced frames, several methods proposed to optimize the performance of concentric braces as; using ductile connections, incorporating shear dissipators, hydraulic or mechanical dampers, frictional dissipators, and restrained braces to avoid buckling. …”
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A ternary hybrid model for analysis of enhanced heat transport in non-Newtonian nanofluid over cylindrical geometry with effect of infinite shear rate viscosity by Hakim AL Garalleh

“…Moreover, enhanced heat transport rate is seen in ternary nanofluid, as compared to bi-hybrid and nanofluid due to synergistic effect caused by ternary nanoparticles with varying concentration of volume frictions.…”
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MHD effect on peristaltic motion of Williamson fluid via porous channel with suction and injection by K. Chakradhar, K. Nandagopal, Vishnudasu Prashanthi, A. Parandhama, T. Somaiah, B.V. Sai Thrinath, Nainaru Tarakaramu, Ghulam Rasool, Dilsora Abduvalieva

“…The study aims to evaluate key factors affecting pressure and frictional forces in the porous channel, including Hartmann number (HN), suction and injection parameters, and the rheological properties of Williamson fluid. …”
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Influence of multiple décollement and cover rock rheology on the structural evolution of thin-skinned fold-and-thrust belts: insights from discrete element modelling by Eslamirezaei, Nazanin, Alavi, Seyed Ahmad, Nabavi, Seyed Tohid, Ghassemi, Mohammad Reza

“…A variety of thin-skinned fold-and-thrust belts are associated with multiple décollements, which have low frictional basal and intermediate décollements related to mechanical stratigraphy and or overpressure conditions. …”
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Extrapolation of cavitation and hydrodynamic pressure in lubricated contacts: a physics-informed neural network approach by Faras Brumand-Poor, Freddy Kokou Azanledji, Nils Plückhahn, Florian Barlog, Lukas Boden, Katharina Schmitz

“…In contrast, elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) simulation models present a viable alternative for calculating frictional forces in sealing contacts. These calculations are based on the hydrodynamics within the sealing contact, as defined by the Reynolds equation, the deformation of the seal, and the contact mechanics. …”
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Experimental Study on Improving the Compressive Strength of UHPC Turntable by Jiawei Wang, Quansheng Sun

“…Furthermore, the bridge turntable, which is the core force-bearing component of the structure, bears considerably large vertical pressure and horizontal frictional resistance. The present research proposes three strengthening methods when applying ultrahigh performance concrete (UHPC) materials to the turntable of a spherical hinge to improve structural reliability. …”
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Strategic Coupling and Its Impact on the Survival of Taiwan-Invested Enterprises in Chinese Mainland: A Configuration-Based Perspective by Sun Jiping, Wei Suqiong, You Xiaojun, Chen Jindong

“…Various policies and events, such as the 2008 financial crisis, US-China trade frictions, policies encouraging Taiwan's business repatriation, the New Southbound Policy, and COVID-19, have negatively impacted TDI survival, with the pandemic having a relatively small effect on enterprises surviving to 2-8 years. …”
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The synergistic effects of recycled polyethylene terephthalate fiber and fly ash on the ductility of one-part geopolymer stabilized soft soil by Zihan Zhou, Guo Hu, Qiang Zhu, Chuanqin Yao, Jun Wu

“…Microstructural analysis revealed that PET fiber can form strong interfacial bonding with geopolymer-soil matrix, generating considerable cohesive and frictional forces. Additionally, FA in the OPG binder not only acted as a dispersant but also altered the orientation of PET fiber relative to the crack front. …”
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Improving the Interfacial Bond Properties of the Carbon Fiber Coated with a Nano-SiO2 Particle in a Cement Paste Matrix by Gwang-Hee Heo, Jong-Gun Park, Ki-Chang Song, Jong-Ho Park, Hyung-Min Jun

“…The experimental results showed that the frictional bond strength of the carbon fiber coated with a nano-SiO2 particle was significantly increased compared to the plain carbon fiber. …”
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