Direct probing of energy gaps and bandwidth in gate-tunable flat band graphene systems by Jin Jiang, Qixuan Gao, Zekang Zhou, Cheng Shen, Mario Di Luca, Emily Hajigeorgiou, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Mitali Banerjee

“…Tuning these systems via twist angle and the electric field greatly enhances our comprehension of their strongly correlated ground states. …”
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Dielectric and Microwave Properties of Siloxane Rubber/Carbon Black Nanocomposites and Their Correlation by Omar A. Al-Hartomy, Falleh Al-Solamy, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Nikolay Dishovsky, Vladimir Iliev, Farid El-Tantawy

“…It has been established that the increasing frequency and filler content lead to an increase in the relative permittivity and tangent of dielectric loss angle. At higher filler content, the effects become more pronounced, especially those upon dielectric loss. …”
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Assessment of the Influence of Formation Conditions of Embankments and Spoil Heaps on Their Stability When Dumped on Clay-Salt Slurries by Maxim Karasev, Tatsiana Astapenka

“…It is noted that the stability factor is significantly reduced under the influence of loads on low-strength soil, particularly when the geotechnical system has a configuration with slope angles of 5° and 10°, and, in addition, when rocks are embedded in low-strength soil if the underlying soil layer is a weak foundation. …”
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Mechanical property strengthening by post-heat treatments in NiTiCu shape memory alloys fabricated by twin-wire arc additive manufacturing by Long Chen, Miao Zhao, Jiehao Wu, J. P. Oliveira, Fissha Biruke Teshome, Bowen Pang, Jiajia Shen, Yiming Wu, Naixun Zhou, Norbert Schell, Zhi Zeng

“…The enhancement of mechanical properties can be attributed to the smaller matrix grain size and precipitate size and the higher proportion of high-angle grain boundaries in this material condition. …”
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Experimental Study on the Fine-Grained Uranium Tailings Reinforced by MICP by Rong Gui, Yu-xiang Pan, De-xin Ding, Yong Liu, Zhi-jun Zhang

“…The cohesive force and the internal friction angle of fine-grained uranium tailings were increased by 140.1% and 46.7%. …”
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Study of the Effect of Process Parameters on Surface Profile Accuracy in Single-Point Incremental Sheet Forming of AA1050-H14 Aluminum Alloy by Abdulmajeed Dabwan, Adham E. Ragab, Mohamed A. Saleh, Saqib Anwar, Atef M. Ghaleb, Ateekh Ur Rehman

“…The profile accuracy was estimated by measuring the side angle errors and surface roughness and also waviness and circularity of the product inner surface. …”
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Effects of Electrospinning Parameters on the Morphology of Electrospun Fibers by A. Ardakkyzy, N. Nuraje, Zh. Toktarbay

“…The surface morphology of polystyrene fibers and hydrophobicity were studied with a scanning electronic microscope and contact angle measurements. Based on the results of the study, higher polymer concentrations and voltages produce thinner fibers and more hydrophobic membranes. …”
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Microstructure, Tensile Property, and Surface Quality of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polypropylene Parts Molded by Rapid Heat Cycle Molding by Feng Liu, Taidong Li, Fuyu Xu, Jiquan Li, Shaofei Jiang

“…The microstructure including multilayer, fiber orientation, crystallinity, and fiber-matrix bonding strength were analyzed by simulations, scanning electron microscopy, wide-angle X-ray diffraction, and dynamic mechanical analysis. …”
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Large-Scale Direct Shear Test on Tire Slice Reinforced Crushed Concrete Particles by Qiang Ma, Hang Shu, Jia Mou, Lihua Li, Zhenyi Zheng

“…The test results show that the addition of tire slices can increase the internal friction angle and cohesion of concrete particles, therefore increase the shear strength of crushed concrete particles. …”
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Metacavities by harnessing the linear-crossing metamaterials by Wu Jiaju, Guo Zhiwei, Qi Xin, Wei Qian, He Li, Fang Kai, Sun Yong, Li Yunhui, Chen Yuguang, Jiang Haitao, Chen Hong

“…Here, we propose a metacavity consisting of arrays of linear-crossing metamaterials (LCMMs) with abnormal dispersion, where each LCMM offers both the directional propagation channel for all incident angles and the negative refraction across its neighboring LCMMs. …”
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Design and Analysis of the Bionic Mechanical Foot with High Trafficability on Sand by Rui Zhang, Hao Pang, Haijin Wan, Dianlei Han, Guoyu Li, Lige Wen

“…The travelling performance on sand of the bionic mechanical foot was tested on a test platform by using Simi Motion. After analyzing the angle changes of the ankle joint and the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint, the displacement changes of the knee joint, the ankle joint, the MTP joint, and each phalanx along the z-axis, the plantar pressure distribution, and the footprints, we drew the conclusion that the bionic mechanical foot is helpful to reduce the sinkage and improve the trafficability on sand ground. …”
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Impulse Force Balance for Ultrashort Duration Hypersonic Test Facilities by P. Singh, V. Menezes, K. J. Irimpan, H. Hosseini

“…The model was tested in shock tunnel at Mach 8 at different angles of incidence with the freestream. Dynamic calibration of the test assembly was carried out for the acquisition of impulse response functions for the above components of force and moments, using an impulse hammer. …”
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Analytical Investigation of Laminar Viscoelastic Fluid Flow over a Wedge in the Presence of Buoyancy Force Effects by B. Rostami, M. M. Rashidi, P. Rostami, E. Momoniat, N. Freidoonimehr

“…The effects of different involved parameters such as viscoelastic parameter, Prandtl number, buoyancy parameter, and the wedge angle parameter, which is related to the exponent m of the external velocity, on velocity and temperature distributions are plotted and discussed. …”
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Biaxial Loading Capacity of H-Type Reinforced Concrete Electric Poles by Abolfazl Eslami, Moein Ramezanpour, Ehsan Hematpoury Farokhy, Mohammad Dehghani Sanij

“…., 9 and 12 m ones with a normal strength of 400 kgF) were constructed, cured, and loaded at angles of 0, 30, 60, and 90 degrees with respect to their minor principal axes. …”
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Study on Presplitting Blasting the Roof Strata of Adjacent Roadway to Control Roadway Deformation by Xiaojie Yang, Chaowen Hu, Manchao He, Haohao Wang, Yubo Zhou, Xiaoyu Liu, Enze Zhen, Xingen Ma

“…Through theoretical analysis, it is determined that the depth of the presplitting blasthole is 17 m, and the angle with the vertical direction is 10°. Based on in situ measurements and tests, by presplitting blasting the roof strata of the adjacent roadway, the maximal value of the working resistance of the hydraulic support in the presplitting blasting side of the working face decreased by 24.9%, and the average volumes of the maximum floor heave, the maximum roof subsidence, and the maximum ribs displacement were reduced by 50.1%, 34.9%, and 41.7%, respectively. …”
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The Effect of Ultrasonic Treatment on Thermal Stability of the Cured Epoxy/Layered Silicate Nanocomposite by N. Y. Yuhana, S. Ahmad, A. R. Shamsul Bahri

“…Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) analysis were utilized. …”
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Improved Performances of a Fluidized Bed Photoreactor by a Microscale Illumination System by Paolo Ciambelli, Diana Sannino, Vincenzo Palma, Vincenzo Vaiano, Roberto S. Mazzei

“…The better performances with UVA-LEDs are due to the UVA-LEDs small dimensions and small-angle emittance, which allow photons beam be directed towards the photoreactor windows, reducing the dispersion outside of photoreactor or the optical path length. …”
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Torsional Performance of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened Using Hybrid Fibers Sifcon Jacketing by Mohammed Mohammed J., Al-Azzawi Adel A.

“…In addition, the results of cracking torque, twist angle, Energy Absorption (Toughness), Torsional Stiffness, and torsional strength appear enhanced when using SIFCON different types of fiber in strengthened beams.…”
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Enhancement of the Mechanical Properties of Hydroxyapatite/Sulphonated Poly Ether Ether Ketone Treated Layer for Orthopaedic and Dental Implant Application by Roohollah Sharifi, Davood Almasi, Izman Bin Sudin, Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir, Ladan Jamshidy, Seyed Mojtaba Amiri, Hamid Reza Mozaffari, Maliheh Sadeghi, Fatemeh Roozbahani, Nida Iqbal

“…The effect of compression load on the porous coated layer of sulphonated poly ether ether ketone/Hydroxyapatite was studied to determine whether it changes its mechanical properties. The water contact angle and surface roughness of the compressed coated layer were also measured. …”
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Dynamic Stiffness Formulation for Free Vibration of Truncated Conical Shell and Its Combinations with Uniform Boundary Restraints by Chunyu Zhang, Guoyong Jin, Zhihao Wang, Xuqin Qian, Linghua Tian

“…The modeling methodology can be easily extended to the combinations of conical shells with different thickness and semivertex angles. The convergence and accuracy of the present formulation are demonstrated by comparing with the finite element method using several numerical examples. …”
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