Rate Dependent Multicontinuum Progressive Failure Analysis of Woven Fabric Composite Structures under Dynamic Impact by James Lua, Christopher T. Key, Shane C. Schumacher, Andrew C. Hansen

“…In this work, a strain-rate dependent continuum damage model is incorporated with multicontinuum technology (MCT) to predict damage and failure progression for composite material structures. …”
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Silvicultural Attempts to Induce Browse Resistance in Conifer Seedlings by Bruce A. Kimball, Fred Pfund, Mark Gourley, Doreen L. Griffin, John H. Russell

“…Growth and browse damage data were collected for all seedlings over a period of 17 months. …”
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Impact of hyper- and hypothermia on cellular and whole-body physiology by Toshiaki Iba, Yutaka Kondo, Cheryl L. Maier, Julie Helms, Ricard Ferrer, Jerrold H. Levy

“…While the kinetics of cellular damage from heat have been extensively studied, the mechanisms driving heat-induced organ damage and death are not yet fully understood. …”
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Laser Ultrasonic System for Surface Crack Visualization in Dissimilar Welds of Control Rod Drive Mechanism Assembly of Nuclear Power Plant by Yun-Shil Choi, Hyomi Jeong, Jung-Ryul Lee

“…Furthermore, ultrasonic spectral imaging unveiled frequency components of damage-induced waves, while wavelet-transformed ultrasonic propagation imaging enhanced damage visibility by generating a wave propagation video focused on the frequency component of the damage-induced waves. …”
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Detection of Bolt Looseness Based on Average Autocorrelation Function by Jigang Wu, Jun Shao, Gen Zhou, Deqiang Yang, Yuan Cheng

“…It does not usually directly extract the looseness damage feature from the original response signal to detect the bolt looseness, but it uses the average autocorrelation function value at time lag T = 0 of the vibration pixel displacement signal to establish the looseness damage index. …”
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Implementation of a Probabilistic Structural Health Monitoring Method on a Highway Bridge by Adam Scianna, Zhaoshuo Jiang, Richard Christenson, John DeWolf

“…While this change was not associated with structural damage, it was observed in a permanent rotation of the bridge superstructure. …”
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Thrips in Florida Strawberry Crops by Jeffrey D. Cluever, Hugh A. Smith, Joe E. Funderburk, Galen Frantz

“…Western flower thrips and common blossom thrips (both invasive) can cause damage to strawberries in Florida; but, while the native Florida flower thrips is commonly found in strawberry blossoms, it hasn’t been established that it can cause economic damage to strawberry. …”
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Thrips in Florida Strawberry Crops by Jeffrey D. Cluever, Hugh A. Smith, Joe E. Funderburk, Galen Frantz

“…Western flower thrips and common blossom thrips (both invasive) can cause damage to strawberries in Florida; but, while the native Florida flower thrips is commonly found in strawberry blossoms, it hasn’t been established that it can cause economic damage to strawberry. …”
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Definition of Type of Single-Phase Fault in Overhead Power Distribution Networks with Isolated Neutral by E. V. Kalentionok, Yu. A. Mazurek

“…The paper considers the distinctive features of different types of single-phase damage in the distribution networks. By results of researches the algorithm is developed for definition of type of single-phase damage on the basis of the information on emergency operation parameters.The results can be used in devices of microprocessor relay protection when implementing a function fault location in distribution power networks.…”
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Referencia y performatividad en el discurso publicitario: las reglas del flujo televisivo by Josep Gavaldà Roca

“… Uno de los campos más interesantes en el análisis de la representación del cuerpo es el discurso publicitario. …”
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Corrigendum to “Reliability Assessment Methodology for Massive Manufacturing Using Multi-Function Equipment” by M. López-Campos, F. Kristjanpoller, P. Viveros, R. Pascual

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Linear Bending Wave Propagation in Laminar and Turbulent Disks by Callum W. Fairbairn

“…This may have implications for the inclination damping rates induced by planet–disk interactions, the capture rate of black holes in active galactic nucleus disks or the warped shapes assumed by disks in misaligned systems.…”
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Seismic Response Analysis of Continuous Multispan Bridges with Partial Isolation by E. Tubaldi, A. Dall’Asta, L. Dezi

“…A parametric analysis is carried out to evaluate the influence of support stiffness and damping on the seismic performance. Then, a comparison is made between the exact solution and the approximate solutions in order to evaluate the accuracy and suitability of the simplified analysis techniques for evaluating the seismic response of partially isolated bridges.…”
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Vibration Analysis of a Piecewise-Smooth System with Negative Stiffness under Delayed Feedback Control by Dongmei Huang, Wei Li, Guidong Yang, Meijuan He, Hong Dang

“…Then, from the perspective of the equivalent damping, the comparisons of the response characteristics of the controlled system to the uncontrolled system, such as the phenomenon of frequency island, are fulfilled. …”
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A Tuned Mass Damper with Nonlinear Magnetic Force for Vibration Suppression with Wide Frequency Range of Offshore Platform under Earthquake Loads by Qiong Wu, Wei Zhao, Weiguo Zhu, Rencheng Zheng, Xilu Zhao

“…Therefore, this paper proposed a magnetic TMD with two pairs of permanent magnets on both sides of the structures, which can generate a nonlinearly repulsive force, making the magnetic TMD reliable and robust in damping the oscillations of structures with wide frequency range under seismic excitations. …”
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Beam breakup instability studies of powerful energy recovery linac for experiments by S. Setiniyaz, R. Apsimon, P. H. Williams, C. Barbagallo, S. A. Bogacz, R. M. Bodenstein, K. Deitrick

“…We evaluate its requirements for damping cavity higher order modes (HOMs) and propose optimal filling patterns and bunch timing strategies. …”
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Flight Dynamics Modeling and Dynamic Stability Analysis of Tilt-Rotor Aircraft by Ke Lu, Chunsheng Liu, Chunhua Li, Renliang Chen

“…The results show that the flight speed and nacelle angle would affect the magnitude and the trend of the aerodynamic derivatives. The damping of the pitch short period mode and the Dutch roll mode is insensitive to flight speed while they could be affected by nacelle angle. …”
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Modeling and Parameter Identification of the MR Damper Based on LS-SVM by Cheng Qian, Xiaoliang Yin, Qing Ouyang

“…Then, the current and historical input displacement, velocity, and current and the historical output are taken as the input of the LS-SVM model and the damping force of the current output is taken as the output of the model for model training. …”
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Cyclic Behavior and Modeling of Bolted Glulam Joint with Cracks Loaded Parallel to Grain by Jing Zhang, Zhi-Fang Liu, Yong Xu, Mai-Li Zhang, Liu-Cheng Mo

“…Moreover, with the existence of initial cracks, the energy dissipated and equivalent viscous damping ratio of bolted joints are reduced by 24% and 13.3%, respectively.…”
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Planar Two-Dimensional Vibration Isolator Based on Compliant Mechanisms by Ruizhe Zhu, Jinpeng Hu, Long Huang, Leiyu Zhang, Guangan Ren

“…Based on the dynamic model, the influence of different parameters on the displacement transmissibility is discussed, including damping ratio, system stiffness, and excitation amplitude. …”
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