Drinking Water Treatment Residuals to Control Phosphorus in Soils by Jonathan D. Judy, Maria L. Silveira, Sampson Agyin-Birikorang, George O'Connor, Thomas A. Obreza

“…Most soils have the capacity to retain excess P. However, soils with low capacity to retain excess P are abundant in Florida.  …”
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Research on the Fast Charging Strategy of Power Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on the High Environmental Temperature in Southeast Asia by Qin Zhang, Yuyang Yu

“…The maximum charging capacity of the cell is exerted within different SOCs and temperature ranges. …”
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Removal of Azo Dye Carmoisine by Adsorption Process on Diatomite by Kotbia Labiod, Sabir Hazourli, Marwa Bendaia, Mohamed Tlili, Adel AitBara, Radouane Graine, Hazem Meradi

“…This work aims to evaluate the adsorption capacity of an abundant natural diatomite (ND) to remove the azo dye carmoisine, known as a harmful emerging organic pollutant. …”
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Investigating the Feasibility of Using Concrete Containing Waste Paper Sludge Ash and Pozzolanic Materials to Repair Bridge Stub Columns by F. Delaram, Y. Mohammadi, M. R. Adlparvar

“…The ductility, stiffness, load-bearing capacity, and crack distribution were among the parameters that were used to compare different modes. …”
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Buckling Behavior of Metallic Cylindrical Shell Structures Strengthened with CFRP Composite by Z. Draidi, T. T. Bui, A. Limam, H. V. Tran, A. Bennani

“…To enhance the bearing capacity of steel shells, classical solutions consider internal or external metallic stiffeners (stringers and/or rings) welded or riveted to the shell. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Shear Contribution of CFRP-Strengthened RC Beams by Different Bond-Slip Models by Shengqiang Ma, Jianfeng Sun, Tiancai Xu

“…The results demonstrated a strong correlation between the finite element simulations and the experimental tests, particularly regarding the failure process and shear capacity of the reinforced beams. The increase in shear capacity observed during testing varied from 13.5% to 42.9%. …”
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DETERMINANTS OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (HRM) ADOPTION AMONG SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA by Helen Afang Andow

“…These challenges have been linked to some economic variables such as lack of finance, inadequate infrastructure, low industrialization capacity, inconsistent government policies and poor management practices among others which interact with the economic variables to undermine the capacity of SMEs. …”
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Relative Permeability of Porous Media with Nonuniform Pores by He Chen, Minghui Yang, Ke Chen, Chao Zhang

“…However, this simplification may overestimate the transport capacity of porous media due to overlooking the effects of the pore nonuniformity. …”
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Field Test and Numerical Simulation Study of Bearing Characteristics of Combined Post-Grouted Piles for Railway Bridges by Runze Zhang, Zilong Guo, Weiming Gong, Zhihui Wan

“…The results show that the bearing capacity of the pile foundations is greatly increased by combined tip-and-side post-grouting. …”
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Evaluation of sorption properties of biochar produced by hydrothermal liquefaction of Phragmites australis by Natalia A. Muravieva, Yuliya V. Kulikova, Olga O. Babich

“…To evaluate the sorption capacity of carbon residues from hydrothermal liquefaction of common reed, as well as to select methods for their activation. …”
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Influence of the Cellulose Purification Method on the Properties of PVA Composites with Almond Shell Fibres by Irene Gil-Guillén, Chelo González-Martínez, Amparo Chiralt

“…Fibres enhanced the oxygen barrier capacity of composites, and those treated with HP also improved the water vapour barrier capacity. …”
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Progressive Collapse of Typical and Atypical Reinforced Concrete Framed Buildings by Solomon Abebe Derseh, Tesfaye Alemu Mohammed, Girum Urgessa

“…The extracted demand-capacity ratio (DCR) of the global structural response showed that the demand-capacity ratio for the longitudinal frame with short-span beams had a larger DCR than the transverse frame with longer beam spans with significant potential for progressive collapse. …”
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Analisis Perancangan Konstruksi Galian Berturap Pada Tanah Pasir by Arrevan M. Harrisla, Rina Yuliet

“…From the results of the sheet pile design analysis, the sheet pile cross-section modulus value was obtained as 1575.1 cm3/m, so that the U-type sheet pile specification with a type IIIA cross-section was obtained. The axial capacity of the support is 2542.115 kN, which is greater than the largest force of 1003.975 kN, so that the support capacity can be used. …”
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Investigation of 3D steel frames with a reduced beam section and various web-opening shapes under internal column loss by Ali Altheeb, Ibrahim M. H. Alshaikh, Aref A. Abadel, Moncef L. Nehdi, B.H. Abu Bakar

“…In addition, an increased opening size resulted in a decrease in load-bearing capacity at small distances, thereby resulting in an increased capacity at a large distance.…”
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Improvement on the Key Element of Flexible U-Shaped Steel Support and Its Field Applications by Zhili Su, Shengguo Jing, Wenbing Xie, Qingteng Tang, Xingkai Wang

“…The ultimate bearing capacity of surface snap-in lock unit was lower than the two slotted splint unit. …”
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Removal of Copper(II) Ions from Aqueous Solutions Using Natural Kaolinite by Xue-Song Wang, Jin Wang, Cheng Sun

“…The maximum adsorption capacity was found to be 16.79 mg/g at a pH value of 6.0, an initial Cu(II) ion concentration of 40 mg/dm 3 and a temperature of 313 K. …”
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Static Load Test on Trapezoidal Filling Structure of Crushed Concrete Particles Reinforced with Waste Tire Slices by Fang Tong, Qiang Ma, Bin Hu, Zhenyi Zheng

“…In this paper, a series of model tests about the trapezoidal filling structures filled with tire reinforced concrete particles has been conducted to study their stability and the ultimate bearing capacity. The effects of the reinforcing tire slices on the global stability and ultimate bearing capacity of the model were investigated, the results show that the tire slices reinforcement can reduce the total settlement of the trapezoidal filling structure, and the ultimate bearing capacity of the reinforced trapezoidal filling structure with tire slices is obviously improved. …”
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Design and Construction of a Pneumatic Vibratory Conveyer. by Kalagala, Abdulbast

“…At Kigezi Highland Tea Factory, the existing electric conveyor faces challenges, such as limited load capacity and high power consumption, which this design addresses. …”
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Realistic Facial Expression of Virtual Human Based on Color, Sweat, and Tears Effects by Mohammed Hazim Alkawaz, Ahmad Hoirul Basori, Dzulkifli Mohamad, Farhan Mohamed

“…Generating extreme appearances such as scared awaiting sweating while happy fit for tears (cry) and blushing (anger and happiness) is the key issue in achieving the high quality facial animation. …”
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Seismic and Power Generation Performance of U-Shaped Steel Connected PV-Shear Wall under Lateral Cyclic Loading by Hongmei Zhang, Jinzhi Dong, Yuanfeng Duan, Xilin Lu, Jinqing Peng

“…Two main results are demonstrated through the experiment: (1) the U-shaped steel connectors provide enough deformation capacity for the compatibility of the PV module to the shear wall during the whole cyclic test; (2) the electricity generation capacity is effective and stable during this seismic simulation test.…”
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