Dynamic Behavior of Coal Pillar under Different Load Percentage by Numerical Simulation by Guo-Wei Dong, Hai-Yang Liu, Guang-an Zhu

“…The proposed strain damage softening function showed almost the same goodness-of-fit on the experimental curve. …”
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Novel features of asymmetric nuclear matter from terrestrial experiments and astrophysical observations of neutron stars by Tsuyoshi Miyatsu, Myung-Ki Cheoun, Kyungsik Kim, Koichi Saito

“…It is found that the nuclear symmetry energy undergoes a sudden softening at approximately twice the saturation density of nuclear matter, taking into account the PREX-2 result, the recent NICER observation of PSR J0437−4715, and the binary neutron star merger, GW170817.…”
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Study of Numerous Resins Used in Polymer Matrix Composite Materials by T. Ramakrishnan, M. D. Mohan Gift, S. Chitradevi, R. Jegan, P. Subha Hency Jose, H.N. Nagaraja, Rajneesh Sharma, P. Selvakumar, Sintayehu Mekuria Hailegiorgis

“…Thermoplastic (TP) resin is the second most prevalent matrix type, and it is becoming increasingly popular among composite makers. By melting or softening and then chilling the material, thermoplastic linear polymer chains are generated and may be reformed into shaped solids. …”
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Analysis of the Direct Shear Test and Microstructure of the Lunar Soil Simulant Solidified by Sodium Silicate by Qinyong Ma, Hanyan Wang

“…The results of the direct shear test show that the shear stress-shear displacement curve of the sample changes from hardening to softening with the increase of sodium silicate content. …”
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Research on hot deformation characterization of a new weathering steel through processing map and microstructural observation by Jian Cheng

“…The microstructural changes in the deformed samples were examined using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), which helped elucidate the softening mechanisms inherent in this high-strength steel. …”
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Combined Performance of Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste Plastic Polymer and Crumb Rubber in Modifying Properties of Hot Mix Asphalt by Getnet Mekuria Alemu, Damtew Tsige Melese, Teyba Wedajo Mahdi, Adamu Beyene Negesa

“…The asphalt binder test results indicate that adding 10% crumb rubber to asphalt binder reduced penetration by 1.56% along with increment of the softening point by 4.33%. Furthermore, the indicated optimum mix amount resulted in 0.17% rise, 20.07% drop, and 20.71% increase in Marshal stability, flow, and stiffness, respectively. …”
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Effects of Organic Nano Calcium Carbonate on Aging Resistance of Bio-Asphalt by Nianting Xiao, Yongyi Zhang, Hongbo Xia, Yu Lei, Yamin Luo

“…The results show that the addition of organic nano-CaCO3 increases the residual penetration, residual ductility, and residual softening point of bioasphalt. Within the range of test dosage, the greater the dosage, the more significant the effect is. …”
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Nonsurgical Elementary Rhinoplasty: A Volumetric Standardized Hyaluronic Acid Filling Technique in Five Steps by Luddi L. Oliveira, André Braz, Eliandre Palermo, Maria C.A. Issa

“…Step 5 is used for refinement and softening of the supratip. All five steps are done in small aliquots in the central area, at the deep plane. …”
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Pressure‐Enhanced Superconductivity and Structural Phase Transition in Layered Sn4P3 by Hao Ding, Jingyu Hou, Kun Zhai, Xin Gao, Junquan Huang, Feng Ke, Bingchao Yang, Congpu Mu, Fusheng Wen, Jianyong Xiang, Bochong Wang, Tianyu Xue, Anmin Nie, Xiaobing Liu, Lin Wang, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Zhongyuan Liu

“…Through this structure reconstruction under high pressure, electron distribution has been reorganized and phonons have softened, facilitating a high superconducting temperature (Tc) value of 7.8 K at 34.9 GPa, which is almost six times higher than its ambient value. …”
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Study on hot deformation behavior of 9Cr18Mo stainles bearing steel by ZHANG Yu, WANG Jianguo, LIU Dong, LIANG Zhirui, ZHAO Jiahang

“…The results indicate that the 9Cr18Mo stainless steel shows strong positive strain rate sensitivity and negative temperature sensitivity. The softening mechanism is dynamic recrystallization and dynamic recovery mechanism. …”
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A high-entropy alloy showing gigapascal superelastic stress and nearly temperature-independent modulus by Junming Gou, Guoxin Liu, Tianzi Yang, Xiaolian Liu, Yun Pan, Chang Liu, Yu Qian, Yao Liu, Ying Chen, Xuefeng Zhang, Tianyu Ma, Xiaobing Ren

“…Unfortunately, it is difficult to achieve these multi-functionalities simultaneously because most superelastic materials have to encounter the modulus softening effect and the limited superelastic stress, whereas most Elinvar-type materials show small elastic strain limit. …”
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Enhanced Thermal Performance and Impact Strength of UHMWPE/Recycled-PA6 Blends Synthesized via a Melting Extrusion Route by Xiuying Yang, Junye Cheng, Guangping Zheng, Deqing Zhang

“…The effects of R-PA6 content on the Vicat softening temperature (VST), heat distortion temperature (HDT), and impact strength of the blends were studied. …”
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Axial Uplift Behaviour of Belled Piers in Coarse-Grained Saline Soils by Jian Xu, Jianwei Ren, Songhe Wang, Long Jin, Jun Yuan

“…The load-displacement curves are primarily softening, and the uplift bearing capacity for coarse-grained saline soils (CSS) in the crystalline state increases at larger thickness, higher than that in dissolved state. …”
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Statistical Damage Constitutive Model for Cemented Sand considering the Residual Strength and Initial Compaction Phase by Cai Tan, Ming-dao Yuan, Yong-sheng Shi, Bing-sheng Zhou, Hao Li

“…The results show that the calculated values by the damage constitutive model fit well with the actual experimental values and that the calculated results can reflect the stress softening, residual strength, and initial compaction characteristics of cemented sand, which shows the rationality and feasibility of the model.…”
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Determination of the Peak and Residual Shear Strengths of the Sandwich Material in Slopes by Qijun Hu, Qijie Cai, Leping He, Xiaoqiang Yang, Tao Ye, Rendan Shi

“…The mudded weak interlayer is a geotechnical sandwich material exhibiting strain softening behavior, which plays an important part in the slope stability. …”
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Achieving simultaneous improvement of bendability and deep drawability of Al–Mg–Si alloy via intermediate annealing by Xin Zhan, Jianguo Tang, Xiaofen Tan, Mingan Chen, Wenhui Liu, Lingyong Cao, Lingying Ye, Xini Yuan, Gaohui Cao, Yong Zhang, Xiyan Hu, Xiaoguang Zhao

“…It is found that that IA induces particle precipitation and static softening, leading to increases of the average size, number density, and volume fraction of both coarse and fine particles, along with a weakening of rolling texture. …”
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Non-linear analysis of masonry infilled steel frame under in-plane loading using Multi Pier method by Mohammad Mosa Ahmadvand, Ahmad Maleki, Masoud Pourbaba

“…The present study introduces a novel method for analyzing masonry infilled steel frames, termed the Multi Pier (MP) approach, which utilizes truss elements exhibiting nonlinear softening behaviors. The basis of the model is to transfer the masonry infilled frame into an assemblage of piers and braces. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Soft Rocks Subjected to Water-Rock Reaction and Cyclic Pressure by Wei Huang, Rui Feng, Huanran Fu, Jingyu Chen, Zili Feng

“…Moreover, the samples exhibited a softening phenomenon due to water absorption and rock expansion, decreasing the elastic modulus. …”
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Evaluation of the increased load bearing capacity of steel beams strengthened with pre-stressed FRP laminates by S. Bennati, D. Colonna, P.S. Valvo

“…The adhesive is modelled as a cohesive interface with a piecewise linear constitutive law defined over three intervals (elastic response, softening response, debonding). The model is described by a set of differential equations with suitable boundary conditions. …”
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Classification of Performance Grades of High Modulus Asphalt and Its Mixture: Taking China as an Example by Lu Zhou, Kaixi Duan, Feng Gao, Yi Fu, Qian Chen

“…The results showed that compared with the basic asphalt, the softening points of the basic modified high modulus asphalt and the composite modified high modulus asphalt were increased by 18.76% and 82.89%, respectively, and the rutting factors were increased by 2 and 9 times, respectively, but the improvement effect of the low-temperature performance of the high modulus asphalt was not obvious. …”
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