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Roughly speaking, granular media exhibit three basic scales: the specimen scale, the contact scale, and an intermediate scale made up of a set of adjoining particles. In this lecture, we will discuss this latter scale, in a two dimensional context. More specifically, the granular [...]

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In the present work, the metallurgical changes in the welding of clad pipelines are studied. Clad pipes consist of a complex multi-material system, with (i) the clad being stainless steel or a nickel-based superalloy, (ii) the pipe being API X60 or X65 high-strength carbon steel, [...]

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Due to the limitations of the energy density and penetration ability of arc welding technology for long-distance pipelines, the deterioration of the microstructures in the coarse-grained heat-affected zone (HAZ) in welded joints in large-diameter, thick-walled pipeline steel leads [...]

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Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) is a complex production process including hosts of parameters and a multitude of physical phenomena, which make the simulation and modeling quite challenging. This work investigates the impact of modified printing parameters (e.g., hatch distance, [...]

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The durability of Portland-limestone cement with high limestone content was monitored at conditions promoting thaumasite formation. Pore structure and deterioration characteristics were assessed with X-ray micro-computed tomography and correlated with material‘s strength. Changes [...]

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Sound and durable concrete mixtures are essential in environments where microbial induced corrosion (MIC) is a concern. In this study three concrete mixtures prepared with different binders (ordinary portland cement (OPC), calcium aluminate cement (CAC) and alkali-activated cement [...]

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The main objective of the study is as follows: Identify steel compositions/microstructures suitable for construction of new pipeline infrastructure and evaluate the potential use of the existing steel pipeline infrastructure in high pressure gaseous hydrogen applications. The microstructures [...]

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Siliceous materials are commonly used in concrete with physical filling and higher pozzolanic reactivity, such as silica fume (SF) and nano-silica (NS). Investigations were conducted into the effects of SF, hydrophobic silica fume (HSF), and synthesized NS on the mechanical properties [...]

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The development of the cement industry consumes piles of natural resources and generating huge amount of waste and causing serious pollution, which can be partially solved by replacing with other cementitious materials, in particularly, solid waste. Reclaimed concrete slurry waste [...]

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Ion diffusion through cement-based barrier is key to safe radionuclide transfer in intermediate radioactive waste disposal facilities. The purpose of this research is to elicit the behavior of ionic diffusivity and pore structure of hardened cement paste specimens for the barrier [...]