Smart composites with embedded SMA actuators and fibre Bragg grating sensors : activation and control

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Smart composites with embedded SMA actuators and fibre Bragg grating sensors : activation and control

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Development and characterization of thin iron-based shape memory alloy prestressing wire

Strain engineering and strain measurement by spring tethers on suspended epitaxial GaN-on-Si photonic crystal devices

Experimental investigation of rotational behavior of pseudo-ductile adhesive angle joints exhibiting variable strain rate

Particle-size segregation and rheology coupling in dense granular flows

Elastic limit tensile stress of UHPFRC: Method of determination and effect of fiber orientation

A numerical approach to characterize the viscoelastic behaviour of fibre beds and to evaluate the influence of strain deviations on viscoelastic parameter extraction

Energy dissipation in fiber-polymer composites adhesive joints under cyclic loading

On the slip burst amplitude cutoff in dislocation-rich microcrystals

Study on Mechanical Performance of Prestressed UHPFRC U-Beam Bridges

Brittle faulting of ductile rock induced by pore fluid pressure build‐up

Atomic-scale Characterization of Strain and Gate effects on Two-dimensional Materials by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Bedload transport assessment on a physical model of a large river widening using ultrasonic Doppler velocity measurements

Drained Clay-Pipe Interface Resistance at Low Normal Stresses and Elevated Temperatures

Multi-scale characterization and modeling of notched strength and translaminar fracture in hybrid thin-ply composites based on different carbon fiber grades

{10(1)over-bar2} twinning mechanism during in situ micro-tensile loading of pure Mg: Role of basal slip and twin-twin interactions

Model-Based Interpretation of Measurements for Fatigue Evaluation of Existing Reinforced Concrete Bridges

Mechanical and hydraulic transport properties of transverse-isotropic Gneiss deformed under deep reservoir stress and pressure conditions

Investigation of the effect of Laser Shock Peening in Additively Manufactured samples through Bragg Edge Neutron Imaging

Scaling Description of Creep Flow in Amorphous Solids

Petrophysical properties of heavy oil-bearing carbonate rocks and their implications on petroleum system evolution: Insights from the Majella Massif