New add-on device turns uniaxial presses into cyclic rock shear testers
Researchers have developed an add-on device that converts a standard uniaxial compression testing rig into a cyclic shear testing station ...
Tag: shear strength
Particle shape beats gradation in setting sand shear strength, AI model shows
Triaxial tests on four granular mixtures show particle shape, not gradation, dominates shear strength, with XGBoost outperforming a neural network ...
Rice husk ash and basalt mesh team up to strengthen weak soils
Laboratory tests show that combining rice husk ash with basalt fibre mesh can roughly double the friction angle of compacted ...
Hydrogel turns freeze–thaw damage into strength gains for loess slopes
Laboratory triaxial tests show that 3 percent polymer hydrogel raised the shear strength of Yili loess by 82.5 percent after ...
Coconut Husk Biochar Shows Promise for Trapping Landfill Gases in Soil Covers
A Brazilian laboratory study finds that a 5 percent coconut husk biochar amendment reduced soil compressibility, raised cohesion, and adsorbed ...
High-Entropy Alloy Filler Tames Brittle Layers in Carbon-Carbon Brazed Joints
Chinese researchers used a face-centered cubic FeCoNiAlCuTi high-entropy alloy filler to suppress continuous brittle carbide layers in carbon-carbon composite brazed ...
Shredded Tires Meet Cement-Free Concrete: Particle Size Decides Everything
A systematic study of rubberized alkali-activated concrete shows that fine crumb rubber particles under one millimeter preserve strength while boosting ...
Eggshell Waste Strengthens Sand but Weakens Clay, Study Finds
A Bangladeshi study shows powdered eggshell waste can raise the friction angle of sand from 29 to 38 degrees at ...
Water-Reactive Polymer Grout Seals Leaking Diaphragm Walls in Deep Excavations
A water-reactive polyurethane grout dramatically strengthens the soil-concrete interface of diaphragm walls, cutting porosity by more than half and sealing ...
Machine Learning Outsmarts Design Codes in Predicting Shear Strength of Recycled Concrete Beams
A new study shows that machine learning models, particularly Support Vector Machines, predict the shear strength of recycled aggregate concrete ...
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