The mechanical properties of rocks are significantly affected by heating–cooling cycles 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, which in turn can dramatically increase the risk of landslide 8, rockfall 2 and stone building ...

A two-step methodology has been developed utilizing the models of Paul and Takayanagi to determine the modulus of polymer halloysite nanotube (HNT) products. Initially, HNTs and the adjacent ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. However, this relationship between stress and strain in a material is linear only when the force applied is within ...