Shuhong Wang¹, Yipeng Tang^1,*, Crystal Zhang², Wenyue Pan^1,*, Huan Liu¹, Sheng Huang¹

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.21, No.2, pp. 45-57, 2019, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2019.010744

Abstract Job insecurity has been recognized for its negative effect on employee performance. Nevertheless, this study argues that, under the threat of job insecurity, employees may also be likely to seek to reduce the threat by proactively crafting their tasks and improving performance. Drawing from the perspective of Vroom’s expectancy theory, it is proposed that, only when job security is at moderate level will employees expect it as possible to make such a change to respond to the situation. Accordingly, a curvilinear mediated model is developed that links job insecurity and task performance indirectly through task… More >

Hyun Kyu Shin¹, Yong Han Ahn², Sang Hyo Lee³, Ha Young Kim^4,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.61, No.3, pp. 911-928, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2019.08269

Abstract Compressive strength of concrete is a significant factor to assess building structure health and safety. Therefore, various methods have been developed to evaluate the compressive strength of concrete structures. However, previous methods have several challenges in costly, time-consuming, and unsafety. To address these drawbacks, this paper proposed a digital vision based concrete compressive strength evaluating model using deep convolutional neural network (DCNN). The proposed model presented an alternative approach to evaluating the concrete strength and contributed to improving efficiency and accuracy. The model was developed with 4,000 digital images and 61,996 images extracted from video More >

Xuehuan He¹, Stephane Avril², Jia Lu^1,*

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.16, Suppl.2, pp. 50-52, 2019, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2019.07390

Abstract A Multi-layer Perceptron (MLP) neural network model [1] is developed to predict the strength of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (ATAA) tissues using tension-strain data and assess local rupture risk. The data were collected through in vitro inflation tests on ATAA samples from 12 patients who underwent surgical intervention [2]. An inverse stress analysis was performed to compute the wall tension at Gauss points. Some of these Gauss points are at or near sites where the samples eventually ruptured, while others are at locations where the tissue remained intact. A total of 27,648 tension- strain curves,… More >

Nadezda Stevulova^1,*, Viola Hospodarova¹, Adriana Estokova¹, Eva Singovszka¹, Marian Holub¹, Stefan Demcak¹, Jaroslav Briancin², Anton Geffert³, Frantisek Kacik³, Vojtech Vaclavik⁴, Tomas Dvorsky⁴

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.7, No.11, pp. 1121-1145, 2019, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2019.07556

Abstract The aim of this study was to characterize two types of cellulosic fibers obtained from bleached wood pulp and unbleached recycled waste paper with different cellulose content (from 47.4 percent up to 82 percent), to compare and to analyze the potential use of the recycled fibers for building application, such as plastering mortar. Changes in the chemical composition, cellulose crystallinity and degree of polymerization of the fibers were found. The recycled fibers of lower quality showed heterogeneity in the fiber sizes (width and length), and they had greater surface roughness in comparison to high purity… More >

Nobuyuki Ishikawa^1,*, Yuya Sato¹, A. Toshimitsu Yokobori Jr.², Tadashi Kasuya³, Satoshi Minamoto⁴, Takehiro Endo³, Manabu Enoki³

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.22, No.2, pp. 138-138, 2019, DOI:10.32604/icces.2019.05518

Abstract Prediction model for weld hydrogen cracking (so called cold cracking) in high strength steel weld was developed by a coupled thermo-elastic-plastic and hydrogen diffusion analysis in the y-grooved weld joint. Critical conditions of cracking was given as the function of principal stress and accumulated hydrogen concentration in the root region where the cracking occurs. In order to clarify the critical conditions of cold cracking, y-grooved cold cracking tests were first conducted using the steel plate with tensile strength level of 780MPa. Plate thickness of the plates were 25 mm and 50 mm. Hydrogen concentration in… More >

Junya Sakurai¹, Junya Inoue^2,3,4, Masahiko Demura^4,*, Yoichi Mototake⁵, Masato Okada^4,5, Masayoshi Yamazaki⁴

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.22, No.2, pp. 128-128, 2019, DOI:10.32604/icces.2019.05408

Abstract According to the inherent creep strength concept proposed by Kimura et al., microstructural strengthening effect is expiring after a long-term creep deformation at high temperature. In the region, the solid solution hardening effect becomes dominant so that the rupture time is expected to be a simple function of chemical composition and test conditions. In fact, they found that there was a linear relationship between logarithm rupture time and the amount of Mo for the carbon steel JIS STB410. They also found the positive correlations of Cr and Mn to the logarithmic rupture time. However, it… More >

Morgan Chabannes^1,2,*, Frédéric Becquart^1,2, Nor-Edine Abriak^1,2

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.7, No.9, pp. 855-863, 2019, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2019.06779

Abstract The return to old building methods by mixing crop by-products with mineral binders is arousing great interest in Europe since about 25 years. The use of these bio-aggregates based materials for the design of building envelopes is a valuable opportunity to deal with increasingly demanding thermal regulations. In addition, the regulatory framework is moving towards reducing the overall car-bon footprint of new buildings. Some traditional and historic buildings are based on timber framing with earth-straw as infill material for instance. Hemp concrete is a bio-based material that can be manually tamped in timber stud walls… More >

Gouni Thirupathiah¹, Sukanya Satapathy¹, Aruna Palanisamy^1,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.7, No.8, pp. 775-785, 2019, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2019.06399

Abstract An acidic cation exchange resin has been used to prepare epoxidised castor oil (ECO) which was used as a co-plasticizer with epoxidised soyabean oil (ESBO) for processing polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The structure of ECO was confirmed and its physico chemical properties were evaluated. PVC/ (ESBO&ECO) blends were prepared by melt mixing and compression molded into sheets. The specimens were evaluated for tensile properties, impact strength and hardness. While the tensile strength did not vary much, the elongation reduced with the replacement of ESBO with ECO. Dynamic mechanical studies revealed that the glass transition temperature increased More >

Nina Graupner^1,*, Koranat Narkpiban^2,5, Thiprada Poonsawat³, Porntip Tooptompong⁴, Jörg Müssig¹

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.7, No.8, pp. 693-711, 2019, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2019.06785

Abstract Toddy palm fruit have an apparent density below 0.8 g/cm³ and offer an interesting lightweight construction potential in polylactide (PLA) composites reinforced with 37 mass-% fibres. Single fibre bundles show similar mechanical properties compared with coir: tensile strength of 240 MPa, Young´s modulus of 3.8 GPa and an elongation at break of 31%. However, density and diameter (~ 50 μm) of fruit fibre bundles are significantly lower. The compression moulded composites have a density of 0.9 g/cm³ and achieved an unnotched Charpy impact strength of 12 kJ/m², a tensile strength of 25 MPa, Young’s modulus… More >

Hao Hu^1,2, Jian He^1,*, Lian Song¹, Zhifeng Zhan¹, Zhengliang Li³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.119, No.3, pp. 499-539, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2019.06266

Abstract This paper investigates Q420 dual-angle cross combined section columns under axial and eccentric compression by conducting experiments. The specimen parameters, experimental setup, and test results are presented. It showed that local buckling occurred apparently for single internode specimens (λ<35) under axial compression, while overall bending buckling appeared for others, and no torsional buckling occurred. The theoretical formulas on stability factor were derived by the energy approach. Non-linear finite element models considering residual stress were established using ANSYS which were verified by the corresponding experimental results. The parametric study was to evaluate the effects of slenderness ratio More >