A research team from Skoltech introduced a new method that takes advantage of machine learning for studying the properties of polycrystals, composites, and multiphase systems. It attained high ...

In recent years, physicists and engineers have developed increasingly sophisticated instruments to study particles and the interactions between them with high precision. These instruments, which ...

Mechanical metamaterials (MMs) are artificial materials designed to display peculiar mechanical properties or programmed responses thanks to careful optimization of their geometrical features 1,2.

A viscosity depressant proved effective for replacing the time-consuming mechanical methods for removing heavy oil blockages during the drilling of wells in the Tarim basin of China. The ...

Currently, the rebound hammer is widely used for estimation of compressive strength of concrete as general testing method. Although rebound hammer has made great contribution for compressive strength ...

With the growing demand for resilient, efficient, and low carbon infrastructure, increasing attention has been directed toward novel materials and ...

A number of powerful FE packages (ABAQUS, COMSOL, FEniCS, …) offer the possibility to solve complex problems (material/structural nonlinearities, multiphysics, …). The different computational methods ...