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Fang, P. (author), Xu, Yuxin (author), Gao, Yifan (author), Ali, Liaqat (author), Bai, Yong (author)Composite structures, such as the fiberglass reinforced structure studied in this paper, have been normally treated in previous research as homogeneous anisotropic laminated plates regarding the investigation of their mechanical properties. Throughout this paper, this specific structure is considered in a different way in which the fiberglass...journal article 2022
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Fang, Zigeng (author), Liu, Y. (author), Lu, Qiuchen (author), Pitt, Michael (author), Hanna, Sean (author), Tian, Zhichao (author)A building's strategic asset management (SAM) capability has traditionally been limited by its site-based management. With the emergence of needs from clients about delivering a long-term portfolio-based building asset management plan that minimizes the asset risk and optimizes the value of their asset portfolios, SAM Units have emerged as a...journal article 2022
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Xiao, Hong (author), Ling, Xing (author), Wang, Meng (author), Fang, Shu Wei (author), Wang, Haoyu (author)The bonding contact presents complex modes in polyurethane-mixed ballast. The commonly used parallel bond model is revised and four different contact models are developed including Ballast-Ballast Contact Bonding, Ballast-Ballast Noncontact Bonding, Ballast-Sleeper Contact Bonding, and Ballast-Sleeper Noncontact Bonding. The mechanical...journal article 2022
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Fang, Piet Xiaowen (author), Nihtianova, S. (author), Sberna, P.M. (author), de Wijs, Gilles A. (author), Fang, Changming (author)Metal-Semiconductor (M/S) heterojunctions, better known as Schottky junctions play a crucial role in modern electronics. At present, the mechanisms behind the M/S junctions are still a subject of discussion. In this work, we investigate the interfaces between semiconducting crystalline Si and amorphous metallic indium, Si{0 0 1}/a-In and Si{1...journal article 2022
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Chi, Yihao (author), Xiao, Hong (author), Zhang, Zhihai (author), Fang, Shuwei (author), Wang, Haoyu (author)Turnout is the key component of the railway tracks for trains to change direction, which is vital to operational safety and passenger comfort. Therefore, it is of great importance to perform a scientific and reasonable tamping operation for turnout areas. In this paper, based on the commercial software EDEM and RECURDYN, a coupled simulation...journal article 2022
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Jin, J. (author), Pang, Mijie (author), Segers, Arjo (author), Han, Wei (author), Fang, Li (author), Li, Baojie (author), Feng, H. (author), Lin, H.X. (author), Liao, Hong (author)Last spring, super dust storms reappeared in East Asia after being absent for one and a half decades. The event caused enormous losses in both Mongolia and China. Accurate simulation of such super sandstorms is valuable for the quantification of health damage, aviation risks, and profound impacts on the Earth system, but also to reveal the...journal article 2022
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Mohammadi, V. (author), Nihtianova, S. (author), Fang, C. (author)<br/>journal article 2021
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Wang, F. (author), Tian, Zhi (author), Leus, G.J.T. (author), Fang, Jun (author)In this paper, we study the problem of wideband direction of arrival (DoA) estimation with sparse linear arrays (SLAs), where a number of uncorrelated wideband signals impinge on an SLA and the data is collected from multiple frequency bins. To boost the performance and perform underdetermined DoA estimation, the difference co-array response...journal article 2021
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Peltenburg, J.W. (author), Van Leeuwen, Lars T.J. (author), Hoozemans, J.J. (author), Fang, J. (author), Al-Ars, Z. (author), Hofstee, H.P. (author)In the domain of big data analytics, the bottleneck of converting storage-focused file formats to in-memory data structures has shifted from the bandwidth of storage to the performance of decoding and decompression software. Two widely used formats for big data storage and in-memory data are Apache Parquet and Apache Arrow, respectively. In...conference paper 2021
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Peng, Liqi (author), Wang, Feifei (author), Zhang, Di (author), Fang, Chao (author), van der Hoek, J.P. (author), Chu, Wenhai (author)The high chlorine dosages in wastewater treatment plants during the COVID-19 pandemic may result in increased formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs), posing great threat to the aquatic ecosystem of the receiving water body and the public health in the downstream area. However, limited information is available on the effect of biological...journal article 2021
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Peternel, L. (author), Tofte Schon, Daniel (author), Fang, Cheng (author)Ergonomics of human workers is one of the key elements in design and evaluation of production processes. Human ergonomics have a major impact on productivity as well as chronic health risks incurred by inappropriate working postures and conditions. In this paper we propose a novel method for estimating and communicating the ergonomic work...journal article 2021
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Fang, P. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Hopman, J.J. (author), Bai, Yong (author)Submarine power cables are considered lifelines in wind farm engineering, playing a key role in transporting electric current produced by wind turbines or wave converter. Cables inevitably confront combined loadings in deep-sea areas, affecting the integrity and safety during their installation and application. In this paper, the mechanical...journal article 2021
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Zhang, Shuoshuo (author), Zhang, Yuquan (author), Fu, Yanan (author), Zhu, Z. (author), Man, Zhongsheng (author), Bu, Jing (author), Fang, Hui (author), Min, Changjun (author), Yuan, Xiaocong (author)Single molecule detection and analysis play important roles in many current biomedical researches. The deep-nanoscale hotspots, being excited and confined in a plasmonic nanocavity, make it possible to simultaneously enhance the nonlinear light-matter interactions and molecular Raman scattering for label-free detections. Here, we...journal article 2021
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Bai, Shengwen (author), Fang, Gang (author), Jiang, Bin (author), Zhou, J. (author)This research was aimed to reveal atomic diffusion across the bonding interface through the extrusion-welding experiments of dissimilar materials, namely pure magnesium and Mg–Al–Zn–RE alloy. A special tooling setup used to simulate weld seam formation during extrusion through a porthole die was designed for this model study. To deform the...journal article 2021
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Fang, Wei (author), Zhang, Xuedong (author), Spanjers, H. (author), Zhang, Tao (author)Persulfates ((peroxymonosulfate (PMS) and peroxydisulfate (PDS)) can disintegrate waste activated sludge (WAS), but their influence on volatile fatty acid (VFA) production during anaerobic fermentation is largely unclear. Particularly, it is unknown whether persulfates can improve fermentation without any preactivation. This study...journal article 2021
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Qian, Yi’Nan (author), Wang, Yuanshun (author), Fang, Zhenlong (author), Chen, X. (author), Miedema, S.A. (author)A jet pump is used to transport a variety of working media and is especially suitable for dredged soil transporting. In this study, a three-dimensional numerical study of a jet pump that is used for slurry delivery was carried out. The characteristics of the internal flow field of the mixing chamber with different working parameters were...journal article 2021
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Lin, Yuze (author), Li, Tao (author), Liu, Ye (author), Bahrami, Behzad (author), Guo, Dengyang (author), Fang, Yanjun (author), Shao, Yuchuan (author), Wang, Qi (author), Savenije, T.J. (author)A long photoluminescence decay lifetime has been regarded as a generic indication of long charge carrier recombination lifetime in semiconductors such as metal halide perovskites (MHPs), which have shown tremendous success in solar cells. Here, we report that MHP polycrystalline films with extrinsic metal ions have a very long charge...journal article 2021
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Ali, Liaqat (author), Makhdoom, Nageena (author), Gao, Yifan (author), Fang, P. (author), Khan, Sikandar (author), Bai, Yong (author)A numerical model in slice configuration was applied to the Central Andaman Sea in order to derive metocean operational and design criteria associated to internal solitary waves which are large amplitude interfacial waves. For that purpose, a 10 year hindcast was generated. The model was driven by tides at the open boundary and included...journal article 2021
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Fang, Juan (author), Haldimann, Michael (author), Marchal Crespo, L. (author), Hunt, Kenneth J. (author)In a parallel development to traditional rigid rehabilitation robotic systems, cable-driven systems are becoming popular. The robowalk expander product uses passive elastic bands in the training of the lower limbs. However, a well-controlled assistance or resistance is desirable for effective walking relearning and muscle training. To achieve...journal article 2021
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Tang, Z. (author), Fang, Yun (author), Yu, Xiao Peng (author), Tan, Nick Nianxiong (author), Shi, Zheng (author), Harpe, Pieter (author)This work presents an energy-efficient diode-based CMOS temperature sensor. It is based on the capacitively biased diode (CBD) working principle and can operate with a 1-V supply voltage. Instead of using a separate CBD front-end and ADC, a new architecture is proposed in which the CBD front-end is directly embedded into the 1st stage of a 1...journal article 2021