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Jin, J. (author), Dollevoet, R.P.B.J. (author), Li, Z. (author)With increasing requirements for structural stability and durability, effective monitoring strategies for existing and potential damage are necessary. A laser Doppler vibrometer on moving platforms (LDVom) can remotely capture large-scale structural vibrations, but speckle noise, a significant signal issue mainly when one-way continuously...journal article 2022
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Chen, Y. (author), Dolado, Jorge S. (author), Li, Z. (author), Yin, Suhong (author), Yu, Qijun (author), Kostiuchenko, A. (author), Ye, G. (author)In this paper, the atomic structures of sodium aluminosilicate hydrate (N–A–S–H) gels with different Si/Al ratios are studied by molecular dynamics simulation. An N–A–S–H gel model was obtained from the polymerization of Si(OH)<sub>4</sub> and Al(OH)<sub>3</sub> monomers with the use of a reactive force field (ReaxFF). The simulated atomic...journal article 2022
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Ren, Jie (author), Sun, Hongfang (author), Li, Qun (author), Li, Z. (author), Zhang, Xiaogang (author), Wang, Yanshuai (author), Li, Linfei (author), Xing, Feng (author)In this research, the effects of natural seawater (SW) on the properties of alkali-activated slag/fly ash (AASF) are studied. AASF prepared with deionized water is set as the reference mixture. The results showed that the use of natural SW resulted in a prolonged setting time and lower heat release, but no obvious impact on the flowability of...journal article 2022
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Hajizad, O. (author), Kumar, A. (author), Petrov, R.H. (author), Sietsma, J. (author), Dollevoet, R.P.B.J. (author), Li, Z. (author)Microscopic stress and strain partitioning control the mechanical and damage behavior of multiphase steels. Using a combined numerical and experimental approach, local strain distributions and deformation localization are characterized in a carbide free bainitic steel produced by continuous cooling. The microstructure of the steel consists of...journal article 2022
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Zhu, Songfeng (author), Li, Xueyuan (author), Qu, Xinyi (author), Liu, Qi (author), Li, Z. (author)This paper proposes a linear quadratic controller based on particle swarm algorithm for the rear wheel control of four-wheel steering vehicle. Particle swarm optimization with fitness functions is used to optimize the coefficients of the weight matrix offline. The fuzzy rules following the controller is used if the road condition is terrible....conference paper 2022
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Chi, Lin (author), Li, Wenda (author), Li, Z. (author), Wang, Zheng (author), Lu, Shuang (author), Liu, Qi (author)Alternative current impedance spectroscopy (ACIS) is a promising non-destructive testing method to monitor long-term change and assess the durability of concrete. This study investigates the influences of Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid (EDTA) on the hydration of hardening cement by ACIS. It is found that EDTA retards the early-age...journal article 2022
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Li, Z. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Hopman, J.J. (author)This paper conducts a numerical analysis on the external surface cracked steel pipes reinforced with Composite Repair System. A three-dimensional finite element (FE) model is developed to calculate the Stress Intensity Factor (SIF) of the surface crack, and the crack growth process is evaluated by the Paris’ law. The effect of FRP-to-steel...journal article 2022
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Yang, Zhengxian (author), Shi, Peng (author), Zhang, Yong (author), Li, Z. (author)The influences of liquid-binder ratio and mixing sequence on the performance of superabsorbent polymer (SAP)-containing alkali-activated slag (AAS) mortar are investigated in this study. It is found that the SAP absorbs much less liquid in upper supernatant of AAS than in water. Mixing SAP with liquid first induces a larger absorption...journal article 2022
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Zeng, Y. (author), Nunez, Alfredo (author), Li, Z. (author)Speckle noise is a major problem for structural vibration measurements with Laser Doppler vibrometer on moving platform (LDVom) due to its highly random, frequent, and broadband nature, especially at high speeds. This paper develops a new post-processing framework to reduce speckle noise based on a case study of LDVom measurements on railway...journal article 2022
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Chang, Weiwei (author), Li, Yangyang (author), Li, Z. (author), Lou, Yuntian (author), Cui, Tianyu (author), Qian, Hongchang (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author), Zhang, Dawei (author)The microbiologically influenced corrosion of pure iron was investigated in the presence of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 with various levels of exogenous riboflavin (RF) serving as electron shuttles for extracellular electron transfer (EET). With more RF available, a larger and denser phosphate layer was formed on the surface of pure iron by...journal article 2022
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Yin, Kangting (author), Jiang, Yaqing (author), He, Hui (author), Ren, Jie (author), Li, Z. (author)In this paper, fresh (setting and rheology) and hardened properties (strength and shrinkage) of one-part alkali-activated slag (AAS) with and without rice straw ash (RSA) are comprehensively investigated. The reaction kinetics and microstructure of the mixtures are characterized by a series of experimental techniques. The results reveal that...journal article 2022
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Li, Fang (author), Li, Xueyuan (author), Liu, Qi (author), Li, Z. (author)Pedestrian detection is an important branch of computer vision, and it has important applications in the fields of autonomous driving, artificial intelligence and video surveillance.With the rapid development of deep learning and the proposal of large-scale datasets, pedestrian detection has reached a new stage and achieves better performance...journal article 2022
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Guo, Bingbing (author), Qiao, Guofu (author), Han, Peng (author), Li, Z. (author), Fu, Qiang (author)The combined effects of carbonation and chloride attack can accelerate the degradation of reinforced concrete (RC) structures. In this study, the effect of natural carbonation on the chloride binding behaviours in Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) paste was investigated. The phase-equilibrium model for the dissolution/precipitation reactions and...journal article 2022
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Liu, C. (author), Yang, Lu (author), Li, Z. (author), Nie, Shuai (author), Hu, Chuanlin (author), Wang, Fazhou (author)Due to the satisfactory property and high productivity, heat-cured concretes have been widely used in engineering practice. However, heat curing process also brings some drawbacks that are detrimental to the long-term property of this material. To address this issue, lightweight fine aggregate (LWFA) was employed to provide internal curing ...journal article 2022
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Li, Z. (author), Homborg, A.M. (author), Gonzalez Garcia, Y. (author), Kosari, A. (author), Visser, Peter (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author)The formation process of a lithium-based conversion layer on AA2024-T3 and its corrosion protective behavior are studied using electrochemical noise (EN). Wavelet transform, as well as noise resistance analysis, have been employed to interpret the EN data. The EN data confirmed five different stages during the conversion layer growth,...journal article 2022
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Liang, M. (author), Li, Z. (author), He, S. (author), Chang, Z. (author), Gan, Y. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Šavija, B. (author)Stress evolution of restrained concrete is a significant direct index in early-age cracking (EAC) analysis of concrete. This study presents experiments and numerical modelling of the early-age stress evolution of Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) concrete, considering the development of autogenous deformation and creep. Temperature...journal article 2022
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Huang, Luyao (author), Chang, Weiwei (author), Zhang, Dawei (author), Huang, Ye (author), Li, Z. (author), Lou, Yuntian (author), Qian, Hongchang (author), Jiang, Chengying (author), Li, Xiaogang (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author)The influence of outward extracellular electron transfer (EET) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in accelerating corrosion of 304 stainless steel was investigated. With less NO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup> available as electron acceptor, P. aeruginosa biofilm accelerated the pitting corrosion. The ICP-MS and XPS results indicated that P. aeruginosa...journal article 2022
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Li, Z. (author), Lin, Yunlong (author), Cheng, Gong (author), Wang, X. (author), Liu, Qi (author), Gong, Jianwei (author), Lu, Chao (author)Precisely modeling interactions and accurately predicting trajectories of surrounding vehicles are essential to the decision-making and path-planning of intelligent vehicles. This paper proposes a novel framework based on ensemble learning to improve the performance of trajectory predictions in interactive scenarios. The framework is termed...conference paper 2022
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Li, Z. (author), Manzionna, Enrico (author), Monizzi, Giovanni (author), Mastrangelo, Angelo (author), Mancini, Maria Elisabetta (author), Andreini, Daniele (author), Dankelman, J. (author), De Momi, Elena (author)A major challenge during autonomous navigation in endovascular interventions is the complexity of operating in a deformable but constrained workspace with an instrument. Simulation of deformations for it can provide a cost-effective training platform for path planning. Aim of this study is to develop a realistic, auto-adaptive, and visually...journal article 2022
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Yin, Kangting (author), Jiang, Yaqing (author), Wang, Yu (author), Zhao, Wenhao (author), Pan, Zhenghua (author), Li, Z. (author)One-part alkali-activated slag (AAS) as a binder material has a promising application in the construction industry. The properties of one-part AAS incorporating agricultural wastes have been seldom studied. In this paper, the fresh and hardened properties of one-part AAS with the addition of rice straw powder (RSP) were investigated. The...journal article 2022