Jamming transitions transform fluid-like particle systems into amorphous solids with finite yield stress when the particle packing fraction ϕ increases beyond a critical value, ϕ J. In the standard ...

Few-layer graphene has attracted tremendous attention owing to its exceptional electronic properties inherited from single-layer graphene and new features led by introducing extra freedoms such as ...

It is possible to characterize the shear thinning behavior of thermoplastic materials using a Flow Rate Ratio (FRR) test method in an extrusion plastometer (melt indexer). This test method, “Procedure ...

Keywords: Steel plate shear walls (SPSW). Retrofitting. Seismic designs. Existing structures. Lateral force resisting systems. Moment strengths. Anchor beams. Multistory structures. Energy dissipation ...

In the injection molding process, the three root causes of splay defects are heat, moisture, and shear. Splay conditions caused by shear can be hard to identify at times — it is a common defect with ...