Abstract: Microprotrusions under high electric fields are considered to be sources of metal vapor and microplasma on metal electrode surfaces and may even initiate vacuum breakdown in vacuum gaps. The ...

School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, 150 Academy Street, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States RAPID Manufacturing Institute, Delaware Energy Institute (DEI), ...

The use of near-surface mounted (NSM) Glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars is one of the most popular and effective techniques for strengthening reinforced concrete (RC) beams. This paper ...

Abstract: Aiming at the problem of insufficient detection accuracy for small target defects on steel surfaces, which often leads to missed detections and false alarms, this paper improves upon the ...