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The exploitation of mineral resources in plateau regions is confronted with critical challenges including low blasting efficiency, excessive energy consumption,and compromised operational safety when dealing with low-temperature…
To evaluate the stress level and damage of a reinforced concrete containment wall and its reaction to pressure variations, we implemented successive ultrasonic experiments on the exterior surface of the containment wall in the gusset area…
LSCF is a promising candidate for the cathode in SOFCs. Understanding the microstructural characteristics is crucial to its application because they predominately determine the performance and durability of the porous cathodes and hence of…
This study presents a novel sonic mapping method applied to coal samples, verified by CT scan imaging. Cubic coal samples with side lengths of 50-70 mm were subjected to non-destructive sonic tests, measuring both P-wave (Vp) and S-wave…
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged as the most effective method to curb the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. It can store up to 5 billion tons of CO2 per year. To guarantee a safe and economical geological storage, the well…
Caprock integrity is one of the chief concerns in the successful development of a CO$_2$ storage site. In this chapter, we provide an overview of the permeability of fractured shale, the potential for mitigation of CO$_2$ leakage by…
A decrease of fracture toughness of irradiated materials is usually observed, as reported for austenitic stainless steels in Light Water Reactors (LWRs) or copper alloys for fusion applications. For a wide range of applications (e.g.…
Mineral carbon storage in rock formations has gained significant interest in recent years. In principle, changes in mechanical rock properties driven by carbon mineralization could be quantified using seismic methods, opening the door…
Mechanical properties are essential for understanding natural and induced deformational behavior of geological formations. Brittleness characterizes energy dissipation rate and strain localization at failure. Brittleness has been…
This paper presents the design and development of a Shear and Compression Cell (SCC) for measuring the mechanical properties of granular materials in low-gravity environments. This research is motivated by the increasing interest in…
By means of density, dielectric spectroscopy and sound velocity measurements we perform a systematic study on the polyoxyethylene $C_{12}E_{6}$ nonionic surfactant solutions as a function of temperature and concentration. Both density and…
Understanding the dynamic self-assembly mechanisms of carbon nanotube (CNT) forests is necessary to advance their technological promise. Here, in-situ environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) chemical vapor deposition (CVD)…
We report the experimental implementation of dynamical decoupling on a small, non-interacting ensemble of up to 25 optically trapped, neutral Cs atoms. The qubit consists of the two magnetic-insensitive Cs clock states $\left| F=3, m_F=0…
Colloidal gels made of carbon black particles dispersed in light mineral oil are "rheo-acoustic" materials, i.e., their mechanical and structural properties can be tuned using high-power ultrasound, sound waves with submicron amplitude and…
The intrinsic mechanical strength of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) within the diameter range of 0.3-0.8 nm has been studied based on ab initio density functional theory calculations. In contrast to predicting "smaller is stronger…
UHV dynamic force and energy dissipation spectroscopy in non-contact atomic force microscopy were used to probe specific interactions with composite systems formed by encapsulating inorganic compounds inside single-walled carbon nanotubes.…
Ultrasound has long been used as a non-destructive tool to test for the brittle fracture of materials. Could it be used as a similar tool to test for ductile failure? This study reports results of local measurements of the speed of shear…
In subterranean coal seam gas CSG reservoirs, massive amounts of small-sized coal fines are released during the production and development stages, especially during hydraulic fracturing stimulation. These coal fines inevitably cause…