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Effect of Pendolino high-speed rail on the structure of buildings located the proximity of the railway tracks
PublicationThe following research focuses on the dynamic analysis of the impact of the high-speed train inducted vibrations on the structures located near railway tracks. The office complex chosen as the subject of calculations is located in the northern part of Poland, in Gdańsk, in the proximity of Pendolino, the high speed train route. The high speed trains are the response for the growing needs for more efficient railway system. However...
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Cable-stayed cantilever structures as an expat of unique application in the construction of a building located in seismic area – an author’s project of multifunctional building in Lisbon, Portugal
PublicationThe article presents numerical simulations for the modelling of seismic impact on the structure of unique cantilever cablestayed structure with application of two methods. The Response Spectrum method, in which a spectrum of the structure's responses to an earthquake's impact is generated and the Accelerogram method, in which we generate dynamic load in the form of a diagram of the connection between acceleration and time for...
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Effect of power frequency on the stress state of disc actuator
PublicationThis paper presents the concept of determining the optimum frequency of coil supply in inductive-dynamic drive. As a criterion to obtain the sought frequency, the smallest value of reduced stress in the disc was assumed while maintaining the desired dynamics. The disc stress is determined on the basis of solution of vibrating thin plate equation. Magnetic pressure acting on the disc is obtained from a hybrid circumferentially-field...
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Estimation of Stresses in a Dry Sand Layer Tested on Shaking Table
PublicationTheoretical analysis of shaking table experiments, simulating earthquake response of a dry sand layer, is presented. The aim of such experiments is to study seismic-induced compaction of soil and resulting settlements. In order to determine the soil compaction, the cyclic stresses and strains should be calculated first. These stresses are caused by the cyclic horizontal acceleration at the base of soil layer, so it is important...
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Lax-Wendroff and McCormack Schemes for Numerical Simulation of Unsteady Gradually and Rapidly Varied Open Channel Flow
PublicationTwo explicit schemes of the finite difference method are presented and analyzed in the paper. The applicability of the Lax-Wendroff and McCormack schemes for modeling unsteady rapidly and gradually varied open channel flow is investigated. For simulation of the transcritical flow the original and improved McCormack scheme is used. The schemes are used for numerical solution of one dimensional Saint-Venant equations describing free...
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COMPUTER-AIDED CONSTRUCTION AT DESIGNING REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS AS PER EC
PublicationThe article presents the author’s computer program for designing and dimensioning columns in reinforced concrete structures taking into account phenomena affecting their behaviour and information referring to design as per EC. The computer program was developed with the use of C++ programming language. The program guides the user through particular dimensioning stages: from introducing basic data such as dimensions, concrete...
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A COMPARISON OF THE WIND SPECTRUM ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT METHODS - AN ORIGINAL PROJECT OF A BUILDING ON A CLIFF IN GDYNIA
PublicationThe article presents numerical simulations of the dynamic wind loads on the structure of a building designed on a cliff in Gdynia. The results obtained from the two methods: Davenport’s and Karman’s are compared. The results allowed a comparison of the two methods, and they provided an answer to the question how a construction, designed in such an unusual condition of a cliff behaves under the influence of the gusting wind. The...
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DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF HISTORIC RAILWAY BRIDGES IN POLAND IN THE CONTEXT OF ADJUSTING THEM TO PENDOLINO TRAINS
PublicationThe article presents the dynamic analysis of the historic railway bridge in Tczew as an example of the usefulness of such type of bridge for high-speed trains. The model of the bridge and the simulation of rolling stock passage was performed in SOFISTIK program. The scope of work includes experimental studies, the solution of the problem concerning the correct solution features dynamic model takes into account the dependencies...
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Elastic wave propagation for condition assessment of steel bar embedded in mortar
PublicationThis study deals with experimental and numerical investigations of elastic wave propagation in steel bars partially embedded in mortar. The bars with different bonding lengths were tested. Two types of damage were considered: damage of the steel bar and damage of the mortar. Longitudinal waves were excited by a piezoelectric actuator and a vibrometer was used to non-contact measurements of velocity signals. Numerical calculations...
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Modal Analysis of a Steel Radial Gate Exposed to Different Water Levels
PublicationWith the increase in water retention needs and planned river regulation, it might be important to investigate the dynamic resistance of vulnerable elements of hydroelectric power plants, including steel water locks. The most frequent dynamic loads affecting hydroengineering structures in Poland include vibrations caused by heavy road and railway traffic, piling works and mining tremors. More destructive dynamic loads, including...
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Model of pressure distribution in vortex flow controls
PublicationThe paper is devoted to the vortex valve. Existing devices are described by CFD-methods, or by means of simple empirical relations. A rational method of the considered object design is proposed, on the base of the input and dissipation energy balance., what gives a simple algebraic equation. Conformity between calcul;ated and measured parameters of the vortex valve allows for acceptation of the proposed concept.
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A Comparison of Simplified Two-dimensional Flow Models Exemplified by Water Flow in a Cavern
PublicationThe paper shows the results of a comparison of simplified models describing a two-dimensional water flow in the example of a water flow through a straight channel sector with a cavern. The following models were tested: the two-dimensional potential flow model, the Stokes model and the Navier-Stokes model. In order to solve the first two, the boundary element method was employed, whereas to solve the Navier-Stokes equations, the...
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Verification of baffle factor for straight pipe flow
PublicationDuring the water disinfection devices designing, it is often assumed that the baffle factor for a straight pipe reactors is equal to one. It would be possible only for the plug flow, which is a simplified model of the flow and does not appear in real situations. The paper contains an equation which enables calculation of the real value of the baffle factor for the pipe flow.
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Whirling system of water exchangein breeding pools
PublicationTo secure the proper conditions of life for sea mammals existing in closed systems one has to maintain the character of the breeding basins (i.e. shape, dimensions, facing of walls and bottom, quality and motion of water) as natural as possible. An appropriate system of water exchange plays a very important role here. A full renewal of water is time-consuming, expensive and troublesome, so can be made only periodically, and should...
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Buckling of thin-walled columns accounting for initial geometrical imperfections
PublicationThe paper is devoted to the effect of some geometrical imperfections on the critical buckling load of axially compressed thin-walled I-columns. The analytical formulas for the critical torsional and flexural buckling loads accounting for the initial curvature of the column axis or the twist angle respectively are derived. The classical assumptions of theory of thin-walled beams with non-deformable cross-sections are adopted. The...
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Locating and Identifying Ferromagnetic Objects
PublicationThe new non-iterative method of determining the dipole moment and location is presented in this paper. The algorithm of an object's localization and identification was achieved by using numerical calculations and approximation method. The arbitrary shapes of an object were assumed in the identification algorithm - axially symmetric spheroid (a prolate and an oblate). Several examples of localization and identification of an object's...
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Multidipoles model of ship's magnetic field
PublicationShips made of ferromagnetic metals interfere with Earth's magnetic field in their surrounding. The disturbance of the magnetic field makes possible localization and even identification of the ship, which could determine a threat to the ship. The measurement of the magnetic field around the ship enables to determine its magnetic signature. The paper presents a multidipoles model of the ship magnetic field, which allows to determine...
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Simulations of fracture in concrete elements using continuous and discontinuous models
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia wyniki symulacji MES w elementach betonowych przy zastosowaniu modeli ciągłych i nieciągłych. Stosując modele ciągłe symulowano proces lokalizacji odkształceń. Stosując modele nieciągłe symulowano proces zarysowania. Obliczenia wykonano dla różnych typów obciążeń.
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Analysis of aircraft magnetic interference
PublicationThe magnetometric method is used among other things on mobile platforms (planes, helicopters) in military systems and in geological research. Optically-pumped and SQUID magnetometers are used in magnetic systems on airplanes. To be able to attain the sensitivity of modern magnetometers in flight, it is important that maneuver-related magnetic interference effects be minimized. The mathematical model of an aircraft as a source of...
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Reduction of Inrush Current by Demagnetization of Magnetic Core
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono demagnetyzację rdzenia transformatora jako metodę ograniczania prądu załączeniowego. W zaproponowanej metodzie źródłem energii wykorzystywanej do rozmagnesowania jest kondensator. W przeprowadzonych obliczeniach symulacyjnych rozważono różne wartości pojemności kondensatora i wartości napięcia w celu określenia optymalnych wartości tych parametrów. Następnie obliczono strumienie szczątkowe, jakie ustalają...
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COMPARATIVE NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT STRENGTHENING SYSTEMS OF HISTORICAL BRICK ARCHES
PublicationThe article presents a comparative numerical analysis of various ways to strengthen historical brick arches. Five ways of strengthening brick arches with steel tie-rods have been proposed. Two of these involve the use of braces wrapped around pillars supporting the arch connected with a tie-rod; another two ways involve the use of the tie-rods with welded metal sheets of different sizes; the last way involves the use of the tie-rod...
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Vibration of the bridge under moving singular loads - theoretical formulation and numerical solution
PublicationThe paper presents the results of the numerical analysis of a simple vehicle passing over a simply supported bridge span. The bridge is modelled by a Euler-Bernoulli beam. The vehicle is modelled as a linear, visco-elastic oscillator, moving at a constant speed. The system is described by a set of differential equations of motion and solved numerically using the Runge-Kutta algorithm. The results are compared with the solution...
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Study of the effect of adiabatic heating on the operation of the electrodynamic actuator
PublicationElectrodynamic actuators are used in hybrid switching systems where a very quick contact separation as well as operation repeatability and long-term reliability are required. The article presents selected results of thermal studies in the electrodynamic drive system. Study was carried out on the basis of the 3D electromagneto-thermal model implemented in the Ansys_Maxwell environment. The present model allows to determine the critical...
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Application of method of differential magnetometric system for detection of sunken objects
PublicationThis paper presents a magnetometric system with scalar sensors mounted on two independent platforms, which is used to detect sunken shipwrecks. Increasing the distance between the sensors allows for more precise measurement of the difference in the magnetic induction module than in the case of sensors mounted e.g. on the aeroplane’s wings. This type of system makes it possible to enlarge detection range of the sunken wrecks.
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Comparison of properties of the new electro-mechanical model and circumferential model of the inductive-dynamic drive
PublicationThe article presents a new electromechanical model of inductive-dynamic drive. The model is implemented in two environments: Maxwell for analyzing electrodynamic phenomena including moving of the disc and Ansys which allows for stress analysis on the basis of the volume forces imported from Maxwell. Additionally, a model validation by comparing with the existing circumferential model was carried out.
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Analysis of the selection of low-temperature medium for a turbine power plant using ocean thermal energy (OTEC)
PublicationThe paper presents the results and conclusions of numerical calculations modelled in the EES program of a closed OTEC cycle. The following mediums were analysed: ammonia, R32, R41, R404a, R407c, R410a, R423a, R500, R502, R507a and R114, R152a, R234fa, R600, R1234yf, R1234ze. Analogous assumptions were adopted as in the ORC cycle with heat regeneration for dry refrigerants without regeneration for wet refrigerants. Each of them...
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Effects of Surface Energy and Surface Residual Stresses on Vibro-Thermal Analysis of Chiral, Zigzag, and Armchair Types of SWCNTs Using Refined Beam Theory
PublicationIn this article, vibration characteristics of three different types of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs) such as armchair, chiral, and zigzag carbon nanotubes have been investigated considering the effects of surface energy and surface residual stresses. The nanotubes are embedded in the elastic substrate of the Winkler type and are also exposed to low and high-temperature environments. A new refined beam theory namely, one-variable...
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A pore-scale thermo–hydro-mechanical model for particulate systems
PublicationA pore scale numerical method dedicated to the simulation of heat transfer and associated thermo–hydro-mechanical couplings in granular media is described. The proposed thermo–hydro-mechanical approach builds on an existing hydromechanical model that employs the discrete element method for simulating the mechanical behavior of dense sphere packings and combines it with the finite volume method for simulating pore space fluid flow...
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A comprehensive study on nonlinear hygro-thermo-mechanical analysis of thick functionally graded porous rotating disk based on two quasi three-dimensional theories
PublicationIn this paper, a highly efficient quasi three-dimensional theory has been used to study the nonlinear hygro-thermo-mechanical bending analysis of very thick functionally graded material (FGM) rotating disk in hygro-thermal environment considering the porosity as a structural defect. Two applied quasi three-dimensional displacement fields are assumed in which the strain along the thickness is not zero unlike most of the other plate...
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Determination of Mechanical Energy Loss in Steady Flow by Means of Dissipation Power
PublicationWhen systems of simple geometry like pipes or regular channels are considered, the mechan- ical energy loss of the fluid flow can be expressed by local and longitudinal empirical energy loss coefficients. However, in the case of large spatially distributed objects, there are no simple approaches to this task. In practice, general recommendations addressing different types of objects are used, but they usually provide very coarse...
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Nonlinear material identification of heterogeneous isogeometric Kirchhoff–Love shells
PublicationThis work presents a Finite Element Model Updating inverse methodology for reconstructing heterogeneous materialdistributions based on an efficient isogeometric shell formulation. It uses nonlinear hyperelastic material models suitable fordescribing incompressible material behavior as well as initially curved shells. The material distribution is discretized by bilinearelements such that the nodal values...
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Numerical Analysis of Turbulent Flow over a Backward-facing Step in an Open Channel
PublicationComputational examinations of the flow field in an open channel having a single Backward--Facing Step (BFS) with a constant water depth of 1.5 m were performed. The effects of the expansion ratio, and the flow velocity along the reattachment length, were investigated by employing two different expansion ratios of 1.5 and 2, and eight various flow velocities of 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7.5 and 10 m/sec in the Computational Fluid Dynamic...
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Galerkin formulations of isogeometric shell analysis: Alleviating locking with Greville quadratures and higher-order elements
PublicationWe propose new quadrature schemes that asymptotically require only four in-plane points for Reissner–Mindlin shell elements and nine in-plane points for Kirchhoff–Love shell elements in B-spline and NURBS-based isogeometric shell analysis, independent of the polynomial degree p of the elements. The quadrature points are Greville abscissae associated with pth-order B-spline basis functions whose continuities depend on the specific...
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An isogeometric finite element formulation for geometrically exact Timoshenko beams with extensible directors
PublicationAn isogeometric finite element formulation for geometrically and materially nonlinear Timoshenko beams is presented, which incorporates in-plane deformation of the cross-section described by two extensible director vectors. Since those directors belong to the space R3, a configuration can be additively updated. The developed formulation allows direct application of nonlinear three-dimensional constitutive equations without zero...
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Efficient and robust quadratures for isogeometric analysis: Reduced Gauss and Gauss–Greville rules
PublicationThis work proposes two efficient quadrature rules, reduced Gauss quadrature and Gauss–Greville quadrature, for isogeometric analysis. The rules are constructed to exactly integrate one-dimensional B-spline basis functions of degree p, and continuity class C^{p−k}, where k is the highest order of derivatives appearing in the Galerkin formulation of the problem under consideration. This is the same idea we utilized in Zou et al....
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Stability analysis of single-walled carbon nanotubes embedded in winkler foundation placed in a thermal environment considering the surface effect using a new refined beam theory
PublicationThis article is devoted to investigate the stability of different types of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs) such as zigzag, chiral, and armchair types which are rested in Winkler elastic foundations exposing to both the low and high temperature environments. Also, the Surface effects which include surface energy and surface residual stresses, are taken into consideration in this study. It may be noted that the surface energy...
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A selectively reduced degree basis for efficient mixed nonlinear isogeometric beam formulations with extensible directors
PublicationThe effect of higher order continuity in the solution field by using NURBS basis function in isogeometric analysis (IGA) is investigated for an efficient mixed finite element formulation for elastostatic beams. It is based on the Hu–Washizu variational principle considering geometrical and material nonlinearities. Here we present a reduced degree of basis functions for the additional fields of the stress resultants and strains...
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Large rotations in first-order shear deformation FE analysis of laminated shells
PublicationAbstrakt: Teoria powłok o skończonych obrotach w ramach modelu ścinania pierwszego rzędu stanowi podstawę zaprezentowanego w pracy algorytmu MES statycznej, geometrycznie nieliniowej analizy konstrukcji warstwowych. Szczególną uwagę zwrócono na właściwy opis skończonych obrotów przy zastosowaniu kątów Eulera oraz procedurę uaktualniania parametrów obrotowych. Przedstawiono sformułowanie przyrostowe w stacjonarnym opisie Lagrange´a....
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Application of potential theory in calculating wave-induced vertical forces on horizontal cylinders near a plane boundary
PublicationHydrodynamiczne obciażenia wywołane falowaniem morskim działajace na poziomo ułożoną przy dnie rurę, rozpatrywane są w ujęciu dyfrakcyjnym przy założeniu istnienia funkcji potencjału. Potencjał zdefiniowano jako superpozycję potencjału fali inicjującej oraz potencjału perturbacji spowodowanej istnieniem obiektu przy dnie. Wyniki rozwiązań teoretycznych porównano z wynikami doswiadczeń przeprowadzonych w Wielkim Kanale falowym w...
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Soft soil overconsolidation and CPTU dissipation test
PublicationOkreślenie stanu naprężeń oraz historii naprężeń w słabym podłożu pod wałem przeciwpowodziowym na podstawie badań CPTU i DMT. Przeprowadzono badania dysypacji nadwyżki ciśnienia wody w porach w podłożu pod wałem oraz po stronie odpowietrznej i odwodnej. Kształt krzywej dysypacji zależy od prekonsolidacji gruntu słabego. Przedstawiono sposoby określania współczynnika konsolidacji oraz współczynnika filtracji w gruntach słabych w...
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Deformation measurements in granular bodies using a particle image velocimetry technique
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki pomiarów tensora odkształceń w materiałach granulowanych podczas przepływu silosowego i wyciągania ścianki z gruntu. Pomiary wykonano przy zastosowaniu techniki obrazu cyfrowego PIV wykorzystującego technikę korelacji.
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2D lattice model for fracture in brittle materials
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki obliczeń propagacji rys w elementach betonowych przy zastosowaniu modelu dyskretnego opartego na ruszcie belkowym. Obliczenia wykonano dla różnych problemów brzegowych.
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Stochastic FE-analysis of shear localization in 2D granular material within a micro-polar hypoplascity
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki numerycznej stochastycznej analizy wpływu rozkładu początkowego wskaźnika porowatości w materiałach granulowanych na powstawanie lokalizacji odkształceń. Obliczenia wykonano dla ścinania warstwy piasku stosując metodę elementów skończonych na bazie mikropolarnego prawa hipoplastycznego.
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Experimental investigations of strain localization in concrete using Digital Image Correlation (DIC) technique
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki pomiarów tensora odkształceń w belkach betonowych podczas zginania. Pomiary stref pękania wykonano przy zastosowaniu techniki fotooptycznej DIC.
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Effect of grain crushing on shear localization in granular bodies within micro-polar hypoplasticity
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono efekt miażdżenia ziaren na zachowanie się materiału granulowanego podczas ścinania nieskończenie długiej warstwy piasku. Obliczenia wykonano przy pomocy mikropolarnego prawa hipoplastycznego rozszerzonego o efekt miażdżenia ziaren w oparciu o teorię mechaniki zniszczenia. Zbadano wpływ wstępnego zagęszczenia i poziomu naprężeń na strefy lokalizacji.
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Numerical simulations of triaxial test with sand using DEM. Archives of Hydro-Engineering and Environmental
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki symulacji badania trójosiowego dlamateriałów granulowanych. Obliczenia wykonano przy zastosowaniu metodyDEM. Pokazano wpływ momentów kontaktowych na wytrzymałoć próbki. Zbadanowpływ parametrów mikroskopowych na zachowanie się materiału. Wynikiporównano z doswiadczeniami.
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Size effects in problems of footings on sand within micro-polar hypoplasticity.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono obliczenia efektów skali na nośność fundamentu na piasku. Obliczenia wykonano przy pomocy mikropolarnego prawa hipoplastycznego. W obliczeniach wykorzystano stochastyczne rozkłady początkowego wskaźnika porowatości według rozkładu Gaussa oraz różne wymiary fundamentu.
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A non local hypoplastic constitutive law to describe shear localization in granular bodies.
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki numerycznej analizy formacji stref ścinania w materiale granulowanym podczas ściskania. Zachowanie suchego piasku podczas testów ściskania w płaskim stanie odkształcenia było analizowane z zastosowaniem metody elementów skończonych i nielokalnego hipoplastycznego prawa konstytutywnego. Podczas obliczeń numerycznych zwrócono szczególną uwagę na wpływ długości charakterystycznej na nośność i szerokość...
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Pilicides effectively hinder chaperone-usher interactions in all Gram-negative bacteria
PublicationThe chaperone-usher pathway of adhesive structures biogenesis is highly conserved in all Gram-negative bacteria. Pili are polymers of thousands protein subunits that possess conserved immunoglobuline-like structure denoted by lack of the seventh G strand. The effect of this structural defect is a hydrophobic acceptor cleft. The folding of protein subunits is strictly dependent on the action of specific periplasmic chaperone protein...
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Caffeine Inhibits Differentiation Of Lung Cancer Stem Cells By Modulating Their Respiratory Metabolism
PublicationIt is ell established that many tumor types contain a fraction of cells, with stem cell-like properties, called cancer stem cells (CSCs), that are resistant to apoptosis induced by therapeutic agents. The presence of CSCs may explain why a standard anticancer treatment, that eliminates only differentiated cancer cells, does not lead to cancer cure.We previously showed the existence of caffeine-sensitive mechanism that controls...