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    • Layer interface behaviour in layered concrete structural elements / 

      Masėnas, Juozas,; Valivonis, Juozas, (Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques MBMST 2023, 5-6 October, Vilnius, Lithuania., 2024.)
      Layered concrete structures provide many benefits in construction of a new project and repair, strengthening of already existing structures. However, this type of structural member has a vulnerable point, which is the ...

    • Comparative review on integration levels between design and analysis systems / 

      Popov, Vladimir,; Grigorjeva, Eva,; Grigorjeva, Tatjana,; Anciūtė, Alvyda, (Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques MBMST 2023, 5-6 October, Vilnius, Lithuania., 2024.)
      Building design is a broad and intensive collaborative process that involves a multitude of tasks and responsibilities that need to be accomplished in a timely and qualitative manner. The design process has a clearly ...

    • Synergy among finance, energy and CO2 emissions in a dynamic setting: Measures to optimize the carbon peaking path / 

      Wang, Yaxian,; Wang, Xiaoyu,; Baležentis, Tomas,; Wang, Haijun, (Environmental impact assessment review., 2024.)
      Financial development and energy consumption are expected to exert a significant effect on CO2 emission changes. However, there remains a research gap in optimizing pathways to carbon peaking under financial and energy ...

    • Selection of an optimum axially compressed closed cross-section thin-walled built-up column / 

      Stulpinas, Mantas,; Daniūnas, Alfonsas, (Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques MBMST 2023, 5-6 October, Vilnius, Lithuania., 2024.)
      This article focuses on the analysis of axially compressed thin-walled built-up closed cross-section columns. The built-up nature of the cross-section is carefully considered in the calculation procedures and optimization ...

    • Prediction of ultimate bearing capacities of test piles according to different methods / 

      Sližytė, Danutė,; Urbonas, Kęstutis,; Mackevičius, Rimantas, (Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques MBMST 2023, 5-6 October, Vilnius, Lithuania., 2024.)
      In modern construction, piles are often used due to their environmental friendliness and their ability to withstand large loads. However, different calculation methods are used in their design, which is suitable for specific ...

    • Lightweight composite materials made of paper sludge and corn starch / 

      Kizinievič, Olga,; Kizinievič, Viktor,; Trambitski, Yahor,; Grubliauskas, Raimondas,; Gencel, Osman,; Malaiškienė, Jurgita,; Astrauskas, Tomas, (Lightweight composite materials made of paper sludge and corn starch., 2024.)
      Novel composite materials have been prepared by primary paper sludge (PS) and biopolymer (modified corn starch (MCS). The MCS is used as a binder. The aim of the research was to investigate the properties, microstructure ...

    • Application of inulin for the formulation and delivery of bioactive molecules and live cells / 

      Gruškienė, Rūta,; Lavelli, Vera,; Sereikaitė, Jolanta, (Carbohydrate polymers., 2024.)
      Inulin is a fructan biosynthesized mainly in plants of the Asteraceae family. It is also found in edible vegetables and fruits such as onion, garlic, leek, and banana. For the industrial production of inulin, chicory and ...

    • Fucoidan as a carrier of antimicrobial peptide: Preparation and characterization of nisin-loaded particles / 

      Gruškienė, Rūta,; Galinskaitė, Aistė,; Kavleiskaja, Tatjana,; Stanevičienė, Ramunė,; Servienė, Elena,; Sereikaitė, Jolanta, (LWT-Food science and technology., 2024.)
      Fucoidan is an anionic sulphated polysaccharide found in brown seaweed. Due to its various biological activities, biodegradability, and biocompatibility, the application of fucoidan is increasing in various fields. The ...

    • Optimum fines content in manufactured sand for best overall performance of superplasticized concrete / 

      Chen, J. J.,; NG, Pui Lam,; Kwan, A. K. H., (Journal of materials in civil engineering., 2024.)
      Due to a shortage of river sand for concrete production, manufactured sand (MS) made from crushed rock has gradually become a substitute. It inherently contains some fines content, which has significant effects on the ...

    • Analysis of the transfer, flexural bond and anchorage lengths of pretensioned FRP reinforcement based on Eurocode 

      Jokūbaitis, Aidas,; Valivonis, Juozas, (Composite structures., 2024.)
      Current design codes in North America have guidelines for assessing the anchorage zone of pretensioned fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement. However, there is no comparison of the Eurocode approach with experimental ...

    • The metakaolin waste effect on the physical and mechanical properties of high-performance concrete 

      Malaiškienė, Jurgita; Boris, Renata; Antonovič, Valentin; Gribniak, Viktor; Stonys, Rimvydas (Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques MBMST 2023, 5-6 October, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2024)
      This paper discusses the structure and properties of high-performance concrete (HPC) analysed by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, exothermic temperature, density, bending, and compressive strength. ...

    • Impact of modified biopolymer on properties of clay composites 

      Trambitski, Yahor; Kizinievič, Olga; Kizinievič, Viktor (Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques MBMST 2023, 5-6 October, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2024)
      This research investigates the impact of a modified biopolymer, retrograded corn starch, on the physical-mechanical and hygroscopic properties of clay composites. Clay composites were produced using varying amounts of the ...

    • Construction of a high-rise building near sensitive infrastructures and the resulting soil-structure interaction 

      Seip, Matthias; Hassan, Mohamed; Katzenbach, Rolf; Leppla, Steffen; Norkus, Arnoldas (Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques MBMST 2023, 5-6 October, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2024)
      Between two banks of the River Main in Frankfurt, Germany, a new high-rise building is planned with a challenging structural concept. The geotechnical boundary conditions, such as the location of the building, nearby ...

    • Numerical analysis of prestressing strand placement impact on dapped-end beam bearing capacity 

      Masėnas, Vilius; Valivonis, Juozas (Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques MBMST 2023, 5-6 October, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2024)
      Dapped-end beams, prevalent in structural design for their distinct advantages, pose unique challenges when integrating prestressed reinforcement. The geometric discontinuities in these beams result in complex stress ...

    • Selection of technology for the reconstruction of masonry walls of heritage buildings 

      Markauskas, Edvinas; Šaparauskas, Jonas (Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques MBMST 2023, 5-6 October, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2024)
      Cultural heritage is a characteristic feature of every country that tells about the past. A country seeking to preserve its history must respect, protect and restore cultural heritage objects: buildings, monuments, historical ...

    • Research on a composite micro-hose subjected to harmonic loading. Experimental approach 

      Stosiak, Michał; Przybylak, Łukasz; Deptuła, Adam; Karpenko, Mykola; Urbanowicz, Kamil; Skačkauskas, Paulius (Advances in Hydraulic and Pneumatic Drives and Control: International Scientific-Technical Conference on Hydraulic and Pneumatic Drives and Control NSHP 2023, held on October 11-13, 2023, in Piechowice, Poland, 2024)
      The article presents an original test rig for investigating the dynamic and static properties of hydraulic hoses. A composite micro-hydraulic hose with an inner diameter of 2 mm was taken as the test object. To carry out ...

    • Development of timber construction in European countries: Drivers, barriers, and education 

      Tupėnaitė, Laura; Kanapeckienė, Loreta; Naimavičienė, Jurga (Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques MBMST 2023, 5-6 October, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2024)
      For all of the European Union countries, the European Green Deal has set ambitious objectives to become climate neutral by 2050. The global challenge is to achieve prosperity and sustainable economic development while ...

    • Calcium electroporation causes ATP depletion in cells and is effective both in microsecond and nanosecond pulse range as a modality of electrochemotherapy 

      Radzevičiūtė-Valčiukė, Eivina; Malyško-Ptašinskė, Veronika; Mickevičiūtė, Eglė; Kulbacka, Julita; Rembiałkowska, Nina; Zinkevičienė, Auksė; Novickij, Jurij; Novickij, Vitalij (Bioelectrochemistry, 2024)
      Calcium electroporation is a modality of electrochemotherapy (ECT), which is based on intracellular electric field-mediated delivery of cytotoxic doses of calcium into the cells resulting in rapid cell death. In this work, ...

    • Energy–saving in hydraulic drives in experimental approach and biomimetric similarity 

      Karpenko, Mykola; Stosiak, Michał; Prentkovskis, Olegas; Skačkauskas, Paulius (Advances in Hydraulic and Pneumatic Drives and Control: International Scientific-Technical Conference on Hydraulic and Pneumatic Drives and Control NSHP 2023, held on October 11-13, 2023, in Piechowice, Poland, 2024)
      The current article presents the research results of the proposed energy-saving way in hydraulic drives based on a biomimetic approach. Experimental measuring for investigation energy consumption by different types of ...

    • When the margins enter the centre: The documentary along the borders of Turkey and its YouTube comments as conflicting constructions of europeanity 

      Carpentier, Nico Eduard M.; Doudaki, Vaia (Creating Europe from the margins: Mobilities and racism in Postcolonial Europe, 2024)
      This chapter uses a discourse-theoretical analysis to study two episodes of the documentary series Along the Borders of Turkey, produced and broadcast by the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO. In 2017, the VPRO web team uploaded ...