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Study ‘cracks’ mystery of water-promoted fracture growth on glass
Glass windows often endure external environmental factors such as wind, rain, and humidity, which lead to the formation of microcracks in their surface. For instance, a gust of wind can propel sand onto a window and create microscale surface cracks due to the impact of sharp-edged sand particles. These microcracks then grow in size when aggravated by water droplets and humidity.
When water comes in contact with these surface flaws, it penetrates the microcracks and slowly dissolves the silicon-oxygen bonds. This chemical attack breaks the glass networks which gradually degrades the mechanical strength and optical properties of glass structures. This environmentally enhanced crack growth process is known as stress corrosion or subcritical crack growth (SCG). The depreciation of mechanical performance due to SCG raises safety concerns for skyscrapers and high-rise buildings.
Recently, scientists have taken an interest in the effect of SCG on two widely used types of soda-lime glass: annealed and tempered glass. However, most studies have focused on establishing crack growth rates, and not much is known about the effect of water on the propagation of crack flaws. Additionally, many of the studies investigated the microcrack propagation dynamics of annealed glass and not tempered glass.
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Spring time in Londonbychris.chabot on Flickr.
Mist on the window
Water beads run together
City fades away
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The amazing Sarracenia minor is my personal favorite species of American pitcher plant. The pitchers are generally under 14″ tall, but what they lack in size, they make up for with expertly designed traps. This species of pitcher plant utilizes translucent-white patches of tissue to create “windows”, which, when combined with the downward pointing lid covering the pitcher mouth, effectively disorientate insects unlucky enough to have entered. This in turn tricks insects into thinking the back of the pitchers are the quickest way to freedom, when in reality, they are only becoming more trapped. Sarracenia minor’s “windows” offer bugs a glimmer of hope, but ultimately guarantee the plant a steady meal!
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Ironwork and Shutters on yellow. My last shot of Vienna for now…
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#vienna #austria #wien #schonbrunn #schonbrunnpalace #schönbrunn #schoenbrunn #windows #shutters #ironwork #architecture #travel #mytravels #travelphotography #viennacity #vienna_austria
#viennagoforit (at Vienna, Austria)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAKt0weFlkX/?igshid=pieo7ilk2oyn
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Window types galore at Hundertwasserhaus
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#vienna #austria #wien #hundertwasser #hundertwasserhaus #architecture #facade #windows #travel #mytravels #travelphotography #viennacity #vienna_austria (at Vienna, Austria)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_kiUdkFLeX/?igshid=1r6mudzk1lob
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Winter Nights…
Tanya Luca
Branmarker: Shami Risni no Bōken
©️ D.O. Corp 2006
Image sourced from mobygames.com
She became a moeblob in the remake.
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Ys: The Oath in Felghana
©️ Nihon Falcom 2005
Image sourced from youtube.com/ Vercsase
Last post for the Ys3 retrospective. This is Falcom’s remake of Ys3 for Windows PC, and ported to PSP a couple of years later. Not to be confused with the PS2 remaster by Taito the same year. The character designs are a bit more faithful, but everything else is redone with Falcom’s newer 3D engine.
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yes please
Microsoft Notepad is a simple text editor for Microsoft Windows and a basic text-editing program which enables computer users to create documents. It has been included in all versions of Microsoft Windows since Windows 1.0 in 1985.
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