Sentence examples for and shrinkage from inspiring English sources

Plant leaves such as papyrus suffer from cracking and shrinkage.

Because of this construction method, it's less susceptible to expansion and shrinkage, and remains an enduring (and relatively cheap) material.

Government spending at this time can spell the difference between growth and shrinkage.

For example, the tape fascinated Natalia Porter, who rewrapped rolls of various colors and played with the warping and shrinkage that occurred.

But like all arts institutions, the symphony was hit hard by the economic crisis, forcing wrenching cost-cutting and shrinkage for an orchestra that has built-in challenges.

Improved creep and shrinkage material properties were determined using recently developed creep and shrinkage models adjusted by means of short-term creep and shrinkage data.

The cuts are part of a reorganisation and shrinkage of its investment bank.

Concrete creep and shrinkage effects are taken into account.

Equilibrium relations and shrinkage constitutive equations are discussed in detail.

Four experiments are carried out: absorption, compression, expansion and shrinkage.

Soils with high plasticity properties experienced large volume changes during swelling and shrinkage strain characterizations.