Sentence examples for significant reduction of strength from inspiring English sources
The concentration of tensile stresses around the opening due to applied stresses tends to localization of cracks around this region which results in significant reduction of strength and escape of water into the interior of dam.
MD simulations on partially intercalated few layer GO revealed anisotropic and heterogeneous stress distributions, as well as stress concentration near the inner edges, which may account for the significant reduction of strength and toughness.
The paper concludes that "Addition of SAP leads to a significant reduction of mechanical strength".
It is shown that such damage causes a significant reduction of compressive strength and stiffness of sandwich beams.
The introduction of perlite waste up to 10% by weight reduced the thermal conductivity about 15% without significant reduction of compressive strength.
We conclude that the GGBS and coarse CCA content be limited to 50% and 60% respectively, as this reduces the risk of a significant reduction of compressive cube strength and durability performance.
The aim of the present work is to evaluate the effectiveness of viscoelastic-damped braces (VEDBs) to improve the wind and earthquake responses of fire-damaged steel framed buildings, where a significant reduction of stiffness and strength properties of the structural elements following exposure to fire is highlighted.
Nine-month-old Igfbp5 transgenic mice showed a significant reduction of forelimb grip strength (P < 0.001, one-way ANOVA) (Fig. 6h).
Previous cyclic loading did not induce significant reduction of the geosynthetic tensile strength.
The results indicated that increasing the volume of EPS causes a significant reduction of thermal conductivity, fire endurance and compressive strength of concrete.
The results showed a significant reduction of mechanical properties in term of tensile strength, puncture resistance and tearing forces of the membrane after aging process due to the chemical degradation.
