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Applied Rheology

ISSN: 1617-8106

Editors-in-chief: Luís Alves, Mehdi Habibi

About this journal

Applied Rheology is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research and review articles. Applied Rheology assures quality at the highest level of published data through peer-review and outgoing communication. The journal offers insight into both phenomenological and molecular theories, instrumentation, the study of diverse materials (such as polymers, rubber, paint, glass, food, biological materials) and a wide range of practical applications.

Aims and Scope

Applied Rheology aims to publish high quality research in the following areas:

Polymer Rheology

Fluid Mechanics

Material Rheology

Biorheology

Food & Cosmetic Rheology

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Special Issues:

The rheological test, modeling and numerical simulation of rock material
Submission deadline: 30.05.2024

The rheology of emerging plant-based food systems
Submission deadline: 1.07.2024

Application of Lattice Boltzmann method in non-Newtonian fluid flow and heat transfer
Submission deadline: 1.07.2024
The Rheological Properties of Low-carbon Cementitious Materials for Conventional and 3D Printing Applications
Submission Deadline: 1.08.2024
Nordic Rheology Conference
Submission deadline: 31.07.2024

The 7th International Conference on Material Strength and Applied Mechanics
Submission deadline: 30.09.2024

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Volume 34 Issue 1

January 2024

Research Articles

Open Access February 28, 2024

Study on precursor information and disaster mechanism of sudden change of seepage in mining rock mass

Yijun Gao, Zongjie Zhu, Zhiming Liu, Gang Huang

Article number: 20230116

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Changes in the stress field and seepage field of mining unloading are one of the important causes of deformation and destabilization of the rock body of the bottom slab. With the increase of mining intensity and depth, the disaster of water influx on the bottom plate under the dual action of mining unloading and pressurized water has become one of the main problems restricting the efficient and safe mining of coal. Based on the research background of confined water inrush from Ordovician limestone floor in North China Coalfield, the numerical analysis revealed that mining unloading concentrates stresses, increases deformation, and increases the plastic zone and permeability range. Based on laboratory acoustic emission and mechanical tests, it is found that the peak of acoustic emission ringing number can be one of the precursor information of limestone seepage mutation. This study reveals the evolution law of rock body deformation and permeability under the unloading path, and the research obtains the unloading seepage and water gushing disaster mechanism of the subgrade rock body.

Open Access April 5, 2024

Study on the evolution of permeability properties of limestone under different stress paths

Gang Huang, Gang Lu, Ji Zhang, Fengjun Zhou, Dongwei Li

Article number: 20240003

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Stress path change has a great relationship with the effect of deformation and strength of rock. However, the underground rock body is in the engineering environment where the stress field, seepage field, and other fields are coupled to change, the law of fluid flow in the rock body is complex and variable. The change in the stress field has an important effect on the seepage characteristics of rock body; therefore, it is necessary to study the pattern of rock permeability evolution pattern by different stress paths. This study is based on the study of limestone, conducting triaxial unloading seepage mechanics experiments, the evolution of permeability properties of limestone specimens was analyzed based on the test results. The results show that in the conventional triaxial loading seepage test, the permeability of the limestone decreases before the rock stress reaches the peak intensity and increases after that. Increasing axial pressure unloading surrounding pressure compression section, permeability loss rate and effective stress are in line with the changing law of Gaussian distribution function. Under the action of constant axial pressure unloading surrounding pressure, with the increase in unloading amount, the permeability rate of change appears to increase slowly, and in the late stage of unloading section, the permeability rate of change appears to surge. Unloading section permeability change rate and cumulative unloading amount are in line with the law of change of the exponential function. Creep unloading pressure seepage test found that unloading pressure stage strain-time and permeability-time evolution characteristics are in line with the exponential rule of change. The experimental results of this study can provide an important experimental and theoretical basis for the permeability analysis of low-permeability rock body under complex stress conditions in underground engineering.

Review Article

Open Access March 14, 2024

Master curves construction for viscoelastic functions of bituminous materials

Giovanni Polacco, Sara Filippi

Article number: 20230117

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The performance of bituminous materials is often evaluated using rheological properties measured within the linear viscoelastic region. If there is a univocal temperature dependence of all the relaxation times, data obtained in different operating conditions can be translated onto a logarithmic scale where they partially overlap and merge into a single master curve. This is the well-known time–temperature superposition principle that has been successfully applied for decades. However, the empirical nature of the method has led to many different procedures being used for the graphical construction of the master curve. In addition, the continuously increasing calculating power has led to new approaches, such as the simultaneous modelling of the represented viscoelastic function. Losing track of the basic statements of the method is the hidden drawback of this wide range of available protocols with the risk of artefacts and incongruences being introduced in the construction of the master curves. This review summarizes these basic statements together with the empirical and phenomenological approaches developed over the years. The aim of this study is to help the reader in choosing the most appropriate method to build the master curves. Although the subject of the review is of general application, the field of bitumen is focused on.

Special Issue on Rheological Behavior and Engineering Stability of Rock Mass - Part III

Open Access February 23, 2024

Bearing behavior of pile foundation in karst region: Physical model test and finite element analysis

Minghong Sheng, Fangqing Lu, Nan Jiang, Panpan Guo, Xian Li, Ran An, Yixian Wang

Article number: 20230115

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The presence of karst formations significantly impacts the load-bearing capacity of pile foundations in karst geological environments, posing a challenge to their design. This study investigated the bearing characteristics of karst pile foundations using the physical model test and numerical analysis. First, the influence of cave height and span on the bearing capacity of pile foundations is examined using model tests. The results demonstrate that the height of karst caves greatly affects the bearing capacity of karst pile foundations. Subsequently, numerical analysis further explores the bearing characteristics of these foundations. It reveals that as the top load on pile increases, an arch-shaped tensile damage zone forms at the top of karst cave and gradually expands. The rock failure in this area leads to a decrease in adhesion between rock strata and pile foundation, consequently reducing its load-bearing capacity. Finally, experimental results are compared with numerical results to validate consistency and mutual verifiability between physical model tests and numerical analyses. The outcomes of the research provide valuable insights for designing rock-socketed pile foundations in similar karst areas.

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Journal Impact Factor	1.8	2022, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate, 2023)
5-year Journal Impact Factor	1.6	2022, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate, 2023)
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MANUSCRIPTS
Applied Rheology encourages the submission of both substantial full-length bodies of work and shorter manuscripts that report novel findings. There are no specific length restrictions for the overall manuscript or individual sections; however, we urge the authors to present and discuss their findings in a concise and accessible manner.

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SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS
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EDITORIAL POLICY
Unpublished material: Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described is not copyrighted, published or submitted elsewhere, except in abstract form. The corresponding author should ensure that all authors approve the manuscript before its submission.
Ethical conduct of research: The authors must describe and confirm safeguards to meet ethical standards when applicable. See Editorial Policy for details.
Conflict of interest: When authors submit a manuscript, they are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financial and/or other conflicts of interest that might bias their work and/or could inappropriately influence his/her judgment. If no specified acknowledgement is given, the Editors assume that no conflict of interest exists.
Copyright: All authors retain copyright, unless – due to their local circumstances – their work is not copyrighted. The copyrights are governed by the Creative-Commons Attribution Only license (CC-BY) which is compliant with Plan-S. The corresponding author grants the journal the license to use of the article, by signing the License To Publish. Scanned copy of license should be sent to the journal, as soon as possible.
Authorship: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be named in an Acknowledgement section. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors (according to the above definition) and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the author list of the manuscript, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
Peer Review Process: Our standard policy requires each paper reporting primary research or secondary analysis of primary research, together with relevant supplementary materials, to be reviewed by at least two Referees and the peer-review process is single-blind. The Editors reserve the right to decline the submitted manuscript without review, if the studies reported are not sufficiently novel or important to merit publication in the journal. Manuscripts deemed unsuitable (insufficient originality or of limited interest to the target audience) are returned to the author(s) without review. The Editor seeks advice from experts in the appropriate field. Research articles and communications are refereed by a minimum of two reviewers, review papers by at least three. Authors are requested to suggest persons competent to review their manuscript. However, please note that this will be treated only as a suggestion, and the final selection of reviewers is exclusively the Editor's decision. The final decision of acceptance in made by Managing Editor or, in case of conflict, by the Editor-in-Chief.
Scientific Misconduct: This journal publishes only original manuscripts that are not also published or going to be published elsewhere. Multiple submissions/publications, or redundant publications (re-packaging in different words of data already published by the same authors) will be rejected. If they are detected only after publication, the journal reserves the right to publish a Retraction Note. In each particular case Editors will follow COPE’s Core Practices and implement the advices.

Editorial

Editors-in-Chief:

Luís Alves, Chemical Process Engineering and Forest Products Research Centre (CIEPQPF), University of Coimbra, Portugal
Mehdi Habibi, Physics and Physical Chemistry of Foods, Wageningen University, Netherlands

Editorial Advisory Board

Bruno Filipe Figueiras Medronho, Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, University of Algarve, Portugal
Francisco Galindo Rosales,Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
Leonard M. C. Sagis, Physics and Physical Chemistry of Foods, Wageningen University, Netherlands

Editors

POLYMER RHEOLOGY

Soft matter, Colloid and Granular matter
Günter K. Auernhammer, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Giovanni Ianniruberto, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Polymer
Mohamed Yousfi, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Lyon, France
Yuichi Masubuchi, Nagoya University, Japan
Thibault Roques-Carmes, Université de Lorraine, France

Chemical Engineering
Iskender Akkurt, Süleyman Demirel Üniv. Physics Dep.Nuclear Physics Div. Isparta, Turkey
Alexandre Afonso, Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, CEFT, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Jagar A. Ali, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic 　

FLUID MECHANICS

Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
Robert Poole, University of Liverpool, UK

Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
Michele Iervolino, Università degli studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy
Hamid Hassanzadeh Afrouzi, Technical and Vocational University, Tehran, Iran
Liangchao Zou, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Complex Fluid Engineering
Crispulo Gallegos-Montes, Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
Edson Jose Soares, LABREO, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Goiabeiras, Brazil
Zengping Zhang, Department of Road Engineering, School of Highway, Chang'an University

Computational Fluid Dynamics
Georgios Georgiou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Anna Kalogirou, University of Nottingham, UK

MATERIAL RHEOLOGY

Concrete Rheology
Paulo Ricardo de Matos, State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC), Brazil
Paweł Sikora, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin
Salmon Landi Junior, Instituto Federal Goiano, Goiânia, Brazil

Magnetorheology
Thamil Selvi Velayutham, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Juan de Vicente, University of Granada, Spain
Suspension and Colloids
Yixian Wang, Hefei University of Technology, China
Yanlin Zhao, Hunan University of Science and Technology, China

Coating and Process Technology
Nick Triantafillopoulos, Arditos Innovation LLC, San Diego, CA, USA

BIORHEOLOGY

Bagdat Teltayev, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan

FOOD & COSMETIC RHEOLOGY

José M. Franco, University of Huelva, Spain
Lesław Juszczak, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland
Lorenzo Guerrini, University of Florence, Italy
Przemysław Kowalczewski, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland
Italo F. Cuneo, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

Editorial Contact:
Kumaran Rengaswamy
Assistant Managing Editor, Compuscript
AssistantManagingEditor@degruyter.com

Managing Editor
Małgorzata Komadowska
appliedrheology@degruyter.com

(Deutsch)

Type: Journal
Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Open Access
First published: August 30, 2018
Publication Frequency: 1 Issue per Year