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The phenomena of reflection and refraction of plane waves incident obliquely at a plane interface between uniform elastic solid half-space and porous solid containing liquid filled bound pores and two ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Multiphase reactions combining gas and liquid phases and a solid catalyst are ...

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Is Ranch Dressing a Liquid or a Solid? Imagine you’re sitting down for dinner. You pick up a bottle of ranch dressing, flip it upside down, and expect it to pour onto your plate. But nothing happens.