Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Blade loading on tidal turbines for uniform unsteady flow
Abstract An improved characterisation of the unsteady hydrodynamic loads on tidal turbine blades is necessary to enable more reliable predictions of their fatigue life and to avoid premature failures. To this end, this paper presents a set of...
2014 / I.A. Milne, A.H. Day, R.N. Sharma, R.G.J. Flay -
Mesoscopic characterization and modeling of microcracking in cementitious materials by the extended finite element method
Abstract This study develops a mesoscopic framework and methodology for the modeling of microcracks in concrete. A new algorithm is first proposed for the generation of random concrete meso-structure including microcracks and then coupled with the...
2014 / Junjie Huang, Mingxiang Chen, Jian Sun -
Combined Cooling Heating and Power System with Integration of Middle-and-low Temperature Solar Thermal Energy and Methanol Decomposition
Abstract In this paper, a novel distributed energy system, which contains the process of mid-and-low temperature solar energy thermochemical hybridization with methanol is proposed. Through the solar energy receiver/reactor, solar thermal energy...
2015 / Da Xu, Qibin Liu, Hongguang Jin -
High Temperature Polybenzimidazole Hollow Fiber Membranes for Hydrogen Separation and Carbon Dioxide Capture from Synthesis Gas
Abstract Sustainable reliance on hydrocarbon feedstocks for energy generation requires CO2 separation technology development for energy efficient carbon capture from industrial mixed gas streams. High temperature H2 selective glassy polymer...
2014 / Rajinder P. Singh, Ganpat J. Dahe, Kevin W. Dudeck, Cynthia F. Welch, Kathryn A. Berchtold -
Design of a Single DOF Gripper based on Four-bar and Slider-crank Mechanism for Educational Purposes
Abstract This paper presents the design and the realization of a novel robot gripper which can be used in various automation processes including “pick and place” operation. This project is mainly developed for educational and research purposes,...
2014 / Alaa Hassan, Mouhammad Abomoharam -
A decade of graphene research: production, applications and outlook
Graphene research has accelerated exponentially since 2004 when graphene was isolated and characterized for the first time utilizing the ‘Scotch Tape’ method by Geim and Novoselov and given the reports of unique electronic properties that followed. The number of...
2014 / Edward P. Randviir, Dale A.C. Brownson, Craig E. Banks -
Major Production Accidents Interval Forecasting based on Gray Panel
Abstract Analysis of the existing accident forecasting methods finds that a large number of methods get deterministic forecasting results. In fact, the deterministic prediction results cannot include interference of future time for the system and...
2014 / Zhao Jiangping, Ding Jiali, Li Fei -
Laser Submerged Arc Welding (LUPuS) with Solid State Lasers
Abstract The laser beam-submerged arc hybrid welding method originates from the knowledge that, with increasing penetration depth, the laser beam process has a tendency to pore formation in the lower weld regions. The coupling with the...
2014 / Uwe Reisgen, Simon Olschok, Stefan Jakobs -
Delay-induced state transition and resonance in periodically driven tumor model with immune surveillance2014 / Tao Yang, Qinglin Han, Chunhua Zeng, Hua Wang, Yunchang Fu, et al.
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Influence of Pre-straining and Heat Treatment on the Yield Surface of Precipitation Hardenable Aluminum Alloys
Abstract Precipitation hardenable aluminum alloys are some of the most important lightweight materials. However, their range of applications in comparison to conventional deep drawing steels is limited by the low formability. Therefore, a new and...
2014 / Michael Lechner, Maren Johannes, Andreas Kuppert, Marion Merklein -
Development of elasto-plastic viscous damper finite element model for reinforced concrete frames
Abstract By advancing the technologies regarding seismic control of structures and development of earthquake resistance systems in the past decades application of different types of earthquake energy dissipation system has incredibly increased....
2014 / F. Hejazi, A. Zabihi, M.S. Jaafar -
Blend of Polypropylene/Poly(lactic acid) for Medical Packaging Application: Physicochemical, Thermal, Mechanical, and Barrier Properties
Abstract The effect of polypropylene/poly(lactic acid) weight ratios on the properties of blend films compatilized with polypropylene-grafted-maleic anhydride were investigated with 100:0, 60:40, 50:50, 40:60, and 0:100 of weight ratio. The blend...
2014 / Nalin Ploypetchara, Panuwat Suppakul, Duangduen Atong, Chiravoot Pechyen -
A performance versus cost analysis of prepreg carbon fibre epoxy energy absorption structures
Abstract Carbon fibre epoxy composites are sought after for their excellent specific energy absorption (SEA) but are costly. A range of prepreg carbon fibre epoxy layups were subjected to a 10m/s impact with 4kJ of energy. Fibre volume fraction and...
2015 / James Meredith, Edward Bilson, Richard Powe, Ed Collings, Kerry Kirwan -
Microstructure Evolution During Fusion Welding of Rheocast AA7075 Alloy
Abstract The microstructural evolution during varying thermal gradients of rheocast AA7075 aluminium alloy was investigated. To perform this study, semi-solid billets of non-dendritic microstructure were produced using Linear Electro Magnetic...
2014 / S. Sandhya, R. Mahemaa, G. Phanikumar -
The Role of Zinc Layer During Wetting of Aluminium on Zinc-coated Steel in Laser Brazing and Welding
Abstract The zinc layer of zinc-coated steel is known to be a crucial factor for the spreading of liquid aluminium on the coated surface. For industrial brazing and welding processes these zinc-coatings enable a fluxless joining between aluminium...
2014 / M. Gatzen, T. Radel, C. Thomy, F. Vollertsen -
Modal analysis of prestressed draft pad of freight wagons using finite element method2014 / Sachin Sudhakar Harak, Satish Chand Sharma, Suraj Prakash Harsha
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Fault Tolerant Quadded Logic Cell Structure with Built-in Adaptive Time Redundancy
Abstract This paper describes research carried out using a quadded logic cell (QLC) structure with the purpose of creating a fault tolerant strategy for stuck-at faults. In order to create the tolerant built-in behaviour, the basic logic elements...
2014 / Philipp Schiefer, Richard McWilliam, Alan Purvis -
Investigation on compressive behavior of Cu-35Ni-15Al alloy at high temperatures2014 / Cong Li, Jian Chen, Wei Li, Yongle Hu, Yanjie Ren, et al.
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Piezoelectric Micro-pump with PZT Thin Film for Low Consumption Microfluidic Devices
Abstract We report on the first peristaltic micropump with active microvalves actuated by piezoelectric thin-films. We developed an original process to combine state of the art sol-gel Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 (PZT) thin-films with a highly performing silicon...
2014 / P.-H. Cazorla, O. Fuchs, M. Cochet, S. Maubert, G. Le Rhun, et al. -
A Study on the Shrinkage Control of Fiber Reinforced Concrete Pavement
Abstract Cement concrete pavement provides durable service life and remarkable applicability for heavy traffic. Its purchase being easier than asphalt, cement concrete pavement offers excellent advantages in terms of durability and economic...
2011 / S.Y. Choi, J.S. Park, W.T. Jung