Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Measuring the Water Temperature Changes in Ice Abrasive Water Jet Prototype
Abstract Ice abrasive water jet (IAWJ) technology is a technology under development with the aim to breach the gap in productivity between the abrasive water jet (AWJ) and water jet (WJ) cutting by using ice particles instead of mineral abrasive....
2016 / Marko Jerman, Henri Orbanić, Andrej Lebar, Izidor Sabotin, Pavel Drešar, et al. -
Synthesis of polycarbonate urethane elastomers and effects of the chemical structures on their thermal, mechanical and biocompatibility properties
Abstract In this study, to obtain biomedical polyurethane elastomers with good mechanical properties and biocompatibility, a series of polycarbonate urethanes were synthesized via a two-step solution of polymerization method using the...
2016 / Rong Zhu, Yiyu Wang, Zongrui Zhang, Daiwei Ma, Xinyu Wang -
Corrosion and wear properties of Ni-Sn-P ternary deposits on mild steel via electroless method
Abstract The rising necessity to improve corrosion and wear resistance of metals for engineering applications cannot be over emphasized. This has led to employing diverse models, method and techniques to obtain better corrosion and wear resistances...
2016 / A.P.I. Popoola, C.A. Loto, C.O. Osifuye, V.S. Aigbodion, O.M. Popoola -
Fatigue crack growth behavior and mechanical properties of additively processed EN AW-7075 aluminium alloy
Abstract Selective Laser Melting (SLM®), an additive manufacturing (AM) technology, allows manufacturing of geometrically complex metallic parts directly. In the SLM technology, a high energy laser beam is applied to melt a thin layer of the...
2016 / W. Reschetnik, J.-P. Brüggemann, M.E. Aydinöz, O. Grydin, K.-P. Hoyer, et al. -
Advanced Modelling for Rigid Pavement Assessment Using HWD
Abstract Armed with its experience of the flexible airfield pavement testing for which an advanced dynamical method was developed and a technical guidance released in 2014, STAC took on the challenge of transposing the methodology to rigid...
2016 / Michaël Broutin, Amir Sadoun -
Smooth particle hydrodynamics study of surface defect machining for diamond turning of silicon2016 / Amir Mir, Xichun Luo, Amir Siddiq
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Optimization of Process Parameters for Increasing Material Removal Rate for Turning Al6061 Using S/N Ratio
Abstract Modern industries strive to improve the quality of their product by choosing proper materials and methods. Selection of materials of high strength to weight ratio like aluminum and setting of optimum machining parameters ensures the desired ...
2016 / B. Rajendra, D. Deepak -
Application of “Jet Grouting” for Installation of Substructures of Estates
Abstract The use of technology “soil jet grouting” for the device of vertical geotechnical barriers is now widespread. The arrangement of jet elements in the plan may be single - or multi-row, contiguous or split. The choice of the solution depends...
2016 / O.A. Makovetskiy -
Towards Simulation of Geometrical Effects of Laser Tempering of Boron Steel before Self-Pierce Riveting
Abstract The automotive industry is continuously developing and finding new ways to respond to the incremental demands of higher safety standards and lower environmental impact. As an answer to weight reduction of vehicles, the combination of boron...
2016 / S.A. Gunnarsdóttir, A. Rodríguez Basurto, K. Wärmefjord, R. Söderberg, L. Lindkvist, et al. -
Construction of RNA Interference Vector to Silence Aluminum Tolerance Gene Candidate in Rice cv Hawara Bunar2016 / Windarti Wahyuningtyas, Miftahudin, Utut Widyastuti, Aris Tjahjoleksono
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Analysis of the Failure of an Offshore Compressor Crankshaft
Abstract During the inspection of a North Sea oil and gas platform a crack was identified on the crankshaft of a compressor. Subsequently, the component was decommissioned and a failure examination undertaken to determine the...
2016 / William Harris, Keith Birkitt -
Bearing Fault Evaluation for Structural Health Monitoring, Fault Detection, Failure Prevention and Prognosis
Abstract In this work the two disciplines of condition based maintenance (CBM), structural health monitoring (SHM) and prognostics are described fault identification and estimation is an important and necessary step in condition based maintenance....
2016 / Madhavendra Saxena, Olvin Oliver Bannett, Vivek Sharma -
Cobalt doped ZrO2 decorated multiwalled carbon nanotube: A promising nanocatalyst for photodegradation of indigo carmine and eosin Y dyes
Abstract This paper reports the degradation of indigo carmine and eosin Y dyes in water, catalyzed by cobalt and multiwalled carbon nanotube modified zirconium oxide nanocomposite (Co-ZrO2-MWCNTs) under simulated visible light. The bare ZrO2,...
2016 / William Wilson Anku, Samuel Osei-Bonsu Oppong, Sudheesh Kumar Shukla, Eric Selorm Agorku, Poomani Penny Govender -
Delamination properties of laminated glass windows subject to blast loading
Abstract Delamination processes absorb significant amounts of energy in laminated glass windows when they are subjected to blast loads. Blast tests were performed previously and their results had been used to calculate the loads imposed on the...
2016 / Paolo Del Linz, Paul A. Hooper, Hari Arora, Yi Wang, David Smith, et al. -
Numerical optimization of Wells turbine for wave energy extraction2016 / Paresh Halder, Shin Hyung Rhee, Abdus Samad
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Damage Quantification for the Machining of CFRP: An Introduction about Characteristic Values Considering Shape and Orientation of Drilling-induced Delamination
Abstract This study deals with new opportunities to quantify the phenomena of delamination during the drilling of carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP). The focus lies on determining additional characteristic values to describe the shape of the...
2016 / Fabian Lissek, Jacqueline Tegas, Michael Kaufeld -
Nanotechnology Applied to Chemical Soil Stabilization
Abstract The chemical stabilization of a soil is dependent on a wide range of parameters, being the most important ones associated to the soil properties and cementitious materials. The mechanical behavior of a soil can be improved with addition of...
2016 / António Alberto S. Correia, Maria Graça Rasteiro -
Crack Propagation in Additive Manufactured Materials and Structures
Abstract Additive manufacturing processes gain more and more interest, among others, due to the feasibility for production of lightweight metallic components directly from design data. Selective laser melting (SLM) is a very promising direct...
2016 / Andre Riemer, Hans Albert Richard -
Calculation of stress intensity factor in a non-homogeneous orthotropic half-plane weakened by moving cracks
Abstract The dynamic behavior of multiple moving cracks with constant length propagating in the non-homogeneous orthotropic half-plane under anti-plane loading is considered. The Galilean transformation is employed to express the wave equations in...
2016 / M. Nourazar, M. Ayatollahi -
A Method to Improve the Fracture Toughness Using 3D Printing by Extrusion Deposition
Abstract Additive manufacturing or 3D printing have strongly been developed the last years and currently propose several solutions. Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is a layer additive manufacturing process that uses a thermoplastic filament by fused ...
2016 / Julien Gardan, Ali Makke, Naman Recho