Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Development of Methods to Enhance the Strength Characteristics for the Fibre-Reinforced Plastic Rebar
Abstract It is crucial to introduce new progressive and cost-effective materials with increased strength characteristics. To decrease metal consumption while manufacturing is a task of vital importance, especially for the building industry. The cost ...
2016 / S. Maksimov, Ju. Bashkova -
Different Occupant Modeling Approaches for Building Energy Prediction
Abstract Building simulation tools have been developed to represent physical phenomena, but discrepancies between actual and modeled phenomena still persist. Various sources of the gap have been identified such as physical uncertainties, limitations ...
2016 / Ki-Uhn Ahn, Cheol Soo Park -
Settling of Bentonite Particles in Gelatin Solutions for Stickwater Treatment
Abstract The settling of calcium and sodium bentonite coated with adsorbed protein from gelatin solutions was investigated across pH 3 to 9. The particle settling or sedimentation was achieved at acidic environment regardless of the amount of...
2016 / Rashid M. Shamsuddin, Casparus J.R. Verbeek, Mark C. Lay -
The Organization of Autodesk Revit Software Interaction with Applications for Structural Analysis
Abstract The article deals with the export procedure of building construction parameters from Autodesk Revit to the program of structural analysis. At first, the procedure uses the C# plug-in, which extracts parameters of the construction elements...
2016 / Sergey P. Zotkin, Elena V. Ignatova, Irina A. Zotkina -
Selective Alkene Production by the Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide over Fe-Cu Catalyst
Abstract The hydrogenation of carbon dioxide over the catalyst comprised of Fe and Cu (Fe-Cu catalyst) was studied at 523-673K under 5MPa using a flow-type fixed-bed reactor. The main products were carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and alcohols. The...
2016 / Hisanori Ando -
Fatigue analysis of adhesive joints with laser treated substrates
Abstract Recent literature works focused on the analysis of laser irradiation on the strength of adhesive joints under quasi-static loading conditions. It has been demonstrated that laser surface preparation allows to remove impurity and weak...
2016 / Fabrizio Moroni, Marco Alfano, Luca Romoli -
Analysis of Flow over a Circular Cylinder Fitted with Helical Strakes
Abstract The effectiveness of the helical strakes in suppressing the vortex-induced vibration (VIV) of a rigid cylinder is investigated by providing a three start helical strakes around a circular cylinder at two Reynolds numbers (100&28000)....
2016 / E.R. Ranjith, A.S. Sunil, Lippin Pauly -
Mitigation of alkali–silica reaction in US highway concrete2016 / Kevin J. Folliard, Michael D. A. Thomas, Benoit Fournier, Thano Drimalas, Gina Ahlstrom
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Planning and Developing Cyber-physical Assembly Systems by Connecting Virtual and Real Worlds
Abstract In this paper a methodology for supporting the assembly planning engineer is given which connects the virtual planning environment with a real assembly system. The method starts with product and process analysis, continuing with a capable...
2016 / Rainer Müller, Leenhard Hörauf, Matthias Vette, Christoph Speicher -
Peer-to-peer Lecture Films – A Successful Study Concept for a First Year Laboratory Material Science Course
Abstract Material science is believed to be one of the more complicated subjects in mechanical engineering because the scientific background is generally not taught at school during job training. First year students of mechanical and automotive...
2016 / Anja Pfennig, Paul Hadwiger -
Butane Heat Pipes for Stagnation Temperature Reduction of Solar Thermal Collectors
Abstract Heat pipes in solar thermal collectors enable to reduce the temperature loads in the solar circuit during stagnation periods by exploiting their dry out limit. Typically water, pentane or acetone are used as heat transfer media in collector ...
2016 / Sebastian Föste, Bert Schiebler, Federico Giovannetti, Gunter Rockendorf, Steffen Jack -
Additive Manufacturing: Polymers Applicable for Laser Sintering (LS)
Abstract Additive Manufacturing (AM) is close to become a production technique changing the way of part fabrication in future. Enhanced complexity and personalized features are aimed. The expectations in AM for the future are enormous and betimes it ...
2016 / Manfred Schmid, Konrad Wegener -
An investigation of cutting resistance in stretched polymer films
Abstract An investigation is made into the fracture properties of polymer films and laminates under cutting by a sharp tool and lateral tension under pure shear conditions. The method involves use of a sharp razor blade applied to the crack tip of...
2016 / T.M. Millar, Y. Patel, H. Wang, L. Chang, D.S. Balint, et al. -
A study on forces generated on spherical type LNG tank with central cylindrical part under various static loading2016 / Sang-Hoon Shin, Dae-Eun Ko
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In-fiber Photo-immobilization of Bioactive Surfaces: An Optimization Study
Abstract Bioactive surface formation within photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) was demonstrated via photochemical means in our earlier work. The bioactive surface consisted of streptavidin bound to a biotin-functionalized layer of protein. Here, we...
2016 / Derrick Yong, Elizabeth Lee, Kwang Yong Lee, Xia Yu, Chi Chiu Chan, et al. -
Efficient solution route to transparent ZnO semiconductor films using colloidal nanocrystals
Abstract ZnO nanocrystals (NCs) were synthesized by heating Zn (II) acetylacetonate in oleic acid/oleylamine in the presence of 1,2-hexadecanediol at 220°C. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements...
2016 / Satoshi Suehiro, Keisuke Horita, Azzah Dyah Pramata, Masayoshi Yuasa, Yoichi Ishiwata, et al. -
Rainfall-induced Soil Erosion and Sediment Sizes of a Residual Soil under 1D and 2D Rainfall Experiments
Abstract Raindrop impact and surface flow trigger the downstream movement of soil particles by the processes of rainfall-induced soil erosion. A set of laboratory simulated rainfall experiments was carried out to study soil loss and size...
2016 / Khonesavanh Vilayvong, Noriyuki Yasufuku, Ryohei Ishikura -
Simulation and Damage Analysis of an Accidental Jet Fire in a High-Pressure Compressed Pump Shelter
Abstract Background As one of the most frequently occurring accidents in a chemical plant, a fire accident may occur at any place where transfer or handling of combustible materials is routinely performed. ...
2016 / Chang Bong Jang, Sang-Won Choi -
Triple Band Printed Modified Bow-tie Antenna for RFID Reader/ISM Applications
Abstract A modified bow-tie antenna, which finds potential use in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) / Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) applications, is proposed. Triple band operation is facilitated by applying trapezoidal truncations on ...
2016 / Jibish Mathew, Manju Abraham, Thomaskutty Mathew -
The impact of heat treatment and shot peening on the fatigue strength of 51CrV4 steel
Abstract Quenching and tempering (Q&T) and shot peening (SP) processes are commonly applied in parts manufacturing industries for improving mechanical properties of steel. In this study, the results of experiments of both treatments of 51CrV4...
2016 / Andrzej Kubit, Magdalena Bucior, Władysław Zielecki, Feliks Stachowicz