Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Use of Bayesian Networks for Qualification Planning: Early Results of Factor Analysis
Abstract This paper discusses the factor analysis that provides the basis for development and use of Bayesian Network (BN) models to support qualification planning in order to predict the suitability of Six Degrees of Freedom (6DOF) vibration...
2016 / Davinia B. Rizzo, Mark R. Blackburn -
Editorial for the Proceedings of the 2016 E-MRS Spring Meeting Symposium T - Advanced Materials and Characterization Techniques for Solar Cells III
Abstract This paper contains the editorial of the proceedings of the 2016 E-MRS spring meeting symposium T on “Advanced materials and characterization techniques for solar cells III”.
2016 / S. Yerci, I. Crupi, A. Fejfar, I. Gordon, K. Catchpole -
Research on the Uplift Bearing Capacity of Suction Caisson Foundation under Local Tensile Failure
Abstract The research on the uplift bearing capacity is one of the important issues worth concerning and solving. For this reason a lot of studies about this aspect have been done by many scholars, but there are still no wide spread engineering...
2016 / Xu Feng, Xiaojian Pi, Shilun Feng, Chen Bian -
Bond-slip Modelling of FRP Sheets Externally Bonded to Concrete Beam
Abstract Use of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets to strengthen a deficient reinforced concrete structural element has become a popular economic repair and retrofit method. Debonding of FRP sheets from the concrete surface is still a common...
2016 / Osama Ahmed Mohamed, Rania Khattab -
Study of the Effectiveness of the Vibro-impact System “Piston-striker-shank” in the Construction of Pneumatic and Hydraulic Hammers for the Subway Driving Complexes
Abstract It was established experimentally that an inclusion into a construction of an impact tool (a perforator), between the piston and the shank, of an intermediate body of small mass (a striker) results in intensification of drilling due to...
2016 / Natalia Chernysheva, Mikhail Platovskikh, Dmitryi Yungmeister -
The Analysis and Control of Inrush and Mud Gushing in the Broken Rock Tunnel Under high Water Pressure
Abstract As we all know, water inrush and mud gushing is very common in broken rock tunnels under high water pressure. Water inrush and mud gushing often occurs under the action of seepage force because of high water pressure which can lead to the...
2016 / Wenfeng Zhou, Shaoming Liao -
Exploring Engineered Complex Adaptive Systems of Systems
Abstract The rise of automation in many systems; and technology ubiquity in general, present some complex operational environments that require highly collaborative Complex Adaptive Systems of Systems (CASoS) solutions. This paper describes the need ...
2016 / Bonnie Johnson, Alejandro Hernandez -
Progress in novel and unexpected areas2016 / Ezra Feilden, Claudio Ferraro, Finn Giuliani, Luc Vandeperre, Eduardo Saiz
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Correlating creep properties of bituminous binders with anti-rutting performance of corresponding mixtures
Abstract In the experimental study described in this paper, rutting properties of different bituminous binders and those of corresponding mixtures characterized by common composition and volumetrics were investigated and compared. Single shear...
2016 / Ezio Santagata, Orazio Baglieri, Pier Paolo Riviera, Muhammad Alam -
Modeling Mathematical of the Behavior of Up Converter when Implemented in Bifacial Silicon Solar Cells
Abstract Up Converters implemented in solar cells have theoretical efficiencies of the conversion much higher than the actual and a much smaller production price. However, the experimental results in the present are not approaching the theoretical...
2016 / Aline Cristiane Pan, Leandro Santos Grassi Cardoso, Fernando Soares dos Reis -
Sensitivity enhancement of piezoelectric force sensors by using multiple piezoelectric effects2016 / Z. H. Zhang, J. W. Kan, X. C. Yu, S. Y. Wang, J. J. Ma, et al.
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Formation of Nanosized Metal Hydrosols under the Influence of Novosibirsk Terahertz free Electron Laser Radiation
Abstract The present report describes a new phenomenon - short-term exposure of water with focused terahertz radiation of free electron laser leads to the formation of nanoparticle suspension (hydrosol). Composition of the particles formed...
2016 / A.S. Kozlov, A.K. Petrov, V.V. Annenkov, E.P. Chebykin, O.A. Shevchenko -
Design and construction of an automatic syringe injection pump
Abstract Today, the world is witnessing more interest in robotics and their application in various fields, such as medicine. Enhancing accuracy, increasing speed of operation and reducing costs are the primary performance objectives in the...
2016 / Mohsen Jafarzadeh, Fardad Farokhi -
Theoretical and practical limits of superdirective antenna arrays
Abstract Some applications as Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) require compact and directive antennas. However, Electrically Small Antennas (ESAs) have low efficiencies and quasi-isotropic radiation patterns. Superdirective ESA arrays can be an...
2016 / Abdullah Haskou, Ala Sharaiha, Sylvain Collardey -
Non-linear simulations of the TCV Scrape-Off Layer
Abstract To investigate the mechanisms leading to the heat deposition onto the first wall in the Scrape-Off Layer (SOL), we perform dedicated numerical non-linear simulations of the SOL plasma dynamics of a TCV discharge using the GBS code. The...
2016 / F. Nespoli, I. Furno, F.D. Halpern, B. Labit, J. Loizu, et al. -
Effect of Pressure and Temperature on the Local Structure and Lattice Dynamics of Copper(II) Oxide
Abstract Microcrystalline and nanocrystalline (6 nm) CuO were studied in situ by the Cu K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy as a function of pressure (0-20 GPa) and temperature (10-300 K). Pressure dependence of X-ray absorption near edge structure ...
2016 / A. Kuzmin, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, A. Rumjancevs, J. Timoshenko, et al. -
Performance Evaluation of Ceramic Substrates for Cooling Applications in Thermo-acoustic Refrigerators
Abstract Thermo-acoustic refrigerators have recently drawn more attentions because of its eco-friendlier potential to address the current environmental issues resulting from the use of traditional vapour compression refrigerators. This paper aims at ...
2016 / S. Balonji, L.K. Tartibu, T.C. Jen -
2D distribution of hydrogen/impurity radiation and flow formation in stochastic layer during detachment transition in LHD
Abstract 2D distribution of hydrogen/impurity radiation and impurity flow have been measured in the edge stochastic layer of LHD during detachment transition by using a newly developed visible spectrometer system with 130 channel optic fiber array....
2016 / M. Kobayashi, S. Morita, M. Goto -
Stabilization of Clay with Waste Soda Lime Glass Powder
Abstract This study was carried out with an intention to observe any sign of improvement of clayey soil due to addition of waste soda lime glass powder (WSLGP). Waste soda lime glasses were crushed and sieved through #200 (75μm) sieve and mixed with ...
2016 / Hanifi Canakci, Aram AL-Kaki, Fatih Celik -
Determination of Calcium Sulfate Hemihydrate Modification by X-ray Diffraction Analysis
Abstract Alpha and beta forms of calcium sulfate hemihydrate were studied by X-Ray powder diffraction. Microstructure parameters including crystallite sizes and microstress values were determined using Williamson-Hall Plot. It has been established...
2016 / Aleksey Eremin, Andrey Pustovgar, Stanislav Pashkevich, Irina Ivanova, Anastasiya Golotina