Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Symmetric Plate Resonators for Viscosity and Density Measurement
Abstract In this contribution, we present a symmetric arrangement of resonating plates for viscosity and mass density measurement. Regarding the oscillation mode, the design resembles that of micro machined tuning forks and is based on previously...
2014 / A. Abdallah, E.K. Reichel, M. Heinisch, S. Clara, B. Jakoby -
Influence of nano materials on flexural behavior and compressive strength of concrete
Abstract This paper investigates the effect of nano particles on the mechanical properties at different ages of concrete. Different mixtures have been studied including nano-silica (NS), nano-clay (NC) or both NS and NC together with different...
2015 / Anwar M. Mohamed -
Intrinsically higher fatigue cracking resistance of the penetrable and movable incoherent twin boundary2014 / L. L. Li, P. Zhang, Z. J. Zhang, Z. F. Zhang
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Modulating SWCNT–silica interactions for enhanced dispersibility and hybrid cryogel formation
Abstract Single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) form a special class of carbon materials with high electric and thermal conductivity. Ordinary SWCNTs exist in the form of bundles, primarily because of intertubular van der Waals attraction. Here we...
2015 / Bhuvnesh Bharti, Radovan Kukobat, Daiki Minami, Katsumi Kaneko -
Observation of Oil Spills through Landsat Thermal Infrared Imagery: A Case of Deepwater Horizon
Abstract In the accidental oil spills of Deepwater Horizon at the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, cold plume of initial oil cover with the apparent surface temperature lower than the surrounding sea surface temperature by 0.6K, was detected; and away from...
2015 / Qianguo Xing, Lin Li, Mingjing Lou, Lei Bing, Ruxiang Zhao, et al. -
Reversible cyclic deformation mechanism of gold nanowires by twinning–detwinning transition evidenced from in situ TEM2014 / Subin Lee, Jiseong Im, Youngdong Yoo, Erik Bitzek, Daniel Kiener, et al.
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Influence of Traverse Speed on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AA6082-TiC Surface Composite Fabricated by Friction Stir Processing
Abstract Friction stir processing (FSP) has evolved as a novel solid state technique, for refinement of microstructure, enhancement of mechanical properties and fabrication of aluminium matrix composites (AMCs). In this work, AA6082/TiC surface AMC...
2014 / A. Thangarasu, N. Murugan, I. Dinaharan, S.J. Vijay -
An Application Case Study on Multi-sensor Data fusion System for Intelligent Process Monitoring
Abstract Multi-sensor data fusion is a technology to enable combining information from several sources in order to form a unified picture. Focusing on the indirect method, an attempt was made to build up a multi-sensor data fusion system to monitor...
2014 / Zhi-Jun Lu, Qian Xiang, Lan Xu -
Interoperable multi-agent framework for unmanned aerial/ground vehicles: towards robot autonomy2016 / Willson Amalraj Arokiasami, Prahlad Vadakkepat, Kay Chen Tan, Dipti Srinivasan
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Impact of assembly on signal detection from thin-wall rotors of micro-gyroscopes2014 / Hai Li, Xiaowei Liu, Bi Wang, Haifeng Zhang
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Numerical and Experimental Performance Evaluation of a Polymer Direct Solar Irradiation Collector
Abstract With the objective of reducing costs and proliferating use, a special Direct Solar Irradiation Collector (DSIC) solar water heater was developed. To produce a commercially feasible product, a full research and development program was...
2014 / J. Rodriguez, C. Suarez -
Arm Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation Following Stroke by Learning Algorithm Prediction
Abstract Stroke is a major cause of disability in worldwide and also one of the causes of death after coronary heart disease. Many devices had been designed for hand motor function rehabilitation that a stroke survivor can use for bilateral movement ...
2014 / Mohd Amiruddin Fikri, Sukarnur Che Abdullah, M. Hanif M. Ramli -
Testing of New Materials and Computer Aided Optimization of Process Parameters and Clamping Device During Predevelopment of Laser Welding Processes
Abstract The necessity for weight reduction in motor vehicles in order to save fuel consumption pushes automotive suppliers to use materials of higher strength. Due to their excellent crash behavior high strength steels are increasingly applied in...
2014 / Peter Weidinger, Kay Günther, Martin Fitzel, Ruslan Logvinov, Alexander Ilin, et al. -
R-curve on Fracture Criteria for Mixed-mode in Crack Propagation in Quasi-brittle Material: Application for Wood
Abstract In this work, Mixed-Mode Bending (MMB) tests are performed on spruce specimens for several mixed mode ratios GI/GII and in pure Modes (I and II). For each fracture test, the resistance curve (R-curve) is estimated on the basis of the...
2014 / Phan Ngoc Anh, Morel Stéphane, Chaplain Myriam, Coureau Jean-Luc -
Micro-segregation Studies on the Continuous Nd: YAG Laser Beam Welded AISI 316L
Abstract This Experimental research article presents a bead on plate welding of AISI 316L welded with continuous Laser Beam Welding (LBW). An attempt is made to find a process parameter for a full penetration weld bead profile; with less segregation ...
2014 / M. Arivarasu, G. Vishnu, P.R. Hari, V.P. Vipin, Kaushik Katiki, et al. -
Laser Structuring of Thin Layers for Flexible Electronics by a Shock Wave-induced Delamination Process
Abstract The defect-free laser-assisted structuring of thin films on flexible substrates is a challenge for laser methods. However, solving this problem exhibits an outstanding potential for a pioneering development of flexible electronics. Thereby, ...
2014 / Pierre Lorenz, Martin Ehrhardt, Klaus Zimmer -
An Investigation on the Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites
Abstract Aluminium alloy materials found to the best alternative with its unique capacity of designing the materials to give required properties. Aluminium alloy Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) are gaining wide spread acceptance for automobile,...
2014 / M. Vamsi Krishna, Anthony. M. Xavior -
Estimation of Circularity, Cylindricity and Surface Roughness in Drilling Al-Si3N4 Metal Matrix Composites Using Artificial Neural Network
Abstract The experiment work consists of drilling an aluminium silicon nitride composite forged plate with 6% and 10% Si3N4 reinforcement material using high-speed steel drill bit. The experiments were carried by varying cutting speed and feed rate. ...
2014 / B.M. Umesh Gowda, H.V. Ravindra, M. Ullas, G.V. Naveen Prakash, G. Ugrasen -
Application of Artificial Neural Network Modeling for Machining Parameters Optimization in Drilling Operation
Abstract Machining is one of the material removal processes, which is used to make a component to closer tolerance for assembly. In that, drilling is one of the traditional machining processes used for making a hole on component faces by removing a...
2014 / T. Deepan Bharathi Kannan, G. Rajesh kannan, B. Suresh Kumar, N. Baskar -
Strengthening of RC bridge slabs using CFRP sheets
Abstract Many old structures became structurally insufficient to carry the new loading conditions requirements. Moreover, they suffer from structural degradation, reinforcement steel bars corrosion, bad weather conditions…etc. Many official...
2014 / Fahmy A. Fathelbab, Mostafa S. Ramadan, Ayman Al-Tantawy