Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Towards intrinsic magnetism of graphene sheets with irregular zigzag edges2013 / Lianlian Chen, Liwei Guo, Zhilin Li, Han Zhang, Jingjing Lin, et al.
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Symmetry Aspects of Dislocation-Effected Crystal Properties: Material Strength Levels and X-ray Topographic Imaging2014 / Ronald Armstrong
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Hydrogen sulfide and translational medicine2013 / Wei Guo, Ze-yu Cheng, Yi-zhun Zhu
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Effect of Coating on the Strain Transfer of Optical Fiber Sensors2011 / Shiuh-Chuan Her, Chih-Ying Huang
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Experimental Study on Scour at 90° Horizontal Forced Bend and its Protection Using Riprap
Abstract Experimental investigations were done to study the scour at bend and its protection using stone riprap. The experiments were carried out in a 90° horizontal bend flume with non-cohesive bed sediments having median diameter 0.34mm and...
2015 / Piya Biswas, A.K. Barbhuiya -
Visco-hyperelasticity of Electro-active Soft Tissues
Abstract Elastic-electroactive (EA) media represent a wide range of materials and physical systems sensitive to mechanical forces and electric fields, in which time and temperature dependence are additional recurrent features. The behavior of fiber...
2015 / Alessio Gizzi, Anna Pandolfi -
Minimizing the Excitation of Parasitic Modes of Vibration in Slender Power Ultrasonic Devices
Abstract The design of slender power ultrasonic devices can often be challenging due to the excitation of parasitic modes of vibration during operation. The excitation of these modes is known to manifest from behaviors such as modal coupling which...
2015 / A. Mathieson, M. Lucas -
Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Workpiece Thermal Load During External Cylindrical Grinding
Abstract This paper focuses on the correlation between process quantities of an external cylindrical grinding process (heat partition factor ɛ, specific grinding energy partition u w ...
2015 / Stepan Jermolajev, Carsten Heinzel, Ekkard Brinksmeier -
Heating Furnaces Efficiency Improvement
Abstract The technical and economic optimization problem of the heating furnace multi-layer lining, consisting of layers of different thickness and made of materials with different thermal physical and performance properties is considered. The...
2015 / A.M. Paramonov -
Modeling Car Passenger Trips in mobiTopp
Abstract The transport mode car passenger accounts for a substantial share of the modal split. Travel demand models, however, often contain only a simplistic representation of this mode. Modeling car passenger trips realistically is complex, since...
2015 / Nicolai Mallig, Peter Vortisch -
A method for normal-mode-based model reduction in nonlinear dynamics of slender structures
Abstract This paper introduces a nonlinear reduced-order modelling methodology for finite-element models of structures with slender subcomponents and inertia represented by lumped masses along main load paths. The constructed models have dynamics...
2015 / Yinan Wang, Rafael Palacios, Andrew Wynn -
Crack Growth Behavior of Welded Stiffened Panel
Abstract Fatigue crack growth experimental tests and numerical analyses on Friction Stir Welding (FSW) welded flat stiffened panels were performed in order to assess their fracture resistance capability. Panels and stiffeners are made of aluminum...
2015 / Raffaele Sepe, Enrico Armentani, Pasquale di Lascio, Roberto Citarella -
A FE-Meshless Multiscale Approach for Masonry Materials
Abstract A FE-Meshless multiscale computational strategy for the analysis of running bond masonry is presented. The Meshless Method (MM) is adopted to solve the boundary value problem (BVP) at the mesoscopic level. The representative unit cell is...
2015 / Antonino Spada, Giuseppe Giambanco, Emma La Malfa Ribolla -
Aluminum nanorods benefit new color display technology2014 / Laurie Donaldson
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Modelling water vapour permeability through atomic layer deposition coated photovoltaic barrier defects
Abstract Transparent barrier films such as Al2O3 used for prevention of oxygen and/or water vapour permeation are the subject of increasing research interest when used for the encapsulation of flexible photovoltaic modules. However, the existence of ...
2014 / Mohamed Elrawemi, Liam Blunt, Leigh Fleming, David Bird, David Robbins, et al. -
Experimental Methods for the GRP Bogie Structure Integrity Assessment
Abstract A cost effective bogie is developed at a revolutionary design by the use of advanced fibre reinforced plastics composites operating under extreme load bearing conditions in a hostile environment. This 22.5 tonnes per axle...
2015 / J. Chvojana, J. Vaclavika -
Wetting Characteristics of Al-containing Sn-1Ag-0.5Cu Solder Alloy on Cu Substrate using Wetting Balance and Spread area Methods
Abstract In this work, we investigate the effects of 0.1 and 0.5wt.% Al additions on the wettability of Sn-1Ag-0.5Cu solder on a Cu substrate. Spread area and wetting balance methods were used to evaluate the wettability of the solders. The results...
2015 / Mohd Faizul Mohd Sabri, Suhana Binti Mohd Said, Dhafer Abdulameer Shnawah -
The Use of Coniferous Greenery for Heat Insulation Material Production
Abstract The aim of the research is to create the ecological heat insulation material out of coniferous tree greenery (needles and thin branches). Following the three factor experiment plan, samples were made and tested in a laboratory for their...
2015 / Indra Muizniece, Dagnija Blumberga, Ance Ansone -
Analysis of High Speed Bending Operations as Basis for Integrating Self-correcting Components to Increase Process Reliability
Abstract When employing forming processes like punch bending for producing parts for electrical connection technology, unintended geometrical deviations can occur. Currently, the manual setup and adjustment of the bending machines is based on...
2014 / Ulf Damerow, Mikhail Borzykh, Dmitri Tabakajew, Waldemar Schaermann, Werner Homberg, et al. -
Numerical Simulation of CGS/CIGS Single and Tandem Thin-film Solar Cells using the Silvaco-Atlas Software
Abstract In this work, numerical simulations of single and double junction solar cells based copper gallium diselenide (CGS) and copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) electrical characteristics are performed using a physically based...
2015 / M. Elbar, S. Tobbeche