On small deformation interfacial debonding in composite materials
... across different phases of a particles’ ensemble. To account for nonlinear debonding, the PPR potentialbased cohesive zone model is used. Three key emphasis of this study are: (1) extending the Mori–Tanaka method to account for nonlinear debonding along all interfaces of a multi-coated particle, (2) ...
... across different phases of a particles’ ensemble. To account for nonlinear debonding, the PPR potentialbased cohesive zone model is used. Three key emphasis of this study are: (1) extending the Mori–Tanaka method to account for nonlinear debonding along all interfaces of a multi-coated particle, (2) ...
Neotectonic and Paleoseismic Onshore-Offshore integrated study of the Carboneras Fault (Eastern
... La Serrata is a 14 km long and 1 km wide elongated range bounded by two parallel fault traces (Weijermars, 1991; Bell et al., 1997; Silva et al., 2003). It reaches up to 360 m high and is bounded by the Níjar Basin to the NW and by small basins of the volcanic Gata Province to the SE. La Serrata is ...
... La Serrata is a 14 km long and 1 km wide elongated range bounded by two parallel fault traces (Weijermars, 1991; Bell et al., 1997; Silva et al., 2003). It reaches up to 360 m high and is bounded by the Níjar Basin to the NW and by small basins of the volcanic Gata Province to the SE. La Serrata is ...
high strain rate behaviour of woven composite
... the use of these materials in the aerospace industry demands a reliable constitutive damage model to predict their response under high strain rate loading. The current available models do not include rate effects, are too complicated to use, are unable to provide a clear procedure for characterizing ...
... the use of these materials in the aerospace industry demands a reliable constitutive damage model to predict their response under high strain rate loading. The current available models do not include rate effects, are too complicated to use, are unable to provide a clear procedure for characterizing ...
An Investigation of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries and Analysis
... There were some strengths and weaknesses of the analysis performed. First, it was a great first step in analysis of the BPTB graft to perform these tests with simplicity. A foundation was developed and the tests can be made more realistic in the future. The results seemed to be reasonable, so it pro ...
... There were some strengths and weaknesses of the analysis performed. First, it was a great first step in analysis of the BPTB graft to perform these tests with simplicity. A foundation was developed and the tests can be made more realistic in the future. The results seemed to be reasonable, so it pro ...
Structure and Mechanical Properties of Fe-Mn Alloys
... believe that time flies so fast. I could not have completed this thesis without the help from many people, and my first and foremost thanks go to my supervisors: Professor David Embury, Dr. Hatem Zurob and Dr. Joseph McDermid. It has been greatly fortunate for me to be under the supervision of Profess ...
... believe that time flies so fast. I could not have completed this thesis without the help from many people, and my first and foremost thanks go to my supervisors: Professor David Embury, Dr. Hatem Zurob and Dr. Joseph McDermid. It has been greatly fortunate for me to be under the supervision of Profess ...
A review on shape memory alloys with applications to morphing
... Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are a unique class of metallic materials with the ability to recover their original shape at certain characteristic temperatures (shape memory effect), even under high applied loads and large inelastic deformations, or to undergo large strains without plastic deformation o ...
... Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are a unique class of metallic materials with the ability to recover their original shape at certain characteristic temperatures (shape memory effect), even under high applied loads and large inelastic deformations, or to undergo large strains without plastic deformation o ...
as a PDF
... and an original basic composition. Other enclaves are xenoliths from the country rocks, and a few mappable outcrops of schist surrounded by granite are interpreted as roof pendants (Fig. 2). Inside the Cardenchosa pluton there are a suite of ENE± WSW-trending mineralized ¯uorite±barite veins and a N ...
... and an original basic composition. Other enclaves are xenoliths from the country rocks, and a few mappable outcrops of schist surrounded by granite are interpreted as roof pendants (Fig. 2). Inside the Cardenchosa pluton there are a suite of ENE± WSW-trending mineralized ¯uorite±barite veins and a N ...
Fracture of granular materials composed of arbitrary grain
... compressed and sheared. A cohesive interaction plane, defined for each cohesive interaction, corresponds to the tangential plane normal to the line of unit vector n which connects the two cohesion points. The tangential unit vector t is defined by the tangential deformation. The cohesive reaction fo ...
... compressed and sheared. A cohesive interaction plane, defined for each cohesive interaction, corresponds to the tangential plane normal to the line of unit vector n which connects the two cohesion points. The tangential unit vector t is defined by the tangential deformation. The cohesive reaction fo ...
characterization and reconstruction of the tea cup porphyry system
... Located in the heart of the porphyry copper belt of southwestern North America, the Tea Cup porphyry system is one of many porphyry copper systems of the Northern Tortilla Mountains in central Arizona that have been the focus of long-standing investigation (e.g. Ransome, 1903; Cornwall, 1978; Maher, ...
... Located in the heart of the porphyry copper belt of southwestern North America, the Tea Cup porphyry system is one of many porphyry copper systems of the Northern Tortilla Mountains in central Arizona that have been the focus of long-standing investigation (e.g. Ransome, 1903; Cornwall, 1978; Maher, ...
The Skaergaard Layered Series. Part II
... Flow-induced segregation of liquids Whenever a crystal–liquid assemblage is mechanically disturbed in a stress field, the mobile liquid fraction tends to move toward zones of minimum principal stress to form lenses and schlieren. The ‘filter-press’ mechanism proposed by Bowen (1928) and more recentl ...
... Flow-induced segregation of liquids Whenever a crystal–liquid assemblage is mechanically disturbed in a stress field, the mobile liquid fraction tends to move toward zones of minimum principal stress to form lenses and schlieren. The ‘filter-press’ mechanism proposed by Bowen (1928) and more recentl ...
Hitchhiker`s Guide to Magnetism
... The theory of ferro- and ferrimagnetism is based on electronic exchange forces. These forces are so strong that these material are spontaneously magnetized, even in the absence of an applied field. Yet, in the laboratory we need to apply magnetic fields to saturate a ferro- or ferrimagnetic material ...
... The theory of ferro- and ferrimagnetism is based on electronic exchange forces. These forces are so strong that these material are spontaneously magnetized, even in the absence of an applied field. Yet, in the laboratory we need to apply magnetic fields to saturate a ferro- or ferrimagnetic material ...
Crustal thickening in Gansu-Qinghai, lithospheric mantle subduction
... that structural reliefs of the order of 5–10 km have accrued at rates of 1–2 mm yr−1 in approximately the last 5 Ma. From hill to range size, the elongated reliefs that result from such Late-Cenozoic, NE–SW shortening appear to follow a simple scaling law, with roughly constant length/width ratio, s ...
... that structural reliefs of the order of 5–10 km have accrued at rates of 1–2 mm yr−1 in approximately the last 5 Ma. From hill to range size, the elongated reliefs that result from such Late-Cenozoic, NE–SW shortening appear to follow a simple scaling law, with roughly constant length/width ratio, s ...
Manea et al., 2006. - Centro de Geociencias
... occurrence of the majority of the intraslab earthquakes which are concentrated in a long flat segment. Based on the recently developed thermal models for the Central Mexico subduction zone, the thermal stresses due to non-uniform temperature contrast in the subducting slab are calculated using a fin ...
... occurrence of the majority of the intraslab earthquakes which are concentrated in a long flat segment. Based on the recently developed thermal models for the Central Mexico subduction zone, the thermal stresses due to non-uniform temperature contrast in the subducting slab are calculated using a fin ...
Silicon and oxygen, the two most common chemical elements in the
... combine as silicon dioxide to form the mineral quartz. Quartz is the most abundant mineral in the Earth's crust. Quartz has been found in meteorites and in some rocks collected on the moon. Quartz has the chemical formula SiO2. There are many varieties of quartz, which occurs in nearly all types of ...
... combine as silicon dioxide to form the mineral quartz. Quartz is the most abundant mineral in the Earth's crust. Quartz has been found in meteorites and in some rocks collected on the moon. Quartz has the chemical formula SiO2. There are many varieties of quartz, which occurs in nearly all types of ...
Geology
... The importance of location and orientation of discontinuities The distribution and orientation of discontinuities, such as bedding planes, faults and joints, is equally ...
... The importance of location and orientation of discontinuities The distribution and orientation of discontinuities, such as bedding planes, faults and joints, is equally ...
Chapter 11
... fold a form of ductile strain in which rock layers bend, usually as a result of compression. • When rock deforms in a ductile way, folds form. • A fold is most easily observed where flat layers of rock were compressed or squeezed inward. • Although a fold commonly results from compression, it can al ...
... fold a form of ductile strain in which rock layers bend, usually as a result of compression. • When rock deforms in a ductile way, folds form. • A fold is most easily observed where flat layers of rock were compressed or squeezed inward. • Although a fold commonly results from compression, it can al ...
FATIGUE LIFE OF GRAPHITE/EPOXY LAMINATES SUBJECTED TO
... the origin. This happened for `t = 0.217. The results are graphically shown in Fig. 1: it is seen that, as anticipated from eq. (7), the trend of the data points is substantially linear, witnessing the suitability of the theoretical model. The value _ t = 0.0423 was calculated from the slope of the ...
... the origin. This happened for `t = 0.217. The results are graphically shown in Fig. 1: it is seen that, as anticipated from eq. (7), the trend of the data points is substantially linear, witnessing the suitability of the theoretical model. The value _ t = 0.0423 was calculated from the slope of the ...
potential of carnuba wax in ameliorating brittle fracture during tableting
... crack theory of Griffiths considered that cracks will propagate from the edge of a void or low density region in a compact when the stress at the edge of the void is three times over the stress in the bulk of the compact. On this basis, the brittle fracture index (BFI) was given by Hiestand et al (1 ...
... crack theory of Griffiths considered that cracks will propagate from the edge of a void or low density region in a compact when the stress at the edge of the void is three times over the stress in the bulk of the compact. On this basis, the brittle fracture index (BFI) was given by Hiestand et al (1 ...
EFFECT OF CRYSTALLINITY ON THE IMPACT
... drop in g (to 2.85 kJ/m2) was observed upon partial crystallization w019%). With increasing w, g decreases further and reaches a minimum of 0.79 kJ/m2 at w050%: Further increase in w (to > 80%), resulted in an increase in g to 1.37 kJ/m2. Note that this increase is signi®cant 073% with respect to ...
... drop in g (to 2.85 kJ/m2) was observed upon partial crystallization w019%). With increasing w, g decreases further and reaches a minimum of 0.79 kJ/m2 at w050%: Further increase in w (to > 80%), resulted in an increase in g to 1.37 kJ/m2. Note that this increase is signi®cant 073% with respect to ...
Operator Generic Fundamentals Material Science
... • An alloy is a mixture of two or more materials – At least one of which is a metal • Alloy microstructures may consist of: – Solid solutions, where secondary atoms combine as substitutionals or interstitials in a crystal lattice – A crystal with a metallic compound at each lattice point – Secondary ...
... • An alloy is a mixture of two or more materials – At least one of which is a metal • Alloy microstructures may consist of: – Solid solutions, where secondary atoms combine as substitutionals or interstitials in a crystal lattice – A crystal with a metallic compound at each lattice point – Secondary ...
Mechanical Properties of Pedal Mucus and Their Consequences for
... gastropod pedal mucus. This information is not extensive, but the properties of A. columbianus pedal mucus have been examined under each of these conditions and thus provide a model of the relevant physical properties of mucus. The terms used here to describe mucus properties are standard engineerin ...
... gastropod pedal mucus. This information is not extensive, but the properties of A. columbianus pedal mucus have been examined under each of these conditions and thus provide a model of the relevant physical properties of mucus. The terms used here to describe mucus properties are standard engineerin ...
Laramie Peak shear system, central Laramie
... belt of ductile deformation associated with the Laramie Peak shear zone by including another NE –SW-striking zone of concentrated shear strain, the North Laramie River high-strain zone, that occurs SE of the Fletcher Park shear zone (Fig. 2). Recently, Allard (2003) has recognized additional evidenc ...
... belt of ductile deformation associated with the Laramie Peak shear zone by including another NE –SW-striking zone of concentrated shear strain, the North Laramie River high-strain zone, that occurs SE of the Fletcher Park shear zone (Fig. 2). Recently, Allard (2003) has recognized additional evidenc ...
Heterogeneous Nanonucleants - Manuscript - FINAL
... Here, the thermodynamic nucleation barrier is zero and generation of new crystalline phase is only limited by kinetics of cluster growth. Thus, nucleation rate is no longer increased by increasing concentration or lowering temperature, in agreement with experimental nucleation rates [18]. Based on t ...
... Here, the thermodynamic nucleation barrier is zero and generation of new crystalline phase is only limited by kinetics of cluster growth. Thus, nucleation rate is no longer increased by increasing concentration or lowering temperature, in agreement with experimental nucleation rates [18]. Based on t ...
investigation of the resistance to demagnetization in bulk rare
... of finishing up my degree has seemed much less daunting with his help. I really don't know how I could have gotten to this point without him. ...
... of finishing up my degree has seemed much less daunting with his help. I really don't know how I could have gotten to this point without him. ...