To ensure safe operation and reduce construction costs, it is necessary to study the mechanical characteristics of V-type composite insulators under windage loads, with theirs wide applications in ultra-high voltage (UHV). User-defined material (UMAT) subroutines are programmed to consider composite...

In this study, we report the activation energy of the optical self-oscillation for a polymer chain that consisted of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) (25 wt%), the Ru catalyst (5 wt%) of the Belouzov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction, and acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS) (75 wt%). The AMPS moiety...

In this study, a self-oscillating polymer chain with Fe(bpy)₃ as the catalyst of the Belouzov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction was synthesized to examine the influence of strong acid (due to its oxidizing power) on the self-oscillating behavior. The polymer chain with Fe(bpy)₃ underwent a soluble-insoluble...

Ground subsidence in downtown is attributable to various factors such as the impact by excavation, soft ground settlement, deteriorated sewer and poor compaction. Road sinking resulting from deteriorated sewer is mostly by the soil penetrated into the damaged sewer. Thus to prevent ground settlement...

By using a gas gun apparatus, three types of 2.5D woven composites and one type of laminated composite under ballistic impact loadings were tested under ballistic impact loadings. The trajectory of the projectile was recorded by high speed camera and then analyzed to obtain the impact and residual velocities....

Hot isostatic pressing (HIP) with two different temperatures of 1100 C/160MPa/2h and 1175 C/160 MPa/2 h was performed on Hastelloy X samples produced by selective laser melting (SLM) was performed. The effect of hot isostatic pressing on defects, microstructures and mechanical properties of SLM fabricated...

It is researched on the magnetostriction of FebacCu1Nb3Si15.5B7 amorphous powder and silicon rubber composite films in which the average particle size is about 20 m with different mass fractions. And also have determined the internal relationship between the composite ratio of powder and silicon rubber...

Vanadium oxide-Multi walled carbon nanotube (VOx-MWCNT) and vanadium oxide-Single walled carbon nanotube (VOx-SWCNT) were prepared by sol-gel process and systematically investigated. Results reveal that if MWCNTs are incorporated with VOx to form the VOx-MWCNT composite film, the VOx can strongly interact...

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is used in a variety of applications, from medicine and pharmaceutics to green wood stabilization to skin creams and toothpaste. PEG is often used as coating or supplement for fibres created from other materials or spun as composite fibre in combination with other materials,...

In this paper, friction stir processing (FSP) was used to refine the microstructure of the copper alloy using various parameters. The influence of the tool rotation and traverse speeds on the microstructural and mechanical properties of the processed copper alloy was measured and analyzed. Micro-hardness...

In this paper, a commercial finite element software, ABAQUS was used to simulate the influence of friction coefficient on copper alloy process by Equal Channel Angular press technique. The geometry of the simulated samples is 7.3mm width by 50mm long. The die is analytical rigid, and the process was...

This paper presents the experimental results of investigation of the effects of fly ash and water content on damping of concrete. Impulse Excitation Technique has been used to measure damping of concrete at the ages of 3, 7, 14, 28 and 56 days. It was found that the more fly ash is added the higher damping...

In Cold Spray, bonding is formed between substrate and the particles and between particles by impact which causes material deformation and temperature rise. During impact process, plastic deformation and frictional interaction of materials generate heat and strains/stresses. In this paper, a numerical...

The paper presents brief retrospective of progress and state-of-the-art of hybrid laser-plasma welding (HLPW). It is shown that the main objectives of HLPW include not only plasma-arc heating of item metal to increase its absorptivity, but also modification of welding thermal cycle to lower the rate...

In order to detect the defects of inner and outer surfaces of thick-walled pipes, Rayleigh waves flexible transducer with non-equidistant comb is designed. Firstly, an optimization design method based on the concept of mutual admittance is proposed, and the amplitude frequency characteristics of Rayleigh...

The laser beam forming (LBF) process is a unique manufacturing process that has the potential to revolutionise rapid prototyping in the automotive and the aerospace industries. Traditionally, these industries require expensive tooling (stamping dies and presses) to form parts from sheet metal to develop...

Laser metal deposition process is an additive manufacturing technology that is capable of producing three dimensional components as well as repair of an existing worn out components. Processing parameters play an important role on the resulting properties of the processed materials using the laser metal...

Titanium alloy-Ti6Al4V is an important aerospace alloy with excellent properties but it is classified as difficult to machine material that requires an alternative manufacturing process. Laser metal deposition process is an ideal alternative manufacturing process that can offset most of the problem encountered...

An innovative cold energy storage system, conceived for a civil application and based on the solidification and the fusion of a PCM (Phase Change Material), is presented and assessed. Firstly, a proper active material (phase transition temperature = 5-8øC, latent heat > 200 kJ/kg, immiscibility with...

We tested 8 plants and 3 medium and tested perlite base, thus achieving the results. The green coverage for media S6 (perlite to sandy loam is 8:2) is suitable for Alpinia speciosa the best growth 1040.5cm², followed is Duranta repens the growth 675cm², with Portulaca grandiflora as the third growth...

Floating ring bearing has the characteristics of simple structure, low power consumption and high efficiency. It is suitable for high speed and light load occasions. It has been widely used in high speed rotating machinery such as turbo charger, aviation engine and so on. Firstly, the materials of each...

The purpose of this research is using a polymer-based capacitive micro-machined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) array to determine the position and dimension of circular planar target. The polymer-based CMUT is consist of an indium tin oxide-polyethylene terephthalate (ITO-PET) substrate and SU-8 sidewall...

This paper uses the LS-DYNA and MSC. DYTRAN to generate a three-dimensional numerical simulation model of shallow water explosion respectively, achieves a effective simulation of fluid-structure interaction in multi-material media, and simulates the bubble pulsation and propagation of impact wave caused...

The seismic response on linear viscous damping energy dissipation frame structure is studied. In the vibration equation of seismic action, the damping matrix is not orthogonal to vibration mode of the frame structures installing linear viscous damper. Therefore, the traditional mode decoupling method...

As a new-type material for pavement structure, porous concrete has aroused a broad attention and discussion all around the world on the preparation technology and optimization design. The choice of material ingredient and its proportion of porous concrete have been discussed and corresponding tests had...

The purpose of this research is to assess the fatigue crack growth life of the screw blade in the screw sand washing machine. The fatigue crack growth life of the screw blade is assessed on the basis of the random load with the Gauss distribution, curve, linear elastic fracture mechanics, and Austen...

The characterization and properties of TMCP EH36 high strength steel fabricated by the flux copper backing (FCB) one-side SAW process with a high weld heat input of 190KJ/cm were studied. The mechanical properties of the FCB welded joint was tested. The structural characteristics and microstructural...

The transmission lines' fatigue failure caused by aeolian vibration is increasingly apparent as the wide applications of ultra-high voltage, so it is necessary to study the conductors' fatigue life of aeolian vibration. Different from the traditional infinite life design method and nominal stress method,...

This paper investigates the effects of time-delayed feedbacks on Tuned Mass Dampers (TMD) in the galloping control based on a theoretical model. The Runge-Kutta integration algorithm method is used to solve the model. Then we analyse the effects of the time delay T and the gain strength K of the time-delayed...

In this article, we showed possibility to use Impact-echo acoustic method to testing concrete degraded by high temperature. The results are compared with traditional parameter such as flexural bending strength. We observed longitudinal waves.

The variations of ambient temperature can change the state of the supporting structure of the reflector for Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope. The purpose of this research is to monitor the temperature and the varieties to find their relationship. Firstly, the temperature monitoring...

In this paper, tyred wheel dynamic response to road excitation during rolling has been simulated using finite element modelling in a graphical programming environment. The actual contact is an area not a single line and the contact edges are subject to continuous impacts during the rolling. The structural...

This paper presents finite element analysis of 4-layered flexible pavements embedded viscoelastic asphalt concrete (AC) top layer and controlled low-strength materials (CLSM) sublayers as well as graded crushed stone subgrades layers. Two-dimensional deformation assumption is employed. Time-dependent...

The article deals with the solution of the problem of bending of a hinged multilayer beam under the normal uniformly distributed load and induced axial forces. The interaction between layers is accomplished by the contact layer in which the substances of adhesive and substrate are mixed. We will consider...

This study presents an application of the peridynamics method to the analysis of concrete structures, the quasi-static fracture behavior of concrete column is simulated with the proposed model, numerical result shows that the proposed peridynamic model can predict both the progressive failure process...

The paper discusses the concepts of equal strength and equal stress structures. We will call equal strength structure, if at each point the equivalent stress corresponding to a particular theory of strength is equal to the ultimate strength of the material. In equal stress structure at all points of...

Temperature crack is the most difficult factor to control in mass concrete projects. It not only influences the appearance of the structure, but also affects the engineering quality and safety when seriously. So it needs to be controlled. The paper will take the HUAYI SHIHAO Holiday Hotel as an example....

The scale and depth of excavation necessary for building the structure has been increased in line with concentrated urbanization and the effect on underground structure by varying groundwater level is also increasingly growing, which require advanced ground deformation prediction technology depending...

Cracks resulting from shrinkage due to temperature or moisture usually exist in the flexible pavements in highways and runways of airport. This paper presents at finite element analysis of 4-layered flexible pavements with a penetrated longitudinal crack on surface layer embedded with controlled low-strength...

A new family of explicit time integration algorithms with controllable accuracy for structural dynamics are proposed in this paper based on discrete control theory. Firstly, the transfer function of the new algorithms with integration coefficients are obtained by Z transform, then the coefficient expressions...

This manuscript presents the use of recharge impulse technology (RIT) in pile foundations set-up through a case study. More precisely, it discusses the performance brought by such a technique in terms of increasing the bearing capacity of deep foundation systems comparing to classical set-up processes....

This paper uses the method of incremental dynamic analysis (IDA), by reading the control section concrete piers and steel strain calculation termination conditions, according to the existing specification design of high speed railway bridge, with the Beijing-shanghai high-speed railway and a large span...

In the automotive engineering, semi-active suspension (SAS) system has been one of the most attractive research projects. The SAS system usually refers to the damping force control using an adjustable damper. This research proposes a cuckoo search optimized proportional- integral-derivative (CS-PID)...

Experience is a survey of building designs of buildings and constructions of agro industrial complex. For effective diagnosis of their condition offered system approach, in which each element is not described as such, and in view of its place in the whole. An example of technical expertise workshop on...

Aiming at the security problems and tag's cost problems of RFID ,an improved light-weight RFID mutual-authentication protocol was proposed ,this protocol has proved to be save by BAN logic formal analysis method .Besides ,Security analysis shows that the protocol possesses robust security as well as...

The paper is base on a survey activity on a subset of 48 buildings for social housings. The structural materials are R.C. and Masonry. They are representative of about 9000 social flats on the district of Leghorn (Italy), built from early '900 up to 1981, date of adoption of seismic norms. The subset...

Article the decision of current challenges in testing the endurance of steel crane girders. This article reflects the results of a lot of work to improve the durability of crane constructions. A detailed description of the special laboratory for testing of steel crane girders due to dynamic effects....

After DG accessed to distribution network, the structure and operation mode have great changes, larger influence on power system reliability index, so need to adopt a new reliability evaluation model and method, it proposes reliability evaluation model and method of distribution network with distributed...

In order to solve a series of problems caused by disabled clay brick, studied on the new wall materials which applicable to North China, combined with local resource of Shijiatong village, the autoclaved sand-lime brick was selected as the demonstration area of new wall materials. Summarized autoclaved...

High-rise buildings have very slender, atypical, and lightweight shapes such that the higher they become, the more flexible they are, and it is very important to review closely the structure behavior, stability, and usability when designing ultrahigh-rise buildings with a great influence from dynamic...

Nowadays, more and more people are keening to invest in their own personal fitness. Instead of producing customized products according to the actual dimensions of individuals, which could be highly expensive and complicate, advanced shape memory technology could be utilized to achieve one-size-for-all...

The damage behaviour of a type of layer-to-layer interlock 3D woven composite loaded under quasi-static uniaxial tension is studied in this paper. Based on the experimental result obtained, it can be concluded that the development of inter-yarn cracks between warp yarns and the development of through-the-thickness...

To evaluate the strain rate sensitive mechanical properties of epoxy resin under high strain rate loading, the static and dynamic compression properties of PRIMETM epoxy resin was tested. To identify an appropriate method for assigning rate sensitivity to the material properties of the epoxy resin, three...

The change laws of mechanical properties of mechanism sand mortar subjected to high temperature were studied on the paper. The study shows that: (1) The strength of mechanism sand mortar, subjected to high temperature, was reduced with the rise of temperature. When the temperature was below 500 øC, the...

Centrifugal fan is most widely used as an important component in ventilation system. The performance of centrifugal fan is sensitive to the inlet environment; therefore inlet flow distortion is one of the most attention problems. Numerical investigation has been carried out for the comparison of two...

According to the characteristics of the gas ejection power system, the interior ballistics mathematical model of the combustion chamber and the canister was established and calculated. The results were in good agreement with the experimental results. Then the gas ejection interior ballistics of four...

This paper presents the fatigue analysis of surface cracks at the rib-to-deck welded joint of orthotropic steel deck, in which the influence of the compressive stress in the cyclic loading on the crack growth is taken into account. The stress intensity factors along the surface crack front at the rib-to-deck...

High strength requirement of Thermo-mechanically treated (TMT) rebars is crucial in the construction of flyovers, bridges and high rise buildings because of the good combination of the mechanical properties. The yield strength is expected to be between 450 MPa and 550 MPa after the hot rolling process...

The galvannealed coating with different Fe contents were prepared by controlling the galvannealed process parameters of hot-dip galvanized high-strength IF steel sheet, and analyzed the influence of Fe contents on the corrosion resistance of galvannealed coating. The results show that the corrosion resistance...

The construction industry is one of the major contributors to the economy development of any country, hence, the need to investigate new technological ways that will ensure the growth and development of the industry. Using existing literature materials, the adoption of nanotechnology as a technological...

The growth of infrastructure and development in an emerging country like South Africa may requires the construction industry to shift from traditional methods of construction to modern ones in order to improve productivity and enhance performance. However, most of the existing studies have been tailored...

Critical infrastructures are very important tools which are paramount to the development of any nation. Therefore, it must be protected and catered for. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) critical infrastructures are significant amenities which the nations depend solely upon in order to run...

The electron beam processed surface textures on a Ti-6Al-4V ally and a Ti-4Al-1.5Mn alloy were examined by using advanced optical microscopy for surface morphology analysis and near-surface microstructure observation. It showed that the as-resulted non-smooth surface was characterized by parallel ridges...

Artistic gymnastics has recorded remarkable progresses, highlighting the fact that it develops in accordance with the trends of performance sport, but it has its specific features too, such as: increase of sports mastership, increase and rivalry of competitive programs, processing of new complex routines,...

The traditional Computer wargaming system just considers a few types of simple landform, and maneuverable rules are also simple. Based on that, the maneuver trajectory planning results can be usable for games. But the results may be quite different from real combat, which causes simulation results be...

Taking a micro-vehicle SS400 transmission shaft as the research object, the dynamic characteristics of the cross-type universal joint and the rzeppa universal joint were analyzed. And it explains that the rzeppa universal joint can reduce the transmission shaft vibration by improving the stress performance...

For the intelligent operations using robots and vision sensors, it is a seemingly simple but in fact complex problem to design an efficient and accurate visual feature matching program. To determine the optimum identification pattern of freely placed and moving objects, the orthogonal experimental approach...

The process of drilling of wells using mathematical modeling is considered in this paper. Mathematical models of deepening and flushing of wells are used to describe the drilling process. Mechanical speed of drilling bedrock by bit is described by the equation proposed by M.G. Bingham [1]. A complete...

Since a vehicle is prone to instability and rollover when taking a rapid turning, in this paper, an integrated control strategy of Electronic Stability Program (ESP for short) and active anti-roll steel bar (AARSB for short) is proposed. Then a three-degree-of-freedom vehicle dynamic model is established...

The Magnetic Memory Testing Technology is a new type of NDT. It is an effective method for the detection and evaluation of oil and gas pipelines, and it has a good application prospect. This paper reviews the development course of magnetic memory testing technology, summarizes the Magnetic Memory Testing...

At present, the judging principle of Magnetic Memory Testing technology (MMT) can only indicate the stress concentration zone, but can not get information from the stress concentration further. In the paper, to get information from the stress concentration zone, a MMT signal analysis method based on...

Since a vehicle is prone to instability under extreme steering working conditions, an Electronic Stability Program (ESP for short) is adopted. The dynamic characteristics of the vehicle are nonlinear under the extreme conditions. To control the nonlinearity, a sliding mode controller is established based...

In the paper, a magneto-mechanical coupling model is established to study the magnetic memory's magneto-mechanical coupled effect, and then the finite element analysis software ANSYS is used to simulate the relationship between the parameter of three kinds of pipeline defects and their magnetic leakage...

This research aims to study the effects of experimental design parameters such as the number of wires, the length and braiding angle of stent on mechanical properties of braiding stentriever made from shape memory alloy. Self-expanding stents or stentriever were fabricated by braiding a number of wires...

The main objective of this study is to design and analyze the important components of pressure vessel according to the internal design pressure and temperature by using finite element method. A pressure vessel is a closed container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure substantially different...