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Computational Modelling of Rectangular Sub-Boundary Layer Vortex Generators
(MDPI, 2018-01-19)
Vortex generators (VGs) are increasingly used in the wind turbine manufacture industry as flow control devices to improve rotor blade aerodynamic performance. Nevertheless, VGs may produce excess residual drag in some ...
Calibration patterns for predicting residual strengths of steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC)
(Elsevier, 2013-11-12)
Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete (SFRC), a composite construction material, needs reliable prediction and control techniques to promote its use in structural applications. The distribution and orientation of fibres within ...
Modeling the environmental sustainability of timber structures: a case study
(Elsevier, 2019-07-16)
A revival in timber buildings and the appreciation of their positive physical and mechanical properties can be explained by the unique environmental credentials of timber products and their versatility. Heightened public ...
Sustainability Improvement in the Design of Lightweight Roofs: A New Prototype of Hybrid Steel and Wood Purlins
(MDPI, 2019-01-01)
A new structural typology of a hybrid purlin, made of type C cold steel and rectangular laminated wood (SWP), is presented in this paper. As a result, improvements on the most commonly used steel purlins are achieved, by ...
Effect of the Martensitic Transformation on the Stamping Force and Cycle Time of Hot Stamping Parts
(MDPI, 2018-06)
Stamping dies perform two functions in the hot stamping process of body-in-white components. Firstly, they form the steel sheet into the desired shape and, secondly, they quench the steel at a cooling rate that leads to ...
Static structural behaviour of wire bearings: comparison with conventional bearings and study of design and operational parameters
(Elsevier, 2018-10-28)
In wire bearings the rolling process occurs on raceways machined on steel wires, and the rings are
made of light materials such as aluminium. This particular architecture provides both weight and
inertia savings, but ...
A novel procedure to determine the cohesive law In DCB tests
(Elsevier, 2017-11-10)
A novel method is presented for the determination of mode I cohesive law for the characterization of delamination in unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced polymer laminates. The energy release rate as a function of the ...
A New Approach For Determining The R-Curve In DCB Tests Without Optical Measurements
(Elsevier, 2015-02)
A new method for obtaining the R-curve point to point by the Double Cantilever Beam test is proposed. Besides the determination of new compliance and energy release rate equations, the analytical model presented leads to ...
Load distribution and friction torque in four-point contact slewing bearings considering manufacturing errors and ring flexibility
(Elsevier, 2019-03-16)
This work introduces a methodology for the calculation of the load distribution in four-point contact slewing bearings
considering ball preload, manufacturing errors and ring flexibility. The model is built by the formulation ...
Analysis of DCB test of angle-ply laminates including bending-twisting coupling
(Elsevier, 2018-02-13)
Se analiza la fractura interlaminar de laminados simétricos y antisimétricos angulares mediante el método Double Cantilever Beam. Como los semi-laminados son simétricos en ambos casos, se produce un acoplamiento de ...