Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures: Volume 19 Issue 4

Analysis and profiles of solution for a highly nonlinear model of pressure driven flame propagation in nonhomogeneous medium

Saeed Ur Rahman, José Luis Díaz Palencia

This article aims to study a model of flame propagation in a nonhomogeneous medium with a p-Laplacian operator. The intention with such operator is to model the effects of slow…

Identification of multiple nonlinear lap joints using instantaneous power flow balance

R. Anish, K. Shankar

The purpose of this paper is to apply the novel instantaneous power flow balance (IPFB)-based identification strategy to a specific practical situation like nonlinear lap joints…

Synthesis of an efficient phosphorus and triazine ring-containing reactive flame retardant for epoxy resin

Fan Yang, Jihui Wang, Changzeng Wang, Junlei Chen, Anxin Ding

In order to find an appropriate method to synthesize a new high-efficiency flame retardant for epoxy resin.

Optimization of reinforced concrete columns with variable circular cross-section hollowed using the criterion of instability and mechanical strength

Lucas Willian Aguiar Mattias, Leilson Joaquim Araujo

This study aims to optimize the structural design of reinforced concrete columns with variable hollow circular sections.

Polymer presence in boundary layer flow and heat transfer of dusty fluid over a stretching surface

Maria Athar, Adeel Ahmad, Yasir Khan

To explore the fusion of dust particles and of polymers in a viscous liquid is the main purpose of this article. Newtonian fluid as a base fluid is considered and the mutual…

Experimental and finite element analyses on the vibration behavior of 3D-printed PET-G tapered beams with fused filament fabrication

Berkay Ergene, Gökmen Atlıhan, Ahmet Murat Pinar

This study aims to reveal the influences of three-dimensional (3D) printing parameters such as layer heights (0.1 mm, 0.2 mm and 0.4 mm), infill rates (40, 70 and 100%) and…

Transient analysis of variable thickness multi-directional functionally graded plates using isogeometric analysis

Minh Thi Tran, Son Thai

The main objective of this study is to develop a numerical model based on Isogeometric Analysis to study the dynamic behavior of multi-directional functionally graded plates with…

Supervised machine learning techniques for optimization of heat transfer rate of Cu-H2O nanofluid flow over a radial porous fin

Jawad Raza, Mohsin Raza, Tahir Mustaq, Muhammad Imran Qureshi

The purpose of this paper is to study the thermal behavior of radial porous fin surrounded by water-base copper nanoparticles under the influence of radiation.

Assessment of the effect of straw lignin-based synthetic resin as a modifier on the rheological properties of asphalt binder towards better utilization of straw biomass

Yiming Li, Chenyang Lv

To extend the reuse method and rate of straw biomass, this paper investigated the effect of lignin synthetic phenolic resin (LPF) on the rheological properties of asphalt binder.

Computational modeling and simulations for predicting the nonlinear responses of reinforced concrete beams

Pandimani

The ultimate capacity and ductility behavior of a reinforced concrete (RC) beam generally depends on its constituent material properties. This study aims to use ANSYS to…

Hardness and corrosion behaviour of stir cast LM26 Al/sugar palm fibre ash composites

I. Aliyu, S.M. Sapuan, E.S. Zainudin, M.Y.M. Zuhri, Y. Ridwan

The conflicting results on the corrosion characteristics of aluminium matrix composites reinforced with agrarian waste have stimulated an investigation on the hardness and…

Numerical investigation on the premature and extended contact behaviour of engineering thermoplastic gears and its effect in gear kinematics

S. Vignesh, A. Johnney Mertens

This research work aims to determine the maximum load a thermoplastic gear can withstand without the occurrence of extended contact. The extended contact of polymer gears is…