International Journal of Structural Integrity: Volume 6 Issue 3

The preparation and properties of multifunctional coating of aluminum alloy for medical external application

Shu-Hao Deng, Xi Yang, Mao Wang, Jiao Wang

– The purpose of this paper is to improve anti-corrosion, self-cleaning, hydrophily and sterilization properties of aluminum (Al) alloy.

Enhancement of optical, mechanical and micro structural properties in nanocomposite films of PVA doped with WO3 nanoparticles

Rithin Kumar N.B., Vincent Crasta, B M Praveen

The purpose of this paper is to explore the synthesis, preparation and investigation of micro structural, optical and mechanical studies of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) doped with…

Mode I fracture characterization of human bone using the DCB test

F.G.A. Silva, M.F.S.F. de Moura, N Dourado , F. A. M. Pereira , J.J.L. Morais , M. I. R. Dias, Paulo J. Lourenço , Fernando M. Judas

Fracture characterization of human cortical bone under pure mode I loading was performed in this work. The purpose of this paper is to validate the proposed test and procedure…

Mitigation of blast and impact loading via the use of a zeolite-absorbent/nano-fluidics protection system

Mica Grujicic, Ramin Yavari, Jennifer Snipes, S Ramaswami

In the present work, a new blast-/ballistic-impact mitigation concept is introduced and its efficacy analyzed using advanced computational methods and tools. The concept involves…

Coupled FEM and experimental analysis to characterize initial crack growth regime in AISI 316L(N) stainless steel

S. A. Krishnan, A. Moitra, G. Sasikala, S.K. Albert, A.K. Bhaduri

The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology to predict initial crack growth behavior of crack or notch like stress raisers in AISI 316L(N) stainless steel material…

Particular risk analysis: impact on hybrid aircraft design

Nachiket Vinayak Kale, Firat Ilkay, Oliver Zysk

This document presents a Particular Risks Assessment (PRA) performed on an Uncontained Engine Rotor Failure (UERF) event for the new aircraft design hybrid Extremely Short Take…

Determining the feasibility of identifying creep rupture of stainless steel cladding tubes on-line using acoustic emission technique

N Mahendra Prabhu, K.A. Gopal, S. Murugan, T.K. Haneef, C. K. Mukhopadhyay, S. Venugopal, T. Jayakumar

– The purpose of this paper is to determine the feasibility of identifying the creep rupture of reactor cladding tubes using acoustic emission technique (AET).