High responsibility thermoplastic components subjected to dynamic forces show serious in-service thermal limitations. This paper shows that adding the adequate material with a phase-change, PCM,... Read More

The influence of the orientation of rat bones on their mechanical response is analyzed in this research. 28 femora obtained from 14 Sprague-Dawley rats were... Read More

The optimal viscosity for railway fastening parts, injected with a thermoplastic polymeric matrix of PA 6.6 (Nylon 6.6) reinforced with a 35% weight of short... Read More

This paper analyses quantitatively the surface damage generated by the fatigue micromechanisms of the polyamide 6.6 (PA 6.6) reinforced with short fibre glass, with a... Read More

This paper shows the design and validation of a device for the performance of mechanical tests on specimens disposed in horizontal position when the available... Read More

This paper shows new achievements in the comprehension of failure mechanisms during structural steel hot-dip galvanizing. The problem and its evolution are explained through the... Read More

Failures during hot-dip galvanizing are occasionally, but they are important because of the high responsibility of the evolved structures. Traditionally two processes have been related... Read More

Modern railway tracks use short-fiber glass reinforced polyamide to inject insulating and mechanically resistant fasteners to connect the rails to the sleepers. Some of this... Read More

This paper shows the existence of three states in the fatigue behaviour of short fibre-glass reinforced polyamide up to the moment of failure. In the... Read More

The aim of the present research is to determine the influence of the calcification of human mitral valves on the mechanical properties of their marginal... Read More