Track transitions in railways: A review
Track transition zones are discontinuities along the track structure which can potentially be vulnerable to geometry and material deterioration causing increased maintenance costs. This paper... Read More
A micromechanical model of the cracking failure on structural steel components during hot-dip galvanizing
This paper describes a model that explains the failure during hot-dip galvanizing of structural steel components. This is an occasional problem found by galvanizers, which... Read More
Fatigue behavior enhancement of short fiber glass reinforced polyamide by adding phase change materials
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
Orientation of whole bone samples of small rodents matters during bending tests
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
Characterisation by means of a finite element model of the influence of moisture content on the mechanical and fracture properties of the polyamide 6 reinforced with short glass fibre
This study involves the determination of the mechanical and fracture properties of polyamide 6 reinforced with short glass fibres (35 wt. %) at five different... Read More
Validation Through Finite Element Simulation of the Behaviour of a Polyurethane Shock Absorber Under In-Service and Extreme Conditions
The safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts, currently in force in Europe, include several requirements concerning the behaviour of the shock absorbers... Read More
Characterization of Mechanical Properties of a Shock Absorber Polyurethane Foam for Elevators. Numerical Fitting of Mechanical Behavior Models for Hyperelastic and Elastomeric Foam Materials
The elastic cellular polyurethane elastomer is widely used to manufacture shock absorbers for elevators, due to its excellent conditions for absorption of energy and vibration... Read More
Characterisation of the fracture properties in the ductile to brittle transition region of the weld material of a reactor pressure vessel
This work presents the results of the fracture characterisation of the weld material of a nuclear vessel, currently in service, in the ductile to brittle... Read More
Comparative study of the effect of PTH (1–84) and strontium ranelate in an experimental model of atrophic nonunion
This study aimed to set up an experimental model of long bone atrophic nonunion and to explore the potential role of PTH-1–84 (PTH 1–84) and... Read More
Validation and application of the Master Curve and reconstitution techniques to a Spanish nuclear vessel
In this work, a methodology based on the Master Curve approach and the reconstitution of specimens is validated and applied to the vessel base metal... Read More