Abstract: A modal analysis was conducted on gas turbine buckets using a digital Fourier analyzer. This digital test/computer system measures a set of frequency response functions for broadband impulse ...

Abstract: An investigation of thermal barrier coatings on a metal substrate was conducted when the assembly was subjected to both thermal heating and mechanical edge loads generated by interference in ...

Abstract: A finite element model of an elevated temperature upset welding process was developed to simulate the process and to study the role and sensitivity of the major process parameters. Particular ...