Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology: Recent submissions
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A Simulation of Domain Decomposition Method for Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Nowadays, the numerical method has become a very important approach for solving complex problems in engineering and science. Some grid-based methods such as the finite difference method (FDM) and finite element method (FEM) ... -
Strain Rate and Stress-State Dependence of Gray Cast Iron
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)An investigation of the mechanical strain rate, inelastic behavior, and microstructural evolution under deformation for an as-cast pearlitic gray cast iron (GCI) is presented. A complex network of graphite, pearlite, ... -
Decomposition of Elastic Stiffness Degradation in Continuum Damage Mechanics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)The degradation of elastic stiffness is investigated systematically within the framework of continuum damage mechanics. Consistent equations are obtained showing how the degradation of elastic stiffness can be decomposed ... -
Fatigue Damage Analysis of Double-Lap Bolted Joints Considering the Effects of Hole Cold Expansion and Bolt Clamping Force
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Hole cold expansion and bolt clamping force are usually applied to improve the fatigue performance of bolted joints. In order to investigate the effects of hole cold expansion and bolt clamping force and reveal the mechanism ... -
Energy-Absorbing Capacity of Polyurethane/SiC/Glass-Epoxy Laminates Under Impact Loading
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)This paper presents the energy absorption of target materials with combinations of polyurethane (PU) foam, PU sheet, SiC inserts, and SiC plate bonded to glass fiber reinforced composite laminate backing during impact ... -
Material Modeling of Concrete for the Numerical Simulation of Steel Plate Reinforced Concrete Panels Subjected to Impacting Loading
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)The steel plate reinforced concrete (SC) walls and roofs are effective protective structures in nuclear power plants against aircraft attacks. The mechanical behavior of the concrete in SC panels is very complicated when ... -
Evaluation of Elastoplasticity-Dependent Creep Property of Magnesium Alloy With Indentation Method: A Reverse Numerical Algorithm and Experimental Validation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Magnesium (Mg) alloys have been widely used in automotive and aerospace industries due to its merits of exceptional lightweight, super strong specific strength, and high corrosion-resistance, where intermetallic compounds ... -
Modeling the Elastic Properties of Reticulated Porous Ceramics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)A model to predict the elastic material properties of reticulated porous ceramics (RPCs) based on the microstructural geometry is presented. The RPC is represented by a repeating unit structure of truncated octahedrons ... -
Application of the Continuous and Discontinuous Fields of Plastic Deformations to the Evaluation of the Initial Thickness of Bent Tubes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)The paper presents the derived equations for calculations of the initial wall thickness g0 of a tube bent to elbow. The expressions for calculating g0 are presented in a suitable measure of the “great active actual radius ... -
Mechanical Properties of Gelcast Cerium Dioxide From 23 to 1500 °C
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)This work reports the elastic modulus and four-point flexural strength of a gelcast ceramic, cerium dioxide (ceria), with a microporosity of nominally 20% and a grain size of 11 μm from 23 to 1500 °C. The data augment the ... -
Investigating and Rationalizing Influence of Saline Environment on Response of an Aluminum Alloy: Experimental and Numerical Study
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)A sizeable number of structures, as key load-bearing components, are currently being made using both high-strength and medium-strength alloys of aluminum. During their service life, these alloys are often exposed to ... -
Effect of the Matrix and Reinforcement Sizes on the Microstructure, the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Al-SiC Composites
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Different Al-SiC metal matrix composites (MMCs) with a different matrix, reinforcement sizes, and volume fractions were fabricated using ball milling (BM) and powder metallurgy (PM) techniques. Al and Al-SiC composites ... -
Special Issue Honoring Professor George Z. Voyiadjis: Multi-physical Solutions for Harsh Environments: Computations and Experiments
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Numerical Evaluation of AASHTO Drag Force Coefficients of Water Flow Around Bridge Piers
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Drag force is usually exerted on bridge piers due to running river water. This force is calculated empirically based on drag coefficients stated in design codes and specifications. Different values of drag coefficients ... -
Tunable Wave Propagation in Granular Crystals by Altering Lattice Network Topology
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)We develop a framework for wave tailoring by altering the lattice network topology of a granular crystal consisting of spherical granules in contact. The lattice topology can alternate between two stable configurations, ... -
Prediction of Asymmetric Yield Strengths of Polymeric Materials at Tension and Compression Using Spherical Indentation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Engineering polymers generally exhibit asymmetric yield strength in tension and compression due to different arrangements of molecular structures in response to external loadings. For the polymeric materials whose plastic ... -
Smooth Yield Surface Constitutive Modeling for Granular Materials
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)In this paper, the authors present an internal state variable (ISV) cap plasticity model to provide a physical representation of inelastic mechanical behaviors of granular materials under pressure and shear conditions. The ... -
Enhanced Coarse-Graining of Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomer for Multiscale Modeling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)The objective of this work is to develop a multiscale modeling tool of copolymers with long chains. We propose an enhanced coarse-graining method of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) with three beads. The proposed coarse-graining ... -
A Physics-Based Model for Metal Matrix Composites Deformation During Machining: A Modified Constitutive Equation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)One of the main challenges encountered in modeling the behavior of metal matrix composites (MMCs) during machining is the availability of a suitable constitutive equation. Currently, the Johnson–Cook (J–C) constitutive ... -
A Study on Mechanical Properties and Strengthening Mechanisms of AA5052/ZrB2 In Situ Composites
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)In the present study, in situ reaction technique has been employed to prepare AA5052 matrix composites reinforced with different vol. % of ZrB2 particles (i.e., 0, 4.5, and 9 vol. %). Composites have been characterized by ...