Materials Characterisation IV: Computational Methods and Experiments (Wit Transactions on Engineering Sciences)

✍ Scribed by A. A. Mammoli, C. A. Brebbia, (Editors)

• Publisher: WIT Press
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 464
• Series: Wit Transactions on Engineering Sciences
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Contains the proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Computational Methods in Materials Characterisation, held in tHE New Forest, UK, June 17-19, 2009.Until recently, engineering materials could be characterized successfullyusing relatively simple testing procedures. As materials technologyadvances, interest is growing in materials possessing complex meso-, micro- and nano-structures, which to a large extent determine their physical properties and behaviour. The purposes of materials modelling are many: optimization, investigation of failure, simulation of production processes, to name but a few. Modelling and characterisation are closely intertwined, increasingly so as the complexity of the material increases. Characterisation, in essence, is the connection between the abstract material model and the real-world behaviour of the material in question. Characterisation of complex materials therefore may require a combination of experimental techniques and computation.The papers in the book cover the following topics: Advances in Composites; Ceramics and Advanced Materials; Alloys; Cements; Biomaterials; Thin Films and Coatings; Imaging and Image Analysis; Thermal Analysis; New Methods; Surface Chemistry; Nano Materials; Damage Mechanics; Fatigue and Fracture; Innovative Computational Techniques; Computational Models and Experiments, Mechanical Characterisation and Testing.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Materials Characterisation IV......Page 2
Copyright Pages......Page 11
Preface......Page 12
Contents......Page 14
Section 1: Computational models and experiments......Page 20
Identification of material properties of FRC using coupled modeling......Page 22
A micromechanical model and numerical simulation of framework interstice concrete......Page 32
Optimization of a numerical model of three-dimensional heat transfer during friction stir welding of 304L stainless steel......Page 42
ANN Model to predict the bake hardenability of Transformation-Induced Plasticity steels......Page 52
Transient and steady-state heat conduction analysis of two-dimensional functionally graded materials using particle method......Page 64
A unique computational algorithm to simulate probabilistic multi-factor interaction model complex material point behavior......Page 74
Section 2: Mechanical characterisation and testing......Page 88
Evaluation of dynamic connection designs for road safety barriers......Page 90
Characterization of dynamic tensile and shear strength of safety bolts in light collision safety devices of a train......Page 100
Mechanical properties of a baseline UHPC with and without steel fibers......Page 112
A rheological comparison of hard grade binders with polymer modified bitumen under aged and unaged conditions......Page 124
Probabilistic model and experimental identification of screw-attachment in plasterboard......Page 134
Use of copper slag as a replacement for fine aggregate in reinforced concrete slender columns......Page 144
Characterization of field-dependent elastic modulus and damping in pure nickel and iron specimens using a new experimental system......Page 154
Experimental determination of representative elementary volume of sands using X-ray computed tomography......Page 164
Short-time test for evaluating the machinability of alloys......Page 174
Dynamic shear stress in a double lap bonded assembly......Page 186
High velocity impact of carbon composite plates: perforation simulation......Page 194
The effect of bent-up tab shear transfer enhancement shapes, angles and sizes in precast cold-formed steel-concrete composite beams......Page 204
Material phase transformations due to shock wave loading in contact geometry......Page 216
Section 3: Materials characterisation and testing......Page 226
Experimental and theoretical investigation of the microstructural evolution in aluminium alloys during extrusion......Page 228
Fracture toughness K[sub(IC)] of cemented carbide WC-Co......Page 236
Characterisation of natural Zeolite and the feasibility of cations and anions removal from water......Page 246
Resonant ultrasound spectroscopy for investigation of thin surface coatings......Page 256
The effect of cerium solutions on 316L stainless steel......Page 268
Image analysis application in metallurgical engineering and quality control......Page 278
Section 4: New methods......Page 290
Ultra-high-performance fiber reinforced concrete: an innovative solution for strengthening old R/C structures and for improving the FRP strengthening method......Page 292
Improvement in wear resistance of TiNi alloy processed by equal channel angular extrusion and annealing treatment......Page 304
Tunnelling measurements as a new method of investigation of thin film superconducting cuprate junctions......Page 312
Section 5: Advanced materials......Page 326
Synthesis, characterization and bioactivity evaluation of nano-structured hydroxyapatite......Page 328
Evaluation of ABS patterns produced from FDM for investment casting process......Page 338
Thermoelectric effect in quantum wells and hetero-structure......Page 348
Investigation of performance properties of novel composite fire-extinguishing powders based on mineral raw materials......Page 356
Section 6: Cements......Page 364
Experimental confirmation of some aspects of the microstructural model of the impedance spectra of porous materials......Page 366
Modelling of the elastic parameters development of an oilwell cement paste at a very early age under downhole conditions......Page 378
Performance of concrete containing high volume coal fly ash - green concrete......Page 392
Influence of curing conditions on the mechanical properties and durability of cement mortars......Page 400
Section 7: Porous construction materials Special session organised......Page 412
Microstructural characterisation of porous construction materials – major challenges......Page 414
Surfology: concrete surface evaluation prior to repair......Page 426
Development of new approaches to moisture content measurement for building materials......Page 436
Cement-based composites for structural use......Page 448
M......Page 458
Z......Page 459