World Journal of Engineering: Volume 9 Issue 4

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Microwave characterisation and detection of wood decay

Graham Brodie, Berhan Ahmed, Mohan Jacob

The transparency of wood to microwave radiation is subject to changes in the wood's properties caused by softening of the wood material during fungal attack or the addition of…

Research methods of ultrafine steels after equal channel angular pressing

N. Petrova, A. Ivanov, Ev. Lukin

Steel subjected to ECAP has very high mechanical characteristics. The goal of the present work is to investigate the influence of thermal treatment on steel cold brittle…

Compressibility characteristics of tropical peat using Rowe cell consolidation

P. Kolay, H. Sii, S. Taib

This paper presents the results of the physical and compressibility characteristics of tropical peat, from Matang, Malaysia. Different physical properties tests have been…

Mechanical properties of open-cell metal foams under low-velocity impact loading

Yishi Su, Xiaolu Gong

Dynamic response of open-cell metal foam under low-velocity impact loading is important in applications involving impact resistance and energy absorption, etc. Assuming that metal…

EHD dispersion of atmospheric aerosols through a vertical channel with temperature distributions

Priya Meena, P. Nirmala

The electrohydrodynamic (EHD) dispersion of atmospheric aerosols consisting of a couple stress fluid through a vertical channel, when the walls are held at different temperatures…

Study of tribological performance of selected thermal sprayed polymers

C. Lima, L. Siqueira, F. Camargo

Thermal spray processes have a broad application in both manufacturing and maintenance. Thermal spray is a group of processes in which metallic and nonmetallic materials, finely…

Physical mechanical properties and microstructure analyses on effect of incorporating cigarette butts in fired clay bricks

A. Kadir, A. Mohajerani

Several trillion cigarettes produced worldwide annually lead to many thousands of kilograms of toxic waste. Cigarette butts (CBs) accumulate in the environment due to the poor…

Estimate of CLD increase laminated plate and shell low-velocity impact strength

Guangmin Luo

FRP laminated structures enjoy the advantages of a low mass and high specific strength. However, the utilization of laminated forming methods causes these structures to become…

Column leaching test to study effect of cover of fly ash for preventing acid mine drainage from coal waste

Ma Baoguo, Zhang Mingliang, Hu Zhenqi

Coal waste that releases highly acidic, sulfate and metals rich drainage is a serious environmental problem which causes the contamination of surface and ground water as well as…

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Design of thermal stress restrained testing machine for measurement of low temperature cracking in asphalt concrete

Adnan Qadir

Thermal Stress Restrained Testing Machine (TSRST) is used for measurement of thermal stresses produced during testing of specimen at low temperatures. Though this machine has long…

Self-assembled nanometric spacer on surface of natural rubber composited with TiO2

W. Taweepreda, K. Phatcharasit

The dispersion of titanium dioxide (TiO2) was mixed with natural rubber latex (NRL) and other additives before casting on glass slide. The dispersion of TiO2 (75% by wt.) were…

Modeling of unixial and biaxial ratcheting of austenitic steel using Chaboche model

Salim Meziani, Lynda Djimli, Lakhdar Taleb

This paper is devoted to the study of the role of identification data base on the prediction of the cyclic behavior of the 304 L stainless steel on ambient temperature. The…

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ISSN:

1708-5284

Online date, start – end:

2011

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Professor YuZhuang Sun