The role of light elements in ceramic materials cannot be overestimated. By tuning their concentration, a whole multitude of mechanisms can be activated, directly influencing the material's functional properties. However, accurate determination of light el ...
The global plastic waste crisis remains a fundamental challenge for mankind to address, as vast amounts of plastic continue to accumulate in the environment, threatening ecosystems and human health. Biobased and biodegradable plastics, particularly materia ...
This study investigates experimentally hydraulic fracture propagation, arrest and closure in permeable rocks.Through a controlled laboratory experiment on a Molasse sandstone block under a true triaxial state of stress, hydraulic fracture propagation and c ...
Reinforcing bars in structural concrete are typically designed to carry axial forces. Nevertheless, due to their bending stiffness, the bars can also carry transverse forces, that are associated with the localized bending mechanism (dowel action) resulting ...
In shale testing, understanding the impact of effective stress and saturation conditions is crucial for accurate material behaviour assessment and parameter determination. In some cases, saturation in triaxial testing starts at low effective stress before ...
We detail the energy balance of a propagating hydraulic fracture. Using the linear hydraulic fracture model which combines lubrication flow and linear elastic fracture mechanics, we demonstrate how different propagation regimes are related to the dominance ...
In the present study, the effect of two distinct heat treatment conditions on microstructure, mechanical, and shape memory properties of Fe-17Mn-5Si-10Cr-4Ni-(V, C) (wt%) Fe-based shape memory alloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) was investi ...
This study aimed to identify the fatigue crack initiation site of high-frequency mechanical impact (HFMI)-treated high-strength steel welded joints subjected to high peak stresses; the impact of HFMI treatment residual stress relaxation being of particular ...
Applications of photovoltaic (PV) cells in buildings are often excluded from locations with major mechanical strains because of their brittleness and possible damages at small mechanical strains. Combinations of glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) compon ...
Silicon dioxide is finding more and more applications in tribological systems thanks in part to the possibilities of micro-fabrication in large scales at high precision, and in part to its good mechanical properties. It has found a particular niche in the ...
