Browsing College of Engineering by Publisher "Elsevier, Ltd"
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Axial crushing behavior and energy absorption efficiency of corrugated tubes
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2014 , Technical Report)This paper presents the effect of corrugations on the crushing behavior, energy absorption, and failure mode of circular aluminum tubes. Experimental investigations were carried out on five geometrical types of corrugated ... -
Characterization of untreated and treated male and female date palm leaves
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2013 , Technical Report)This paper describes the characterization of male and female date palm leaves from two different cultivars, Sheshi female and unknown male leaves. Characterization was done for both untreated and NaOH treated date palm ... -
Crushing behavior of hybrid hexagonal/octagonal cellular composite system: All made of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2014 , Article)Cellular carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites, either unfilled or filled with foam, may be of interest for energy absorption application due to their improved crashworthiness. In the current paper, new ... -
Crushing behavior of hybrid hexagonal/octagonal cellular composite system: Aramid/carbon hybrid composite
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2014 , Article)In the current paper a series of experiments were conducted to assess the crashworthiness of cellular hexagonal/octagonal composite device. Each device composed of 6 cells of carbon fiber reinforced composite (CFRP). ... -
Date palm wood flour/glass fibre reinforced hybrid composites of recycled polypropylene: Mechanical and thermal properties
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2012 , Article)Recycled polypropylene (RPP) based hybrid composites of date palm wood flour/glass fibre were prepared by different weight ratios of the two reinforcements. Mixing process was carried out in an extruder and samples were ... -
Differentiating the mechanical response of hierarchical magnesium nano-composites as a function of temperature
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2012 , Article)The effect of temperature change on quasi-static mechanical response of monolithic Mg alongside hierarchical Mg/Al–Al2O3 nano-composites synthesized through powder metallurgy route followed by microwave assisted rapid ... -
The effect of fiber orientation on the energy absorption capability of axially crushed composite tubes
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2014 , Technical Report)An experimental investigation to optimize the absorbed energy of axially crushed composite collapsible tubular energy absorber devices was carried out. Different fiber orientation were used in this study (0/90, 15/−75, ... -
Effects of current generation and electrolyte pH on reverse salt flux across thin film composite membrane in osmotic microbial fuel cells
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2016 , Article)Osmotic microbial fuel cells (OsMFCs) take advantages of synergy between forward osmosis (FO) and microbial fuel cells (MFCs) to accomplish wastewater treatment, current generation, and high-quality water extraction. As ... -
Energy absorption capability of composite hexagonal ring systems
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2012 , Article)An extensive experimental investigation of inplane crushing of composite hexagonal ring system between platens has been carried out. Woven roving glass/epoxy hexagonal ring system with different angles and arrangement were ... -
Enhanced simulated-annealing-based algorithms and their applications to process planning in reconfigurable manufacturing systems
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2012 , Article)Capabilities of enhanced simulated-annealing-based algorithms in solving process planning problems in reconfigurable manufacturing are investigated. The algorithms are enhanced by combining variants of the simulated annealing ... -
An experimental investigation into mechanical behavior of hybrid and nonhybrid composite semi-elliptical springs
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2013 , Article)This study introduces a new composite semi-elliptical suspension spring by utilizing fiber reinforced composite strength in principal direction instead of shear direction. Three types of composites were tested, namely, ... -
Investigation of the effect of Al-8B master alloy and strain-induced melt activation process on dry sliding wear behavior of an Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloy
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2014 , Article)Abstract This study was undertaken to investigate the influence of Al–8B master alloy and modified strain-induced melt activation process on the structural characteristics and dry sliding wear behavior of Al–12Zn–3Mg–2.5Cu ... -
Microstructure, thermal and mechanical response of AZ51/Al2O3 nanocomposite with 2 wt.% Ca addition
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2013 , Article)In the present study, new AZ51/Al2O3–2Ca magnesium nanocomposite was successfully synthesized by simultaneously adding 2wt.% aluminum, 2wt.% Ca and 1.5vol.% nanosized Al2O3 (50nm) into AZ31 matrix using a disintegrated ... -
Modelling of the flow behaviour of wrought aluminium alloys at elevated temperatures by a new constitutive equation
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2014 , Article)The hot working behaviour of an Al–0.7%Mg–0.4%Si (wt.%) aluminium alloy has been investigated by torsion testing in the 450–575°C temperature range. The behaviour of the alloy, in terms of equivalent stress vs equivalent ... -
Nanocomposite Membranes of Silica and Polysulfone for Improved Gas Permeation
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2012 , Conference Paper)Polysulfone-Silica mixed matrix hybrid membranes have been prepared by incorporating silicon dioxide nanoparticles with average particle size of 136 nm. Two types of polysulfone-silica nanocomposite membranes were prepared ... -
Severe plastic deformation of tubular AA 6061 via equal channel angular pressing
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2016 , Article)Various severe plastic deformation (SPD) processes have been developed to produce metal tubes with ultrafine grain (UFG) structures. However, most techniques are complex and limited to working with components that are short ... -
Synthesis and properties of electrodeposited Ni–B–CeO2 composite coatings
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2014 , Article)Ni–B coatings are extremely hard and wear resistant with decent anticorrosion properties which make them suitable for automotive, aerospace, petrochemical, plastic, optics, nuclear, electronics, computer, textile, paper, ... -
Using hierarchical composite approach to improve mechanical response of Mg and Mg–Bi2O3 nano-composites
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2013 , Article)Novel Mg nano-composites reinforced with either Bi2O3 nano-particles or hybrid Al–Bi2O3 particles (Bi2O3 nano-particles hybridized with Al using ball milling) have been synthesized, in this work, through powder metallurgy ...