... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Steel Corrosion Mechanical properties of materials Concretes Embedded steel bars B500c Tensile mechanical properties Curve fitting Correlation Concrete reinforced with steel bars is one of the most durable, cost effective and popular...

... in this analysis. Michael Papadopoulos can be contacted at: m_papado@mech.upatras.gr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Joining processes Aircraft industry Fatigue Mechanical properties of materials Friction stir welding Primary welded structures Overlap joints Static strength...

... Alloys Creep Deformation Hardness Mechanical properties of materials Aluminum alloy Nanoindentation Time‐dependent In Figures 6‐8 load‐displacement curves under load control mode, for the tests on the aluminum alloy, are presented (for Experiments I‐III). Elbow phenomenon is indicated...

... Mechanical properties of materials Laser peening Residual stress Probabilistic sensitivity analysis Regional importance Fatigue analysis Finite element simulation Laser peening (LP), also known as laser shock peening (LSP), is a surface enhancement technique that has been applied to improve...

... and studied: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Composite materials Mechanical properties of materials Strength of materials GFRP sandwich panels Polyurethane foam Polypropylene honeycomb GFRP skins and ribs Experimental tests The structure of sandwich panels follows a typical...

... production methods were not feasible (VAP) or not available (pultrusion) for testing. Johannes Kirn can be contacted at: Johannes.kirn@eads.net © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Composite materials Elastomers Mechanical properties of materials Morphing structures Flexible...

... Ceramics Composite materials Zirconium Silicon inorganic compounds Mechanical properties of materials In recent years, ceramics have been used in industrial applications such as ceramic gas turbines, fuel cells, and bearings, because of their excellent properties under severe conditions...