Role of friction on the formation of confined granular structures [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMetastable fluidized granular systems can spontaneously defluidize, forming glass- or crystal-like structures. We performed experiments with polymer spheres of different friction and roughness fluidized in a vertical water pipe flow.
Vinícius P. S. Oliveira +3 more
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Rubber-tracked crawler undercarriage multibody dynamic simulation for agriculture operation [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis paper presents a novel multibody dynamic model for agricultural vehicles and applies it to study the effects of dynamic loading on a tracked wheel crawler vehicle used for agricultural purposes.
Ramiro Jose Chamorro Coneo +4 more
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Land Cover Classification Model Using Multispectral Satellite Images Based on a Deep Learning Synergistic Semantic Segmentation Network [PDF]
SensorsLand cover classification (LCC) using satellite images is one of the rapidly expanding fields in mapping, highlighting the need for updating existing computational classification methods.
Abdorreza Alavi Gharahbagh +3 more
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Feature Extraction Based on Local Histogram with Unequal Bins and a Recurrent Neural Network for the Diagnosis of Kidney Diseases from CT Images [PDF]
BioengineeringKidney disease remains one of the most common ailments worldwide, with cancer being one of its most common forms. Early diagnosis can significantly increase the good prognosis for the patient. The development of an artificial intelligence-based system to
Abdorreza Alavi Gharahbagh +3 more
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Effect of Temperature and Moisture on the Impact Behaviour of Adhesive Joints for the Automotive Industry [PDF]
Journal of Applied and Computational Mechanics, 2021 This study focuses on evaluating the impact of aluminum adhesive joints as a function of temperature and moisture, in an effort to understand how these conditions affect their mechanical properties and behavior.
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Effect of the adhesive thickness on butt adhesive joints under torsional loads
Journal of Advanced Joining Processes, 2021 Adhesive joints are extensively used in diverse industrial applications, exploiting the improved mechanical performance they offer over classical mechanical joining methods.
R.J.C. Carbas +3 more
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Advanced techniques for estimation of the tensile fracture toughness of adhesive joints [PDF]
Fracture and Structural Integrity, 2015 Adhesive bonding has become more efficient in the last few decades due to the adhesives developments, granting higher strength and ductility. As a result, adhesives are being increasingly used in industries such as the automotive, aerospace and ...
R.D.S.G. Campilho +2 more
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Sensors, 2023 Currently, few experimental methods exist that enable the mechanical characterization of adhesives under high strain rates. One such method is the Split Hopkinson Bar (SHB) test.
Bernardo S. Moreira +8 more
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Tribology; Cold rolling mill roll; Hard chrome; Surface texturing. [PDF]
Tecnologia em Metalurgia, Materiais e Mineração, 2012 The present work analyzes the tribological behavior of surface modifications often used in cold rolling mill rolls. Different surface modifications were carried out on samples produced from a fragment of the rolling mill roll: i) texturing; ii ...
José Lucio Gonçalves Junior +1 more
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WASTE GAS COMPUTER SIMULATION OF BOF CONVERTES PRIMARY GAS DEDUSTING SYSTEMS OF ARCELORMITTAL TUBARÃO [PDF]
Tecnologia em Metalurgia, Materiais e Mineração, 2012 tract A numerical simulation to simulate the fluid flow inside a BOF hood of the ArcelorMittal Tubarão converters is performed. Motivated by the historical failure due to wear in the walls of the hood the objective of the present work is to understand
Rafael Sartim +3 more
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