Small scale fracture behaviour of multilayer TiN/CrN systems: Assessment of bilayer thickness effects by means of ex-situ tests on FIB-milled micro-cantilevers [PDF]
TiN/CrN multilayered PVD coatings are known to exhibit outstanding micromechanical properties and wear resistance. On the other hand, information on their small scale fracture behaviour is rather scarce.
Jiménez Piqué, Emilio +5 more
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Electrically tunable collective response in a coupled micromechanical array [PDF]
We employ optical diffraction to study the mechanical properties of a grating array of suspended doubly clamped beams made of Au. The device allows application of electrostatic coupling between the beams that gives rise to formation of a band of normal ...
Buks, Eyal, Roukes, Michael L.
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Strength and strain sensitivity of a thin polymer-ceramic coating in the form of a nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide impregnated with a piezoelectric polymer are studied.
Sergey V. Shil’ko +2 more
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Measuring Interparticle Friction of Granules for Micromechanical Modeling
The aim of this paper is to develop an experimental procedure to measure contact friction between granular particles. The contact friction is a micro-property needed in the micromechanical modeling of a granular medium.
Yuan Li, Dave Chan, Alireza Nouri
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Α numerical evaluation of various damage models for thermoplastic composite materials subjected to quasi-static tensile loading [PDF]
In the present work, damage propagation in thermoplastic composite laminates subjected to quasi-static tensile loading was numerically simulated using different damage models. The simulation was performed using the commercial finite element suite LS-Dyna,
Sioutis Ioannis, Tserpes Konstantinos
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Modeling the evolution of natural cliffs subject to weathering. 2, Discrete element approach [PDF]
The evolution of slopes subjected to weathering has been modeled by assuming Mohr-Coulomb behavior and by using a numerical approach based on the discrete element method (DEM).
Crosta, Giovanni B., Utili, Stefano
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Micromechanical modeling of anisotropic behavior of oriented semicrystalline polymers
Some manufacturing processes of polymeric materials, such as injection molding or film blowing, cause the final product to be highly anisotropic. In this study, the mechanical behavior of drawn polyethylene (PE) tapes is investigated via micromechanical ...
M. Mirkhalaf +4 more
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High cycle fatigue (HCF) is a frequently limiting failure mechanism of machine elements and modern high strength steels. Present day design rules rely on semi-empirical methods, guidelines and utilization of macroscopic analysis means in origin, such as ...
M. Lindroos +5 more
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Surface micromachined mechanisms and micromotors [PDF]
Electric micromotors are sub-millimeter sized actuators capable of unrestrained motion in at least one degree of freedom. Polysilicon surface micromachining using heavily phosphorus-doped LPCVD polysilicon for the structural material, LPCVD silicon ...
Mehregany, Mehran, Tai, Yu-Chong
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Experimental characterization and numerical modeling of micromechanical damage under different stress states [PDF]
The use of HSLA steels for the manufacture of automotive components is interesting from an engineering point of view. This family of steels, while possessing high strength, also has good formability and can be used in forming manufacturing processes.
ACHOURI, Mohamed +3 more
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