Tensile force monitoring on large winch-assist forwarders operating in British Columbia [PDF]
, 2018 The forest industry around the world is facing common challenges in accessing wood fiber on steep terrain. Fully mechanized harvesting systems based on specialized machines, such as winch-assist forwarders, have been specifically developed for improving ...
Amishev, Dzhamal +6 more
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Improving the tensile strength of carbon nanotube spun yarns using a modified spinning process [PDF]
, 2009 A modified process for the dry spinning of carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn is reported. The approach gives an improved structure of CNT bundles in the web drawn from the CNT forest and in the yarn produced from the twisted web leading to improved mechanical ...
Humphries, William +4 more
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Reversible strain effect on the magnetization of LaCoO3 films
, 2008 The magnetization of ferromagnetic LaCoO3 films grown epitaxially on piezoelectric substrates has been found to systematically decrease with the reduction of tensile strain.
A. D. Rata +5 more
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Elastocaloric response of PbTiO3 predicted from a first-principles effective Hamiltonian [PDF]
, 2015 A first-principles based effective Hamiltonian is used within a molecular dynamics simulation to study the elastocaloric effect in PbTiO3. It is found that the transition temperature is a linear function of uniaxial tensile stress.
Barr, Jordan A. +2 more
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On High Explosive Launching of Projectiles for Shock Physics Experiments
, 2007 The hydrodynamic operation of the `Forest Flyer' type of explosive launching system for shock physics projectiles was investigated in detail using one- and two-dimensional continuum dynamics simulations.
Buttler, William T. +5 more
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Thermally induced structural changes in Nomex fibres [PDF]
, 2002 Thermally aged Nomex fibres manifest several residual effects viz. reduction in X-ray crystallinity, weight loss and deterioration in tensile characteristics.
Anjana, Jain, Vijayan, Kalyani
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Mechanical Properties of Coronary Veins [PDF]
, 2008 There are several publications available and experiments were done regarding to the vessel biomechanical properties. In the range we could find in vitro and in vivo assessments data for elasticity properties.
Balázs, T. +3 more
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Tensile testing of cellulose based natural fibers for structural composite applications [PDF]
, 2009 A series of tensile tests were conducted on a Lloyd LRX tensile testing machine for numerous natural fibers deemed potential candidates for development in composite applications.
Anthony Kelly +12 more
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Ideal strengths and bonding properties of PuO2 under tension
, 2010 We perform a first-principles computational tensile test on PuO$_{2}$ based on density-functional theory within local density approximation (LDA)+\emph{U} formalism to investigate its structural, mechanical, magnetic, and intrinsic bonding properties in ...
Bader R F W +4 more
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Properties and optimal manufacturing conditions of chicken feathers thermoplastics biocomposites [PDF]
, 2015 The aim of this study was the analysis and characterization of composites based on thermoplastics (ethylene vinyl acetate, polypropilene and high-density polyethylene) and chicken feathers.
Carrillo Navarrete, Fernando +3 more
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