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Solar Turbines Creep Test Fixture, Rene Maciel, Eric Nelson, Chris Ewald Dec 2012

Solar Turbines Creep Test Fixture, Rene Maciel, Eric Nelson, Chris Ewald

Mechanical Engineering

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Hardened Properties Of Self-Compacting Concrete, Marian Sabau, Traian Onet, Ana Ioana Petean Nov 2012

Hardened Properties Of Self-Compacting Concrete, Marian Sabau, Traian Onet, Ana Ioana Petean

Marian Sabau

This paper presents the properties of hardened self-compacting concrete (SCC) and compare them to those reported for normally vibrated concrete (NVC). The mechanical properties evaluated are: compressive strength, modulus of elasticity, tensile strength, creep, shrinkage and bond with reinforcement. The very wide range of materials and mixes already used for SCC produced a significant scatter of data, but clear conclusions have been obtained. The compressive strength of SCC was likely to be the same or greater than that of NVC by using the same content of cement and water. Modulus of elasticity of SCC was lower than that of NVC …


Creep Evaluation Of (Orthotic) Cast Materials During Simulated Clubfoot Correction, T. L. Cohen, H. Altiok, Sergey Tarima, P. A. Smith, Gerald F. Harris Sep 2012

Creep Evaluation Of (Orthotic) Cast Materials During Simulated Clubfoot Correction, T. L. Cohen, H. Altiok, Sergey Tarima, P. A. Smith, Gerald F. Harris

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

The Ponseti method is a widely accepted and highly successful conservative treatment of pediatric clubfoot that relies on weekly manipulations and cast applications. However, the material behavior of the cast in the Ponseti technique has not been investigated. The current study sought to characterize the ability of two standard casting materials to maintain the Ponseti corrected foot position by evaluating creep response. A dynamic cast testing device (DCTD) was built to simulate a typical pediatric clubfoot. Semi-rigid fiberglass and rigid fiberglass casting materials were applied to the device, and the rotational creep was measured at various constant torques. The movement …


Assessment Of The Kinetics Of Local Plastic Deformation Of Zr-2.5%Nb Candu Pressure Tube Material, Bipasha Bose Apr 2012

Assessment Of The Kinetics Of Local Plastic Deformation Of Zr-2.5%Nb Candu Pressure Tube Material, Bipasha Bose

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Constant-load pyramidal indentation creep tests and high precision micro-indentation strain rate change tests were performed to assess the effect of indentation depth, irradiation damage and temperature on the mechanical anisotropy and local plastic deformation parameters of the Zr-2.5%Nb CANDU pressure tube material. Polished samples aligned normal to the transverse (TN), axial (AN) and radial (RN) directions of the pressure tube were irradiated with 8.5 MeV Zr+ ions to simulate the effect of neutron irradiation. Constant-load pyramidal indentation creep tests performed at 25ºC show that the average indentation stress increases with decreasing indentation depth and increasing levels of irradiation. The …


The Effect Of Elevated Temperature On The Inelastic Deformation Behavior Of Pmr-15 Solid Polymer, Chad E. C. Ryther Jan 2012

The Effect Of Elevated Temperature On The Inelastic Deformation Behavior Of Pmr-15 Solid Polymer, Chad E. C. Ryther

Theses and Dissertations

The inelastic deformation behavior of PMR-15 neat resin, a high-temperature thermoset polymer, was investigated at temperatures in the 274-316°C range. The experimental program was developed to explore the influence of temperature on tensile loading, relaxation and creep behaviors of PMR-15. The results demonstrate that the mechanical behavior of PMR-15 exhibits a strong dependence on temperature. During strain-controlled tensile loading, the slope of the stress-strain curve in the quasi-elastic region decreases and the flow stress level decreases with increasing temperature. During relaxation, the amount of the stress drop decreases with increasing temperature. Based on experimental results the Viscoplasticity Based on Overstress …


Global And Local Performance Of Prestressed Girder Bridges With Positive Moment Continuity Detail, Tanvir Hossain Jan 2012

Global And Local Performance Of Prestressed Girder Bridges With Positive Moment Continuity Detail, Tanvir Hossain

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Global as well as local behavior of prestressed girder bridges made continuous by adding continuity diaphragms with a recently proposed positive moment continuity detail were investigated in this study. The focus of the investigation is on the positive moment caused by temperature gradients, time dependent effects such as creep and shrinkage, and some live load positions, and on the force transfer mechanisms through the diaphragm. The study utilized different approaches including analytical models for temperature evaluations and finite element models for structural assessments. Field data from a bridge using the new detail were used to validate the developed models. The …