Ebook: Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Advanced Materials and Structures

The idea of this monograph is to present the latest results related to experimental and numerical investigations of advanced materials and structures. The contributions cover the field of mechanical, civil and materials engineering, ranging from new modelling and simulation techniques, advanced analysis techniques, optimization of structures and materials and constitutive modelling. Well known experts present their research on damage and fracture of material and structures, materials modelling and evaluation up to image processing and visualization for advanced analyses and evaluation.

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The idea of this monograph is to present the latest results related to experimental and numerical investigations of advanced materials and structures. The contributions cover the field of mechanical, civil and materials engineering, ranging from new modelling and simulation techniques, advanced analysis techniques, optimization of structures and materials and constitutive modelling. Well known experts present their research on damage and fracture of material and structures, materials modelling and evaluation up to image processing and visualization for advanced analyses and evaluation.

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The idea of this monograph is to present the latest results related to experimental and numerical investigations of advanced materials and structures. The contributions cover the field of mechanical, civil and materials engineering, ranging from new modelling and simulation techniques, advanced analysis techniques, optimization of structures and materials and constitutive modelling. Well known experts present their research on damage and fracture of material and structures, materials modelling and evaluation up to image processing and visualization for advanced analyses and evaluation.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Neural Model for Prediction of Tires Eigenfrequencies....Pages 1-11
Effect of Steady Ampoule Rotation on Radial Dopant Segregation in Vertical Bridgman Growth....Pages 13-25
Discontinuity Detection in the Vibration Signal of Turning Machines....Pages 27-54
Visualization of Global Illumination Variations in Motion Segmentation....Pages 55-89
Evaluation of Fatigue Behavior of SAE 9254 Steel Suspension Springs Manufactured by Two Different Processes: Hot and Cold Winding....Pages 91-105
Yield Criteria for Incompressible Materials in the Shear Stress Space....Pages 107-119
The Optimum Design of Laminated Slender Beams with Complex Curvature Using a Genetic Algorithm....Pages 121-138
A Finite Element Approach for the Vibration of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 139-146
Characteristics of Welded Thin Sheet AZ31 Magnesium Alloy....Pages 147-160
Localization of Rotating Sound Sources Using Time Domain Beamforming Code....Pages 161-168
Mathematical Modelling of the Physical Phenomena in the Interelectrode Gap of the EDM Process by Means of Cellular Automata and Field Distribution Equations....Pages 169-184
Free Vibration Analysis of Clamped-Free Composite Elliptical Shell with a Plate Supported by Two Aluminum Bars....Pages 185-194
Vibration Analysis of Carbon Fiber T-Plates with Different Damage Patterns....Pages 195-204
Mechanical Characteristics of AA5083: AA6013 Weldment Joined With AlSi12 and AlSi5 Wires....Pages 205-217
Numeric Simulation of the Penetration of 7.62 mm Armour Piercing Projectile into Ceramic/Composite Armour....Pages 219-228
In-situ TEM Observation of Deformations in a Single Crystal Sapphire During Nanoindentation....Pages 229-239
The Effect of Nanotube Interaction on the Mechanical Behavior of Carbon Nanotube Filled Nanocomposites....Pages 241-247
An Automatic Process to Identify Features on Boreholes Data by Image Processing Techniques....Pages 249-262
An Optimization Procedure to Estimate the Permittivity of Ferrite-Polymer Composite....Pages 263-270