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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Material evaluation"”.
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Core Material Evaluation for Magnetic Energy Harvester Applications
… performance given a specific magnetic core material. Some existing research has compared the effects of different core materials on CTMEH power harvest in limited fashion; but a comprehensive, comparative study of high permeability, high saturation flux density CTMEHs had yet to be explored. …
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Material evaluation and selection processes to enable design for manufacture
… is necessary to quickly evaluate many candidate materials in terms of performance and processing costs. Evaluation using physical prototypes yields concrete results but is time intensive and costly when dealing with multiple optimization objectives. As an alternative, computer aided simulation is …
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Material Evaluation of an Elastomer, Epoxy and Lightweight Concrete Rail Attachment System for Direct Fixation Light Rail Applications
… to alter the mechanical properties of the material. A lightweight concrete mixture was analyzed for use in the plinths, and system tests investigated the system response under tensile, compressive and shear loading. The shear response of the system was examined further under varying loading …
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The morphological, flow and failure characteristics of fractionated natural bulk material. Evaluation of flowability of fractionated powdered liquorice using a specially designed flowmeter. The particle morphology was assessed by computer image analysis and the failure properties by shear cell testing.
… the particle and bulk characteristics of the material, and to study the influence of particle shape on powder flowability. The morphology of the fibrous particulate was investigated by using a Quantimet 720 Image Analyser. The perimeter (P), projected area (A), breadth (B), length (L), …
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Assessing coupled mechanical behavior and environmental degradation at submicron scales
… mechanisms, and environmental resistance of materials at submicron scales have been investigated through the combination of nanomechanical testing, high resolution microscopy, diffraction, and electrochemical testing. Nanomechanical techniques were used to isolate environmental, orientation, …
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Optimization of Pavement Marking Performance
… presented in this paper on pavement marking materials that assess durability and visibility, and in improved procedures of marking material evaluation and selection. A field testing program was initiated to evaluate the durability and visibility of alternative pavement marking materials and …
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DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE PYROLYSIS APPARATUS
… gasification apparatus from which material properties could be derived. Although the data from CAPA has been well-validated through modeling and other various means, only a single functional and published version of the apparatus exists which hinders widespread acceptance. …
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Characterization of mechanical properties and ballistic performance for a customized steel
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-05-01
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Physicochemical and computational approaches for the prediction of the manufacturability of active pharmaceutical ingredients
… techniques for use in pharmaceutical material evaluation. This is particularly important to ensure that at the manufacturing stage the material properties of medicines are fully understood and predictable to enable optimum manufacturing performance. This thesis presents a novel …
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Knowledge And Access: An Investigation Into Course Material Models At The Collegiate Level
… physical textbooks have been the primary course material tool utilized to facilitate knowledge transfer from the instructor to the student population. In current times, multiple barriers to success have emerged for the modern student of higher education, including affordability, accessibility, …
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Inferring Microstructural Change via Non-Contact Ultrasonic Property Measurements
… of representative RPV coupons that exist for material evaluation via destructive tests. Transient Grating Spectroscopy (TGS) has been proposed as a non-destructive technique that can evaluate material evolution in reactor systems, but its applicability as an inference model has yet to be …
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Understanding Functional Silica Additives for HDPE Composite Materials
… (HDPE) for the potential use as a liner material against corrosion in challenging environments such as oil and gas pipelines. The main body of work involves the analysis of the chemistry of Aerosil® grade pyrogenic silicas mainly A200, R8200, R9200, and R812S. Then, the work focused on …