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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"transverse stress"”.
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Development of an experiment to study the effects of transverse stress on the critical current of a niobium-tin superconducting cable
… of the apparatus designed to study the effect of transverse load on a cable composed of 36 superconducting strands (with a 3x3x4 pattern) by mechanically simulating the ITER Lorentz stress condition. The apparatus was assembled at MIT and preliminary tests at 77 K and room temperature were made to …
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Finite element modelling of voided slab bridge decks using orthotropic plate theory
… flexural stiffness in the longitudinal and transverse directions, resulting in an orthotropic slab. Another feature which distinguishes voided slabs from other common bridge types is the deformable nature of their cross-sections, which influences the load distribution of the structure. The …
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Exploring the link between microstructure statistics and transverse ply fracture in carbon/epoxy composites
… constituents, which is inherently statistical. Transverse failure of unidirectional plies is particularly critical in composite laminates, as it is often a precursor for other, more catastrophic failure modes such as delamination and fiber breakage. Although it is possible to attempt to orient …
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Investigation of residual stresses in the laser melting of metal powders in additive layer manufacturing
… layers. Temperature gradients induce thermal stresses which remain in the part upon completion of the process (i.e. residual stresses). These residual stresses can be detrimental to the functionality and structural integrity of the built parts. The work presented in this thesis developed a …
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Failure analysis of notched graphite-epoxy tubes
… and combined compression-torsion loading. The stress field around the slot-like notches, aligned with the tube axis, was determined using an infinite flat plate elasticity solution with an elliptical hole. The normal stress ratio theory was used to predict crack location, crack direction, and …
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Geometrically Nonlinear Stress Recovery in Composite Laminates
… />homogeneous, isotropic materials. Therefore, a stress analysis of a composite<br />laminate is not complete without an accurate representation of the transverse<br />(out-of-plane) stresses.<br /><br />Stress recovery is a common method to estimate the transverse stresses from a<br />plate or …