Book Description

In an age of dwindling resources, knowledge of the behavior of materials takes on an even more important role than was traditionally the case. Not only must a material perform its basic function, but it must do so while satisfying constraints given by ecology, economy, safety and durability.

Alongside the science of traditional materials, new areas are emerging. At the very small scale, materials are being engineered down to their very microstructure, sometimes even their molecular structure. These microengineered materials promise exceptional performance, however it becomes increasingly difficult to characterize their structure and behavior with traditional methods.

With papers presented at the Third International Conference on Computational Methods and Experiments in Material Characterisation , this book provides a unique insight into research focusing on the materials and their microstructures, experimental characterization techniques and on computational methods.

Book Contents

Study on static and creep properties of CFRP using rubber modified matrix
K. Takemura; Y. Yasuda;

Determination of the fatigue behavior of coatings by means of an improved impact testing evaluation procedure
C. David; K. G. Anthymidis; P. Agrianidis; D. N. Tsipas;

Effect of fly ash reinforcement on the corrosion behaviour of cast Al-Mg alloy A535 in 3.5 wt% NaC1 solution
E. R. Obi; I. N. A. Oguocha; R. W. Evitts;

Testing of palm fibre as reinforcement material in polyester composites
V. V. S. Prasad; D. N. Rao; K. N. S. Suman; N. R. M. R. Bhargava;

Experimental study on fracture behaviour of polycrystalline ceramics under shock loading
J. T. Zhou; G. W. Yao;

Blocking and self-locking of superdislocations in intermetallics
B. A. Greenberg; M. A. Ivanov;

The properties and performance of polymer fibre reinforced bituminous mixtures
I. Kamaruddin; M. Napiah;

Hardness determination of EBiD-layers containing tungsten and cobalt
T. Wich; T. Luttermann; I. Mircea;

Thermodynamic modelling of a 6w/o Al P/M processed Ni base superalloy
D. A. Akinlade; W. F. Caley; N. L. Richards; M. C. Chaturvedi;

An investigation into martensitic transformation in hot stamping process
M. Naderi; W. Bleck;

Quantitative assessment of strain and heat treatment on twin formation in commercially pure nickel
Q. Li; J. R. Cahoon; N. L. Richards;

Three-dimensional crystallographic characterization and mechanical modeling of a commercial stainless steel
A. C. Lewis; D. J. Rowenhorst; G. Spanos; A. B. Geltmacher;

Reactive powder concrete: material for the 21 century
D. Mestrovic; D. Cizmar; V. Stanilovic;

Impedance spectroscopy as a tool to study modifications in the microstructure of concrete in ionic migration experiments
G. de Vera; M. A. Climent; I. Sánchez;

Laser speckle measurements and numerical simulations of the deformation of masonry loaded in compression
A. T. Vermeltfoort;

Quantitative analysis of polyurethane nanocomposites with boehmite structures modified using lactic acid
J. Ryszkowska;

The spatial controlling of Lamb waves excited by a point source on the cylindrical wall
V. Sukackas;

3D strain mapping inside materials by microstructural tracking in tomographic volumes
H. Toda; M. Kobayashi; K. Uesugi; D. S. Wilkinson; T. Kobayashi;

Fractal and spectral analysis of fracture surfaces of elastomeric materials
D. Ait Aouit; A. Ouahabi;

Multi-scale foam behaviour characterisation
P. Viot; D. Bernard;

Thermo-analytical evaluation of wear debris for thermoplastic and sintered polyimide
P. Samyn; I. Van Driessche; G. Schoukens; P. De Baets;

Analysis of adiabatic heating in high strain rate torsion tests by an iterative method: application to an ultrahigh carbon steel
J. Castellanos; I. Rieiro; M. Carsí; J. Muñoz; O. A. Ruano;

Collapse of FRP/syntactic foam sandwich panels
M. Perfumo; C. M. Rizzo; M. P. Salio;

Modelling of viscoelastic properties of a curing adhesive
J. de Vreugd; K. M. B. Jansen; L. J. Ernst; J. A. C. M. Pijnenburg;

Flexural bond strength of clay brick masonry
C. G. Yuen; S. L. Lissel;

Structural, economic and material comparison of various steel grades under dynamic/fatigue loading
I. U. Amobi; H. C. Uzoegbo;

Mechanical compression tests to model timber structures behaviour
V. De Luca; D. Sabia;

Millimeter wave spectroscopy and materials characterization of refractive liquid crystal polymer/titania composites
B. R. Dantal; A. Saigal; M. A. Zimmerman; K. A. Korolev; M. N. Afsar; U. A. Khan;

Assessment of surface roughness for the analysis of the water vapour condensation process
A. J. Klemm; P. Klemm; I. Ibrahim;

Use of impedance spectroscopy to determine the displacement of water in cement paste under small loads
I. Sánchez; G. Castro; M. A. Climent; X. R. Nóvoa;

Assimilation of porosity in modern bricks by computational means
M. A. Stefanidou;

Dynamic tensile test and specimen design of auto-body steel sheet at the intermediate strain rate
S. B. Kim; J. H. Song; H. Huh; J. H. Lim;

Utilization of ground coloured glass cullet in construction materials
A. Karamberi; A. Moutsatsou;

dynamic characterization of soils by means of measurement uncertainties and random variability
G. Vessia; C. Cherubini;

A natural and biodegradable scaffold of electrospun eggshell membrane
W. D. Kim; T. Min; S. A. Park; J. H. Park; G. H. Kim;

Characterization of cementitious materials by advanced concurrent algorithm-based computer simulation systems
Z. Q. Guo; M. Stroeven; W. Yang; H. He; P. Stroeven;

A simulation of the behaviour of propane bulks on a grid platform
A. Laganà; A. Costantini;

Failure characterisation of Ti6Al4V gas turbine compressor blades
A. Kermanpur; H. Sepehri Amin; S. Ziaei Rad; N. Nourbakhshnia; M. Mosaddeghfar;

Seismic damage assessment of steel components
A. Benavent-Climent;

A visco-plastic damage model for high temperature creep of single-crystal superalloys
A. Staroselsky; B. Cassenti;

Failure mechanics of slope slip with predestinate slip plane
J. Vacek; S. Sedláčková;

Back analysis of reinforced soil slopes
P. Procházka; J. Trckova;

Towards 3D simulation of sintering processes
S. Bordère; D. Bernard; S. Vincent; J.-P. Caltagirone;

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