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Experimental investigation on damage evolution in pre-corroded aluminum alloy 7075-T7651 under fatigue loading
(Elsevier, 2020-09-01)This paper experimentally investigates the fatigue damage evolution in pre-corroded aluminum alloy (AA) 7075-T7651 via digital image correlation (DIC) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Three stages of fatigue damage ... -
Experimental investigation, numerical modelling and multi-objective optimisation of composite wind turbine blades
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-05-24)Static load and modal testing of two blades from a 15 kW wind turbine is presented. The two blades are made from glass fibre-reinforced polypropylene, one of which has been reinforced with additional carbon fibre plies. ... -
An experimental study of a flow-accelerating hydrokinetic device
(SAGE Publications, 2018-05-01)Tidal energy researchers and developers use experimental testing of scaled devices as a method of evaluating device performance. Much of the focus to date has been on horizontal axis turbines. This study is focused on a ... -
An experimental study on the key fretting variables for flexible marine risers
(Elsevier, 2017-07-02)This paper presents an experimental investigation into the effects of contact conformity, contact pressure and displacement amplitude on the gross-slip fretting behaviour grease-lubricated cylinder-on-flat contacts in the ... -
An exploration of open innovation in university technology transfer
(2010)In addition to their well established teaching and research missions, universities are increasingly seen as essential contributors to economic development . The vanguard of this movement is the push toward technology ... -
An exploratory framework for the successful commercialisation of combination products
(2012-06)Combination products are at the forefront of innovation in the biomedical technology sector technology sector. The successful commercialisation of these products, which combine two or more different single-entity products: ... -
An exploratory study into the use of Lean Six Sigma to reduce medication errors in the Norwegian public healthcare context
(Emerald, 2019-09-26)Purpose: Medication errors are a significant cause of injury in Norwegian hospitals. The purpose of this study is to explore how Lean Six Sigma has been utilised in the Norwegian public healthcare context to reduce ... -
An exploratory study into the use of lean six sigma to reduce medication errors in the Norwegian public healthcare context
(Emerald, 2019-07-04)Purpose Medication errors are a significant cause of injury in Norwegian hospitals. The purpose of this study is to explore how Lean Six Sigma (LSS) has been used in the Norwegian public health-care context to reduce ... -
Extension of the finite volume particle method to viscous flow
(Elsevier, 2009-03-20)The finite volume particle method (FVPM) is a mesh-free method for fluid dynamics which allows simple and accurate implementation of boundary conditions and retains the conservation and consistency properties of classical ... -
Extensions of the meshless finite volume particle method (FVPM) for static and dynamic free-surface flows
(Elsevier, 2018-10-04)The Finite Volume Particle Method (FVPM) is a meshless method that incorporates features of both Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics and the Finite Volume Method. Here, two new formulations are presented which enhance its ... -
Fatigue damage characterisation of MarBN steel for high temperature flexible operating conditions
(SAGE Publications, 2016-09-10)This article is concerned with the high temperature low cycle fatigue behaviour of a new nano-strengthened martensiticferritic steel, MarBN. A range of strain-controlled, low cycle fatigue tests are presented on MarBN at ... -
Fatigue life of pitch- and stall-regulated composite tidal turbine blades
(Elsevier, 2018-02-28)Tidal turbine blades are subject to harsh loading and environmental conditions, including large thrust and torsional loadings, relative to wind turbine blades, due to the high density of seawater, among other factors. The ... -
Finite element modelling for mitigation of residual stress and distortion in macro-scale powder bed fusion components
(SAGE Publications, 2022-12-23)Powder bed fusion (PBF) has attracted significant attention in many applications due to its capability of fabricating complex and customized metal parts. However, the potential for high inherent residual stresses that ... -
Finite element modelling of brittle fracture of thick coatings under normal and tangential loading
(Elsevier ScienceDirect, 2012-09-12)This paper addresses coating fracture in hard brittle coatings subjected to combined normal and tangential loads through a finite element based methodology. The coating is modelled as an elastic layer perfectly bonded to ... -
Finite element modelling of damage in superplastic forming of a titanium alloy
(Springer Verlag, 2009-12-15)This paper describes the application of a continuum damage mechanics methodology to the prediction of failure during superplastic forming of Ti-6Al-4V. A power law constitutive relationship is employed within a geometrically ... -
Finite element modelling of the thermo-mechanical behaviour of a 9Cr martensitic steel
(Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2013-01-01)A multi-axial, unified sinh viscoplastic material model has been developed to model the behaviour of advanced materials subjected to high temperature cyclic loading. The material model accounts for rate-dependent effects ... -
Finite element prediction of creep-plastic ratchetting and low cycle creep-fatigue for a large SPF tool
(Springer Verlag, 2010-03-03)Industrial experience shows that large superplastic forming (SPF) tools suffer from distortion due to thermal cycling, which apparently causes high temperature creep and plasticity. In addition to distortion, thermomechanical ... -
Finite element simulation and experimental validation of fretting wear
(Elsevier, 2003-10-30)A finite element-based method is presented for simulating both the fretting wear and the evolution of fretting variables with number of wear cycles in a cylinder-on-flat fretting configuration for application to aeroengine ... -
Finite element simulation of fretting wear and fatigue in thin steel wires
(Elsevier ScienceDirect, 2013-05-09)This paper studies the effect of fretting on fatigue life reduction of thin steel wires, using the frictionally-induced multiaxial contact stresses obtained from a finite element wear model, validated in previous work. The ... -
A finite element study of microstructure-sensitive plasticity and crack nucleation in fretting
(Elsevier ScienceDirect, 2011)This paper is concerned with finite element modelling of microstructure-sensitive plasticity and crack initiation in fretting. The approach adopted is based on an existing method for microstructure-sensitive (uniaxial) ...