Elasto-viscoplastic behaviour of polyester polymer mortars under monotonic and cyclic compression

Elasto-plastic stress and strain behaviour at notch roots under monotonic and cyclic loadings

Notch deformation behaviour under monotonic and cyclic loading conditions was investigated using circumferentially notched round bar and double-notched flat plate geometries, each with two different notch concentration factors. Notch strains for the double-notched plate geometry were measured with the use of miniature strain gauges bonded to specimens made of a vanadium-based microalloyed steel...

Thermo-elasto-viscoplastic Analysis of Problems in Extension and Shear

The problems of extension and shear behavior of structural elements made of carbon steel and subjected to large thermomechanical loads are investigated. The analysis is based on nonlinear geometric and constitutive relations, and is expressed in a rate form. The materiai constitutive eqtiations arc capab!e of reproducing all nonisothermal, elasto-viscoplastic characteristics. The results of the...

A Non-Linear Viscoelastic Viscoplastic Model for the Behaviour of Polyester Fibres

In this study the macroscopic analysis proposed by Schapery has been applied to model the non-linear viscoelastic and viscoplastic behaviour of polyester fibres. First, a special non-contact extensometry method has been developed in order to measure the fibre response without affecting the behaviour of these extremely anisotropic fibres. An accelerated identification method has then been develo...

Investigation of fatigue behavior of polyester filament woven fabrics under cyclic loading

Electrical behaviour of native cellulose nanofibril/carbon nanotube hybrid aerogels under cyclic compression.

Hybrid aerogels consisting of cellulose nanofibers (CNF) and modified few-walled carbon nanotubes (FWCNT) are investigated under cyclic mechanical compression to explore "electrical fatigue". For this purpose the FWCNTs were hydrophilized, thus promoting their aqueous dispersibility to allow FWCNT/CNF hybrid hydrogels, followed by freeze-drying to obtain hybrid aerogels. The optimized compositi...