Abstract Since rock is heterogeneous, hence its behavior always variable. The governing parameters in deformations are time, applied load, composition, water content, temperature and loading conditions including confinement rate. Time-dependent deformation study extremely important for the prevention of hazards such as rockburst, roof fall collapse. In current study, sandstone samples from Kouz...

The creep aging behaviors of retrogressed Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy were studied by uniaxial tensile creep tests at 140 ◦C. The effects of creep aging time and applied stress on microstructures and properties of the studied alloy were investigated by using transmission electron microscope (TEM), hardness, and corrosion resistance tests. Results show that the effects of the creep aging process on micros...

The effectiveness of antimicrobial compounds can be easily screened, however their mechanism of action is much more difficult to determine. Many compounds act by compromising the mechanical integrity of the bacterial cell envelope, and our study introduces an AFM-based creep deformation technique to evaluate changes in the time-dependent mechanical properties of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 bact...

We present experimental evidence that pressure solution creep does not establish a steady-state interface microstructure as previously thought. Conversely, pressure solution controlled strain and the characteristic length scale of interface microstructures grow as the cubic root of time. Transient creep with the same scaling is known in metallurgy (Andrade creep). The apparent universal scaling...

The evolution of micro-pores in a single crystal nickel-based superalloy during creep at 980 °C/220 MPa was investigated by X-ray computed tomography. Time-dependent ex-situ 3D information including the number, volume fraction, distribution and morphology analyzed. results reveal that significant formation growth occur end secondary/beginning tertiary stage. irregular large pores as well high d...

Two Ti2AlNb intermetallic orthorhombic (O) alloys, Ti-15Al-33Nb and Ti-21Al29Nb(at.%), were subtransus processed into sheets, using pancake forging and hot-pack rolling, and evaluated in tension (25 and 650°C) and creep (650-710°C) and the properties and deformation behavior were related to microstructure. Some of the microstructural features evaluated were grain boundary character, grain size,...