The current study assesses the root causes of hydrogen blisters on low strength carbon steel equipment. For this purpose, some experiments including hardness test, non-destructive test (NDT), metallography, and fractograpghy are conducted. The microstructure of two blisters is assessed by means of optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The microstructural studies show that t...

Passive protection systems based on the use of metal shear panels represent an effective way for achieving a significant improvement of the seismic response of buildings. Nevertheless, the dissipative capacity of these devices could be limited by buckling phenomena. In order to reduce the influence of instability, "Buckling Inhibited Shear Panels" have been recently introduced as an innovative ...

Source location is an important feature of acoustic emission (AE) damage monitoring in steel structures. The ability to accurately locate sources can assist in source characterisation and early warning of failure. This paper describe the development of a novel AE source location technique termed “ Wavelet Transform analysis and Modal Location (WTML)” based on Lamb wave theory and time-frequency...

OF CARBON STEEL PLATES USING PULSED EDDY CURRENTS V.O. de Haan and P. de Jong 1 BonPhysics Research and Investigations BV, Putterhoek, The Netherlands; 2 Röntgen Technische Dienst bv, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Abstract: It is well know from literature that Pulsed Eddy Currents generated by switching off a stationary current through a coil above a carbon steel plate can be used to measure the t...

Finite element analysis for cross rolling of AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel has been carried out by rotating the plate by 90° in between the passes. To analyze stress and strain fields in the material for cross rolling, a full 3D model of work-roll and plate has been developed using rigid-viscoplastic finite element method. The stress and strain fields, considering von Mises yield criteria...

This paper reports a novel actuating design that uses the shear deformation of a piezoelectric actuator to deflect a bulge-diaphragm for driving an array microdroplet ejector. In essence, we employed a circular-shaped actuator poled radial direction with remnant polarization normal to the actuating electric field for inducing the piezoelectric shear effect. The array microdroplet ejector consis...