The Steel Founders’ Society regularly surveys member companies to determine the typical practices used in steel casting production. SFSA has also promoted the participation of member companies in the Performance Benchmarking survey available each year to members of participating manufacturing associations. It is useful to take a look across the results of the past several years and to reflect o...

K. Nowacki, P. Musiał, T. Lis Silesian University of Technology, Department of Metallurgy, Katowice, Poland Acoustic steel processing in an ingot mould may be the fi nal stage in the process of quality improvement of a steel ingot. The impact of radiation and cavitation pressure as well as the phenomena related to the acoustic wave being emitted and delivered to liquid steel aff ect various asp...

The inbound and outbound operation of plate yards in shipyards lacks effective scheduling with high operation costs. Based on the analysis of steel-in and steel-out operation process, an optimization model aiming to minimize the operation cost was established. The model was formulated as a multi-level combinatorial optimization model, which is finding proper storage locations during the steel-i...

In the FRP strengthening of steel structures, cohesion failure in the adhesive is the preferred mode of debonding failure at FRP-to-steel interfaces so that the design theory can be established based on the properties of the adhesive. In this paper, results from a systematic experimental study are presented to examine the effects of steel surface treatment and adhesive properties on the adhesio...

Moment resisting frames as one of the conventional lateral load resisting systems in buildings suffer from some limitations including code limitations on minimum span-to-depth ratio to ensure the formation of plastic hinges with adequate length at beam ends. According to seismic codes, in ordinary steel moment resisting frames the minimum span-to-depth ratios should be limited to 5 and in speci...

In view of the unstable cutting problem in the process of high speed milling hardened steel. Conduct experiment of the stability of machine tool and high speed milling cutter. The machine tool spindle vibration spectrum and vibration acceleration signal under the condition of different centrifugal force were detected. Obtained the critical speed of security and stability cutting of milling cutt...

The goal of this research is to explore the feasibility using fly ash concrete for structural applications by testing material’s reinforcement bond properties. A pull-out test was performed on specimens with a 0, 20, 25, and 30 percent replacement cement then compared identical tests control cast from 100 Portland mix. were 12 mm, 20mm, 25 mm steel bars used. Also, compressive cement. As percen...

To cite: Edlin JC, AlfaWali M, Bond A. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015209409 DESCRIPTION An 88-year-old woman presented with sudden onset sharp upper abdominal pain associated with anorexia, vomiting and weight loss. Examination revealed a tender palpable mass in the epigastrium without any abnormal blood tests. A CT scan showed a 12 cm cystic...