In order to quantitatively evaluate the shear-bearing capacity of shear connectors of square concrete filled steel tube (CFST), push-out tests on 14 square CFSTs with shear connectors have been carried out. Among the 14 CFSTs, there are 13 specimens with steel plate connectors and one specimen with steel bar connectors. The following factors are investigated to figure out their influences on th...

V. Aleksić, Institute for Testing Materials-IMS Institute , Belgrade, Serbia, M. Dojčinović, Lj. Milović, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade, Serbia, I. Samardžić, University of Osijek, Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Slavonski Brod, Croatia. This paper presents the research into behaviour of HSLA steel affected by cavitation. The parent material (PM) and s...

This study presents a probabilistic, 3-D framework to describe brittle fracture in structural components which incorporates weakest link statistics and a micromechanics model reflecting local damage of material. The Weibull stress (a,) emerges as a fracture parameter to define conditions leading to local material failure. This parameter is correlated with the macroscopic loading and used to des...

S. Bulatović, Yugoslav River Shipping, Serbia, Lj. Milović, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Serbia, A. Sedmak, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Serbia, I. Samardžić, University of Osijek, Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Slavonski Brod, Croatia Low cycle fatigue test was performed in ambient atmosphere at room temperature. Cycle loading of ...

The main goal of this study was to develop a new processing technology for a high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steel in order to maximize the mechanical properties attainable at its low alloy levels. Samples of the steel were processed using thermal deformation schedules carried out in single-phase (γ) and dual-phase (γ + α) regions. The samples were rolled at unconventional finishing temperatures...

In this research the role of alloying elements on the microstructure and mechanical properties of an as cast and hot rolled high strength low alloy (HSLA) steel was studied. Different compositions with different amount of copper in the presence of nickel, hot rolled and quenched in oil. Tensile test, hardness test, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and optical microscope (OM) were used to eval...

Treatment for fractures requires internal fixation devices, which are mainly produced from stainless steel or titanium alloy without biological functions. Therefore, we developed a novel nano-copper-bearing stainless steel with nano-sized copper-precipitation (317L-Cu SS). Based on previous studies, this work explores the effect of 317L-Cu SS on fracture healing; that is, proliferation, osteoge...