Finite element analysis (FEA) and continuum mechanics techniques have been used to model the thermal residual stress distribution in bonded joints and assess the suitability of using two-dimensional (2D) analysis methods. The methods are first employed to investigate stresses in metal-epoxy bi-material strip samples. The change in curvature of two bi-material strip systems during heating and co...

(Bi,Pb)–Sr−Ca–Cu–O glasses, annealed in proper conditions, transform into a granular metal and superconductor. As a result of annealing oxide superconductors belonging to the bismuth family (Bi,Pb)2Sr2CuOx, (Bi,Pb)2Sr2CaCu2Ox, and (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox crystallize. (Bi,Pb)–Sr– Ca–Cu–O glass-ceramic samples were obtained by annealing the amorphous solid at temperatures between 500◦C and 870◦C. The...

Thermolysis of the single source precursor (Et2Bi)2Te in DIPB at 80 °C yielded phase-pure Bi4Te3 nanoparticles, while mixtures of Bi4Te3 and elemental Bi were formed at higher temperatures. In contrast, cubic Bi2Te particles were obtained by thermal decomposition of Et2BiTeEt in DIPB. Moreover, a dual source approach (hot injection method) using the reaction of Te(SiEt3)2 and Bi(NMe2)3 was appl...

Optimized topology of bi-material acoustic metamaterial lattice plates is studied for maximized locally resonant bandgap of flexural guided waves. Optimized layout of the two relatively stiff and compliant material phases in the design domain is explored, free from any restrictions on the topology and shape of the relevant domains. Multiobjective optimization is performed through which maximize...

The in-plane behaviour of tetrachiral lattices should be characterized by bi-dimensional orthotropic material owing to the existence of two orthogonal axes of rotational symmetry. Moreover, the constitutive model must also represent the chirality inherent in the lattices. To this end, a bi-dimensional orthotropic chiral micropolar model is developed based on the theory of irreducible orthogonal...

OBJECTIVE Mammography may have some limitations in the diagnosis and screening of breast cancer for women who have previously undergone breast reduction surgery. This study aimed to investigate how the structural defects in the breast tissue formed by postoperative changes are reflected on mammography. MATERIAL AND METHODS The records of patients who had previously undergone breast reduction ...

The problem of crack branching and deflection in bi-material system is considered in this paper. The combinations may be piezoelectric-piezoelectric, or piezoelectric and non-piezoelectric. Based on Stroh's formulation for anisotropic material, Green's functions for various bi-material combinations are presented within the framework of two-dimensional electro-elasticity, allowing the crack prob...

The transport properties of nanoscaled objects can be very different from those of the corresponding bulk material due to the influence of finite-size and quantum-size effects in low-dimensional structures. In 1993, Hicks and Dresselhaus published theoretical investigations on transport properties of one-dimensional conductors, predicting a significantly enhanced thermoelectric efficiency [1]. ...