The mechanical characterization of elastomers is a complex task that requires several standardized tests to determine its behavior. When trying character-ize membranes, the process sufficient material be present. To en-sure obtained data reliable, it essential validate elastomer before using this information in model simulation. This paper de-scribes artificial intelligence techniques and bulge...

The purpose of introducing ultrasonic vibrations in the tube hydroforming process is to create more formability by obtaining a lower corner radius, improve thickness distribution of the wall and provide good tribological conditions at the tube and the die interface. Vibrations imposed on the die create alternating gaps which improve the formability in the tube hydroforming process in the presen...

Hydroforging is a hybrid forming operation whereby a thick tube is formed to a desired geometry by combining forging and hydroforming principles. Through this process hollow structures with high strength-to-weight ratio can be produced for applications in power transmission systems and other structural components that demands high strength-to-weight ratio. In this process, a thick tube is defor...

The hydroforming technology can realize overall forming of large storage tank’s bottom, but the quality is affected by many technological parameters. In view wrinkling and cracking defects integral bottom in hydroforming, a multi-objective optimization model established for process parameters including pre-expansion pressure, hydraulic blank holder force, fillet radius holder. Based on finite e...

Velocity, chemical abundance and spatial distribution data for some 1500 K-and M-giants in the Galactic Bulge, which are presented in an accompanying paper (Ibata & Gilmore 1995), are analysed. We provide three levels of analysis: an almost model-independent determination of basic symmetry properties of the galactic bulge; a more detailed analysis based on conservative assumptions, which invest...

For the purpose of eliminating annular welding seams in structures with differential thickness, a hydroforming method using circular 5A06 aluminum alloy plate radial thickness coupling flexible polyurethane auxiliary was proposed to form an integrated semi-ellipsoid shell. The had smaller middle and larger periphery. In forming process such plates, concentrated deformation fracture might have o...

Photometry of the Galactic bulge, collected during the OGLE-II microlensing search, indicates high and non-uniform interstellar extinction toward the observed fields. We use the mean I-band magnitude and V −I color of red clump stars as a tracer of interstellar extinction toward four small regions of the Galactic bulge with highly variable reddening. Similar test is performed for the most redde...

This study aims to investigate the formability of AA2198-T3 Al-Li alloy in hydro-mechanical deep drawing (HMDD), through experimentation and finite element simulation. The effects most critical factors were studied: die cavity pressure forming temperature; temperature is selected at 298K 423K. Gurson?Tvergaard?Needleman model (GTN model) was employed analyze predict fracture hydroforming a cyli...