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Multiple-Criteria Decision-Making Tool for Local Governments to Evaluate the Global and Local Sustainability of Transportation Systems in Urban Areas: Case Study
(ASCE, 2017-10-24)
Efficient management of urban transportation systems is a challenge for any local government that wishes to improve public wellbeing and comfort. With that end in mind, this paper proposes a tool for decision making and ...
Accurate Measurement of Temperatures in Industrial Grinding Operations with Steep Gradients
(MDPI, 2024-03-07)
Due to the continuously growing demands from high-added-value sectors such as aerospace, e-mobility or biomedical bound-abrasive technologies are the key to achieving extreme requirements. During grinding, energy is rapidly ...
CFD modelling of the powder segregation in multi-material laser directed energy deposition
(Elsevier, 2024-04)
One of the prevailing challenges in multi-material laser Directed Energy Deposition is the segregation of the constituents during the delivery of the feedstock into the melt pool. This phenomenon is of particular concern ...
Modelling the wear evolution of a single alumina abrasive grain: analyzing the influence of crystalline structure
(Elsevier, 2019-10-17)
The grinding process is continuously adapting to industrial requirements. New advanced materials have beendeveloped, which have been ground. In this regard, new abrasive grains have emerged to respond to the demands of ...
Analysis of the static and dynamic elastic moduli of a one-coat rendering mortar with laboratory and in situ samples
(Elsevier, 2024-07)
Although the compressive strength is the most commonly used property to characterize mortars, it has limited representativeness in real-world applications. The deformation properties of mortars, specifically the elastic ...
In-Process Machining Distortion Prediction Method Based on Bulk Residual Stresses Estimation from Reduced Layer Removal
(MDPI, 2024-01-03)
Manufacturing structural monolithic components for the aerospace market often involves machining distortion, which entails high costs and material and energy waste in industry. Despite the development of distortion calculation ...
Fatigue Life Estimation Model of Repaired Components with the Expanded Stop-Hole Technique
(MDPI, 2024-02-01)
Fatigue crack growth tests are conducted to assess the efficacy of the stop-hole crack repair method. This straightforward and widely adopted technique involves drilling a hole at the crack tip and subsequently enlarging ...
Failure-Analysis Based Redesign of Furnace Conveyor System Components: A Case Study
(MDPI, 2019-08)
Any manufacturing equipment designed from scratch requires a detailed follow-up of the performance for the first units placed in service during the production ramp-up, so that lessons learned are immediately implemented ...
Above-ground biomass estimation from LiDAR data using random forest algorithms
(Elsevier, 2022-02)
Random forest (RF) models were developed to estimate the biomass for the Pinus radiata species in a region of the Basque Autonomous Community where this species has high cover, using the National Forest Inventory, allometric ...
Delamination Fracture Behavior of Unidirectional Carbon Reinforced Composites Applied to Wind Turbine Blades
(MDPI, 2021-01-27)
One of the materials that is used widely for wind turbine blade manufacturing are fiber-reinforced composites. Although glass fiber reinforcement is the most used in wind turbine blades, the use of carbon fiber allows ...