Papers by Keyword: Mechanical Test

Abstract: Concern for the environment, both in terms of limiting the use of finite resources and the need to manage waste disposal, has led to increasing pressure to recycle materials at the end of their useful life. This work describes the effects of reprocessing on the mechanical properties of oil palm fiber reinforced polypropylene composites (PFC). Composites, containing 30wt% fiber with 3wt% Maleate Polypropylene as a coupling agent, were reprocessed up to six times. For this composite, tensile strength (TS) and Young modulus (YM) were found to decrease by 9.6% and 4.7% after being reprocessed for six times. Flexural strength was found to decrease by 23.8% with increased number of reprocessing. The hardness numbers of the composite were found to increase by 7.43% from 72.10 to 77.89 after the sixth reprocessing. In general the degradation on the mechanical properties is considered to be small and PFC has potential to be reprocessed.

Abstract: Hydraulic servo testing system was adopted to test the mechanical properties of 144 cubic concrete specimens with different content of polypropylene fiber heated after high temperatures. The mechanical properties of cubic polypropylene fiber concrete were analyzed in this paper with the influence of different fiber contents, target temperature and cooling methods. The results of experiment show that an increase in temperature produces significant changes in concrete mechanical properties. The main properties of polypropylene fiber concrete are similar to normal concrete that tend to decrease while the temperature increases. At the same temperature, compressive strength and Young’s modulus of concrete specimens decrease with growing fiber content.

Abstract: The mechanical tenacity characterizes the materials behaviour to static and dynamic shocks, at the ambient and the negative temperatures. In the case of deposited metals by welding, the tenacity characterization is made by determining the impact energy, (KV), the crack back contraction, (CBC), the lateral expansion (EL), and the correlation between these characteristics.

Abstract: Test point load test requires relatively small load, its instrument is portable, it can be easily applied to on-site testing,which may pave the way for the development of the fieldstrength of rock mechanics test, widely promoted in engineering construction, has a large space for development. When selecting the uniform rock do the load and saturation points uniaxial compression test respectively, and comparing the analysis of the two trials correlation between the results obtained by the method, the results showed that: point load test as a qualitative and semi-quantitative indicators are needed to meet the requiement of project, but if we put it as a fully quantitative indicators ,which will lead to large errors,and even lead to sweeping errors.

Abstract: In order to investigate the relation between uniaxial compressive strength and point load strength, several homogeneous rock specimens were tested, and the influence of the different rock type was investigated using regression analysis and the derived equations were statistically tested. The test result show that there are some correlations and trends between uniaxial compressive strength and point load strength, the shape size and lithology of rock specimens have important influence on the result of point load test, and the greain size, the mineral compositon and the structral compact are key factors. It is difficult to realize that using one or several function to describe all internal relations between uniaxial compressive strength and point load strength.

Abstract: The paper presents the development of a similar material to simulate the soft rock type in engineering, especially the time-depending behavior. The iron, barite and cement are selected to be the aggregate and the solution of rosin is selected as the glue. To improve the plasticity and rheology behavior, chlorinated paraffin was added, too. Laboratory test was carried by construct the specimens using a mould. The uniaxial complex modulus test and indirect tensile strength test were performed to obtain the basic mechanical behavior. And the rheology test was carried by a self-developed rheology test machine to research on the time-depending behavior. By laboratory test, the influence of the each component on the mechanical behavior was determined. Results show that the effects of component ratio and solution thickness on the material mechanical behavior. The rheology behavior was especially well simulated by the similar material developed.

Abstract: In fiber reinforced thermosetting plastic (FRP) the fiber volume fraction is always up to 60 percent, but in fiber reinforced thermoplastic (FRTP) it is low to about 30 percent which greatly limit their performance. In this paper, for increasing the fiber volume fraction of thermoplastic composite, a new impregnation method for molding continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic was explored; the fiber volume fraction was significantly raised to 60 percent which is equal to that of FRPs. Then the tensile property was investigated and made a contrast with FRP with the same reinforcement fiber. The results showed that both the FRP and FRTP composites have the similar tensile properties and indicated that the molding method is effective for FRTP manufacture.

Abstract: FEA of software in the traditional sense mainly emphasizes model calculation, output the static visualization results in virtual environment, cannot meet the demand for visual product requirement in digital product cooperation interactive design system. Using visualization technology in mechanical virtual test system to develop a more realistic virtual environment, realization virtual reality assembly and real-time interactive of model simulation and practical test can directly reflect the product state, better understand and analyze mass product and test data, save cost and shorten manufacturing cycle.

Abstract: In this experimental study, high zinc brass was welded by friction stir welding (FSW). A threaded cylindrical tool was used for welding the brass plates in butt configuration. Mechanical tests i.e. hardness, tensile, bending, and erichsen tests were performed for evaluating the welding strength. In addition, optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used as microstructural tests for estimating the material morphology. Furthermore, temperature as a function of time was measured during the welding. The results indicated close correlation between temperature and microhardness distribution as well as the uniformity of microstructure. Moreover, the welded sample showed acceptable mechanical strength during the applied mechanical tests due to adequate primary welding parameters and tool which led to sufficient produced temperature and material bonding.

Abstract: The thermal and mechanical properties assessed respectively by dynamic mechanical analysis and flexural bend tests as well as the abrasive behavior obtained by wear tests of diamond particles incorporated epoxy matrix composites were investigated. Diamond particles with sizes in the range of 45 to 115 µm, synthesized at high pressure and temperature, were mixed in amounts of 20 and 40 wt% with dyglycidyl of the bisphenol A, DGEBA, epoxy resin cured with stoichiometric ratio of tetraetylenepentamine, TEPA, hardener. These composites were dynamic mechanical, DMA analyzed and three points bend tested. The behavior of the composites as abrasive tool for industrial polishing of ornamental rocks was evaluated by wear tests. The results showed an improved performance of the DGEBA/TEPA composites with incorporation of diamond particles.