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Microstructural evaluation and fracture mechanisms of failed IN-738LC gas turbine blades
, Article Case Studies in Engineering Failure Analysis ; Volume 1, Issue 2 , April , 2013 , Pages 85-94 ; 22132902 (ISSN) ; Khoshmanesh, R ; Nategh, S ; Davami, P ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
A failure analysis study on the fractured connecting bolts of a filter press
, Article Case Studies in Engineering Failure Analysis ; Volume 4 , 2015 , Pages 26-38 ; 22132902 (ISSN) ; Alizadeh, R ; Attarian, M ; Jaferian, Y ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2015
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the main causes of the co-fracture of sixteen connecting bolts of a filter press cylinder-piston system. Stress state of the bolts during the service conditions has been analyzed and the failure reasons were determined from the fractography analysis and gathered information. According to the obtained results, it was concluded that the bolts had failed by the fatigue mechanism. It seems that insufficient torque was used during assembly
Failure analysis of a first stage gas turbine blade
, Article Engineering Failure Analysis ; 2010 ; 13506307 (ISSN) ; Abouali, S ; Akbari Garakani, MFailure analysis of a repaired gas turbine nozzle
, Article Engineering Failure Analysis ; 13506307 (ISSN) ; Abouali, S ; Akbari Garakani, M ; Sharif University of TechnologyApplication of a failure analysis to powder forming processes
, Article Journal of Materials Processing Technology ; Volume 143-144, Issue 1 , 2003 , Pages 46-51 ; 09240136 (ISSN) ; Sharif University of Technology
2003
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In this paper, an h-adaptive analysis for the mixed finite element solution of powder forming problems is presented involving localization due to material instability. A remeshing strategy is employed to compute the distribution of required element size using the estimated error distribution. Once the new element size and its alignment have been indicated, an automated procedure is used to construct the mesh according to a predetermined size and elongation distribution. The numerical results were obtained for a multi-level component to indicate the failure surfaces and evaluate the ultimate capacity of material. © 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved
A Micromechanical Progressive Damage Algorithm for Prediction of Failure in Composite Laminates
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Hosseini Kordkheili, Ali (Supervisor)
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Macro models which are used to predict failure of composite structures in most cases predict ¬reasonable results; however, they are not able to consider micro level parameters such as micro cracks. Furthermore, these failure macro models need various empirical data. Considering micromechanical construction of composites; including fiber, matrix and their interfaces, using micromechanical models for predicting failures in these phases is more appropriate. The aim of this study is to represent a micro-mechanical algorithm in order to predict progressive failures of fiber-reinforced composites. The failure model which is used in this study is a micromechanical modeling of failure (MMF) model,...
Failure analysis of automatic coupler SA-3 in railway carriages
, Article Engineering Failure Analysis ; Volume 14, Issue 5 , 2007 , Pages 903-912 ; 13506307 (ISSN) ; Dehghani, K ; Pouranvari, M ; Sharif University of Technology
2007
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In the present work, failure analysis of an automatic coupler in railway carriages which failed in service and caused derailment, was carried out. An evaluation of the failed coupler was undertaken to assess its integrity, including visual examination, photo documentation, fractography, chemical analysis, hardness measurement, tensile and charpy impact testing and microstructural characterization. Results show that some casting defects (e.g. mis-run, cold lap, hot crack and inclusion) resulted in poor mechanical properties. Mis-runs were also responsible for fatigue crack nucleation from two different locations. Beach marks can be observed on the fracture surface. According to the results of...
A new scheme on recovery from failure in NICE overlay protocol
, Article 1st International Conference on Scalable Information Systems, InfoScale '06, Hong Kong, 30 May 2006 through 1 June 2006 ; Volume 152 , 2006 ; 1595934286 (ISBN); 9781595934284 (ISBN) ; Barghi, S ; Rabiee, H. R ; Ghanbari, M ; Sharif University of Technology
2006
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Overlay networks have been an active area of research for the past few years. The control overhead and the recovery from failure are the two important issues in the topology aware embedded overlay networks. In this research, we have introduced an enhanced version of the NICE protocol, called resilient NICE (R-NICE) that reduces the control overhead significantly. Furthermore, by saving the join path for an end host, the time and overhead of rejoining for isolated nodes have also been reduced. This will cause the clusters and consequently the overall network to become more stable and the effect of a node failure become localized. Our experimental results have confirmed the superior...
A comprehensive review on design, monitoring, and failure in fixed offshore platforms
, Article Journal of Marine Science and Engineering ; Volume 9, Issue 12 , 2021 ; 20771312 (ISSN) ; Shaterabadi, M ; Kashyzadeh, K. R ; Chizari, M ; Sharif University of Technology
MDPI
2021
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Offshore platforms have had diverse applications in the marine industry, for example, oil or gas platforms can provide facilities to store the oil and gas before transport those to refineries. Offshore wind turbines are another well-known use of the offshore platform for generating power. As platforms encounter various strong forces from water and wind currents, the materials used for these structures are mainly steel or concrete. These platforms are classified into different types, according to the depth of water and their applications. In addition, offshore platforms, as artificial reefs may be used for decades at different marine conditions. Consequently, their design and maintenance are...
Aseptic loosening of femoral components - A review of current and future trends in materials used
, Article Materials and Design ; Volume 42 , 2012 , Pages 459-470 ; 02641275 (ISSN) ; Sahari, B. B ; Edwards, K. L ; Farahmand, F ; Arumugam, M ; Hong, T. S ; Sharif University of Technology
2012
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The variety of new biomaterials and different surface treatments being applied to existing materials all intended for total knee replacement (TKR) are self-evident of the demand for longer lasting knee prostheses. Aseptic loosening is one of the main reasons for the revision of TKR components including the femoral component, which has more challenging problems because of the different causes of failure. This paper therefore, focuses on aseptic loosening of femoral components and materials options available. Several current and promising new metallic, ceramic and polymeric biomaterials are discussed to highlight their advantages and their shortcomings. It is concluded that current materials...
A particular criterion for progressive failure analysis of carbon/phenolic tape-wounded conic shells
, Article International Journal of Damage Mechanics ; Volume 30, Issue 8 , 2021 , Pages 1238-1260 ; 10567895 (ISSN) ; Karimian, M ; Jafari, H. R ; Sharif University of Technology
SAGE Publications Ltd
2021
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Conic shell structures are widely used in aerospace industries. In the literature various models have been proposed to failure analysis of composite materials. Clearly, each model has a favorable range of applications. In this paper tensile, compressive, shear and thermal expansion properties of tape-wounded Carbon/Phenolic composites are firstly measured at various temperatures in range 23–200°C. The captured properties are then taken into account to progressive failure analysis of a conic Carbon/Phenolic structure under internal pressure and thermal loadings. For this end, a particular failure criterion is proposed to predict failure in the composite structures with a reasonable margin of...
The effect of routing-update time on network's performability
, Article 2007 IEEE/ACS International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, AICCSA 2007, Amman, 13 May 2007 through 16 May 2007 ; 2007 , Pages 655-658 ; 1424410312 (ISBN); 9781424410316 (ISBN) ; Bidmeshki, M. M ; Miremadi, S. G ; Sharif University of Technology
2007
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By occurring failures in computer networks, routing protocols are triggered to update routing and forwarding tables. Because of invalid tables during update-time, transient loop may occur and packet-drop rate and end-to-end delay increase which means that the quality of service decreases. This paper studies the effect of routing-tables update-time on networks' performability, i.e. the ability of network to deliver services at predefined level. A sample network is studied and the simulation results show that faster updates of routing table, improve network's performability in the presence of failures. Since it may not worth or even be practical to accelerate all routers in the network, this...
Network survivability performance evaluation with applications in WDM networks with wavelength conversion
, Article Proceedings - 29th Annual IEEE International Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN 2004, Tampa, FL, 16 November 2004 through 18 November 2004 ; 2004 , Pages 344-351 ; Al Zahrani, F. A ; Jayasumana, A. P ; Jahangir, A. H ; Sharif University of Technology
2004
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Network survivability gauges the ability of a network to support the committed Quality of Services (QoS) continuously in the presence of various failure scenarios. We perceive that both performance and availability are integral components of survivability. Therefore, we propose a composite model for survivability that consists of performance and availability analysis. A analytical technique is presented to find the excess loss due to failure (ELF) when the system is operating in gracefully degraded states. An algorithm is proposed to carry out the availability analysis of the network even when the available paths between nodes are non-disjoint. These two models are combined to construct a...
Vulnerability Assessment of Existing RCMRF Structures Subjected to Near Field Earthquakes
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Rahimzadeh Rofooei, Fayyaz (Supervisor)
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The objective of this study is to evaluate the seismic vulnerability of the existing buildings subjected to the near field earthquakes. The main applications of this research are loss estimation and performance evaluation of the existing buildings. That could provide a better solution and particularly more useful information to the owners, investors, and insurers about the expected performance of buildings under earthquake excitations. A number of 2, 5 and 8 story reinforced concrete buildings, designed according to the old Iranian seismic provisions of ISIRI-519 and ACI 318-83 codes for the ordinary moment resisting frames, are considered. By the use of a number of near field earthquake...
Computerized Maintenance Management System for Cement Plants (CMMS)
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Aditya, Parida (Supervisor)
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This project is providing appropriate software which could manage maintenance activities in a plant. All sections of the software have been designed in a way that can ease the management of maintenance activities. There are about 100 forms in the software that have been designed according to the forms which are being used in some Iranian cement plants and other maintenance software and also what we recognized important to be added or designed. One of the most important aspect of this software is the analytical section of the software where the user can get analytical reports from the software and based on the reports judge about the status of the plant and make new decisions in order to...
Optimum Mechanical Joint Design for a Composite Laminate to a Metal Part
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Kouchakzadeh, Mohammad Ali (Supervisor)
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In this investigation, the behavior of pin loaded composite plates is studied numerically. A failure prediction model is used to predict the ultimate strength considering three different mechanisms of failure: bearing, shearout and net tension. The model consists of two major parts: stress analysis and failure analysis. The main difference between this investigation and others is considering more realistic assumptions in modeling of the problem. As an example, we consider nonlinear behavior in the shear stress/ shear strain relationship of each unidirectional ply and use this model in optimization problem to reach maximum strength. The results are compared with experimental results available...
Failure Analysis in Conical Structures Made by Tape Winding Method under Cold and Hot Thermal Load
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Hosseini Kordkheili, Ali (Supervisor) ; Parviz, Hadi (Co-Supervisor)
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The aim of this study is numerical simulation of progerasive failure in conical structures that manufactured by tape-winding proceses in various temperatures. For this purpose, flat laminates by tape-winding proceses firstly manufactured using carbon/phenolic prepreg tape. Then tensile, compression, shear and thermal expansion coefficient specimens are cut from these laminates. Tensile and compression test are done on these specemens in fiber and matrix directions in temperature range 23-200℃ and stress-strain and stress-time curves are achavied. Using these curves tensile elastic modulus in fiber and matrix directions and Poisson's ratio are obtained in room temperature. Also tensile and...
Reliability Estimation in the Presence of Censored Data A Case Study in an Automotive Part Manufacturing System
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Eshraghniaye Jahromi, Abdolhamid (Supervisor)
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In this study a brief definition of the basic concepts of the reliability and censoring data is given as well as the literature review of the censored data and introduction to concept of robust. In order to find suitable distribution by considering censored data, the goodness of fit test, Chi-squared test, and Anderson-Darling approaches are used. Moreover to estimate Parameter of the reliability distribution, Maximum Likelihood estimation (MLE) is given. A case study in an automotive part manufacturing system is presented and the distributions of reliability parameters of several critical components (i.e. reliability, hazard rate, etc.) have been estimated. Considering all data, and...
Impacts of fault diagnosis schemes on distribution system reliability
, Article IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid ; Vol. 3, issue. 2 , 2012 , p. 720-727 ; ISSN: 19493053 ; Lehtonen, M ; Fotuhi-Firuzabad, M ; Sharif University of Technology
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Design and development of fault diagnosis schemes (FDS) for electric power distribution systems are major steps in realizing the self-healing function of a smart distribution grid. The application of the FDS in the electric power distribution systems is mainly aimed at precise detecting and locating of the deteriorated components, thereby enhancing the quality and reliability of the electric power delivered to the customers. The impacts of two types of the FDS on distribution system reliability are compared and presented in this paper. The first type is a representative of the FDS which diagnoses the deteriorated components after their failing. However, the second type is a representative of...
Circuit-breaker automated failure tracking based on coil current signature
, Article IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery ; Vol. 29, issue. 1 , February , 2014 , pp. 283-290 ; ISSN: 08858977 ; Vakilian, M ; Niayesh, K ; Lehtonen, M ; Sharif University of Technology
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The online condition assessment of circuit breakers (CBs) has been increasingly requested by power utilities in recent years. Trip and close coil current (CC) signature is an effective and noninvasive parameter in CB online condition monitoring. This paper gives an insight into the impacts of the various failures on the coil current waveform, as well as on the CB operation time. The failures and their causes are categorized based on the outcome of these investigations. Finally, a new algorithm using trip/close CC is proposed to detect the mode and cause of CB incipient failures. In this study, the CC patterns are acquired by measurements carried out on (healthy and faulty) CBs of 72.5-kV and...