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Offshore platforms are the most important and enormous wealth of each country that these structures are in situation thatthelikelihoodof damageinhigh. With considering this pointthatplatformsaresubjected to oscillatinglateralloads, so the occurrenceand growth offatigue crack sinthe misvery common. These cracks are always seen in jacket connections, cause these connections are bearing large forces and have massive welding and the presence ofresidualstresses. The fatigue crack caused negligible change in stiffness of connections and in consequence insignificant change in stiffness of structure; So for this reason, they are difficult to detect in global methods. Fiber optic sensors and... 

In this study, the joint of co-sintered zirconia/stainless steel is investigated. To this end ZrO2-3mol%Y2O3 (TZP) and 430L stainless steel powders were utilized. The joining parameters of co-sintering in zirconia/metal were studied. In order to study the microstructure, diffusion and probable reactions at the joint boundary, HRSEM, HRTEM, EPMA and micro-focused XRD methods were employed. Shear strength of the joint was also measured. Finite element simulation of residual stresses and thermodynamic studies are utilized in the next step to analyze the experimental results. It is found that the direct joining of zirconia to 430L stainless steel is feasible by co-sintering at 1350 °C under low... 

Linear motors are mostly used in industrial applications and linear position sensors are one of the main components of their motion-control systems. The most common position sensors are optical encoders and resolvers. The optical encoders are not suitable for use in high temperature and high-vibration environments. In addition, their mechanical installation is difficult. In contrast, the resolvers are capable of generating absolute position signals with high precision, and low cost. Resolvers can be used in the polluted environments with the wide range of frequency, temperature and vibration. Among different linear sensors, linear resolvers are appropriate choice for harsh environments.... 

Cancer is one of the deadliest diseases of the modern era and accounts for 13% of all deaths in humans. Most cancers and lesions in the human body are related to soft tissue. Many soft-tissue cancers and lesions occur in sensitive areas of the body, such as the brain, pituitary, and intestine. The pituitary gland is located in the human head and near the optic nerves. Surgery in a typical way can result in risks such as heat loss of the optic nerve or injuries to healthy tissues due to the sharpness of the surgery tool. One of the alternatives to conventional surgery is water jet surgery. This method minimizes the risks of human error. In the present study, a water jet machine was designed... 

Measuring the speed and position of the rotating part and using the speed and position information in the closed loop control of electric machines is very important. Various sensors are available for this purpose, including resistive sensors, capacitive sensors, encoders, synchros, resolvers, Halleffect sensors, and etc. Common encoders include optical and magnetic types. There are two main problems in using an encoder as a sensor: determining/maintaining accuracy during change of rotational direction and determining the absolute position. Both of the mentioned challenges have been investigated in the case of optical encoders and some solutions have been provided to overcome them. Although... 

Position sensors are an inevitable part of motion control mechanisms with inverter-driven electric machines. Encoders and resolvers are two common types of position sensors. Resolvers are preferred over encoders due to their superior performance in polluted and noisy environments with wide temperature variation or high vibration. Conventional resolvers are synchronous generators whose excitation winding is fed by an AC instead of a DC voltage. There are different types of resolvers for determining position in linear or rotational motions. However, increasing usage of two-degree of freedom (2-DOF) motors for simultaneous rotational and linear motion leads to request for helical motion... 

The main purpose in this thesis is the finite element simulation of thermal barrier coatings (TBC), subjected to residual stresses due to the coating process followed by thermo-mechanical fatigue loadings. This finite element modeling is performed in the ABAQUS software. In order to consider the actual condition of thermal barrier coating, models are defined based on a SEM image including real roughness and porosity of coating layers using image processing technique.
Two-step residual stress taking into account both coating process of bond coat and top coat layer is performed. Pre- heating of substrate and bond coat in order to reach comperessive stresses in coating layers has been... 

Keratoconus is a progressive disease in which the cornea becomes thin and due to the presence of internal pressure in the eye and its application to the cornea, the cornea becomes bulging and conical. In recent years, due to the relatively large number of patients with keratoconus and also the ability of this disease to progress over time, the need to study and research on the treatment of this disease is noticeable. Early and non-surgical methods for the treatment of keratocous are use glass and contact lenses, but since the disease is progressive and usually appears more severely over time, ophthalmologists use the method of corneal ring implant for treatment.In this study, 9 types of... 

The main purpose in this thesis is the finite element simulation of the stress-strain behavior in an aluminum-silicon-magnesium alloy, subjected to low cycle fatigue and thermo-mechanical fatigue loadings. This finite element modeling is performed in the ABAQUS software. Two time-dependent and time-independent models are used to simulate the behavior of the material. The time-independent model is the combined nonlinear isotropic/kinematic hardening model, which predicts the mean stress relaxation behavior, the cyclic softening or hardening and the translation of the yield surface, while it ignores the effect of the strain rate. Time-dependent models include Johnson-Cook and the two-layer... 

Having unique characteristic behaviors of Shape memory alloys (SMAs) known as shape memory effect (SME), and superelasticity (SE), make them an appropriate choice for innovative engineering applications. Optimum design of SMA applications, calls for constitutive models and finite element simulations. It is evident that using structural elements (bar, beam, plate, shell) considerably reduces computational cost (CPU time) when compared to continuum elements. Therefore, structural elements are usually preferred in the early stages of design process. In this thesis, we simulate shape memory based structures using beam elements.Up to now, we have studied phenomenological constitutive models that... 

In this thesis we employ finite elements and conjugate gradient methods to exibit a numerical solution for governing equations of borehole stability  

Fretting fatigue is one of the main factors leading to failure in structures that have components temporarily connected to each other. The occurrence of fretting at the connection region of a structure under cyclic loading is inevitable, and only various methods can delay its occurrence or minimize the damage resulting from it. Fretting is dependent on various factors, and this has made previous studies unable to lead to a unified approach for predicting the fretting fatigue crack initiation life. In this thesis, after reviewing previous studies, a proving ring is designed for fretting fatigue testing. In the next step, fretting fatigue tests using the bridge-type method are performed on... 

One of the most common nondestructive tests is ultrasonic testing which has been paid great attention from specialists of this field. Apart from being economical and efficient, ultrasonic waves are sensitive to small changes in the structure and thus have a high degree of reliability. The most common method of ultrasonic testing is manual single-element A-scan inspection, carried out offline using longitudinal waves with pulse echo technique which is used in this thesis. The purpose of this thesis is to monitor structural health of thin metal joints and estimate quality of resistance spot welds by simulating ultrasonic testing using a finite element software. Initially, acoustic properties... 

Fretting fatigue occurs at the point of contact of two parts that are under dynamic loading. During this phenomenon, due to the force applied at the contact point, deformation occurs and causes slip-stick zones, which intensifies the effect of surface degradation and crack nucleation happens earlier. In this research, the improvement of fretting fatigue life under combined loading by induction of compressive residual stresses by laser pinning process in the sample has been investigated. The laser shock peening process is a method by which residual stress is created in the sample and can improve fatigue life. The material used is 316L stainless steel, which has many industrial applications.... 

Artemisinin as a natural peroxide possess a high anti parasite, and antivirus (Covid-19) properties which could be synthesized through the photooxygenation of dihydroartemisinic acid. This production possesses a lot of difficulties, for example, homogeneous catalyst is used for the photooxygenation reaction which makes photocatalyst and solvent non-reusable. In addition, separation of products from solvent and photocatalysts is difficult. Photooxygenation needs high pressure and low temperature which is very costly. Besides, because of several by-products which are producing during photooxygenation and protonation reactions, Artemisinin yield decreases. The aim of this study is to optimize... 

Various types of tanks are used to store a variety of liquids, drinking water, chemicals, petrochemicals, and liquefied natural gas. Of these, one type is ‘elevated tank’ which is used to provide the required pressure for the water distribution systems rather than satisfying the water demand. Satisfactory performance of tanks during strong ground motions is crucial for modern facilities. Theoritical and experimental investigations of the dynamic behaviour of liquid storage tanks are conducted to seek possible improvments in the design of such tanks to resist earthquakes. The behaviour and performance of a new elevated tank was studied in this work. It was carried out through finite elements... 

The structural integrity of the sealing material is critical for the reliability of solid oxide fuel/electrolysis stacks. In this study, the mechanical properties of a rapid crystallizing glass of BaO-CaO-SiO2 system were evaluated. The crystallization as a determining factor in the mechanical behavior of the glass-ceramic sealant was investigated via high-temperature X-Ray diffraction spectrometer. Three- and four-point bending tests were carried out to measure the flexural strength (σ) of sealant material bars and head-to-head joined specimens at room- and high-temperatures. In addition, the elastic modulus (E) was measured by impulse excitation test up to 900 ºC. Also, the indentation... 

In this study, hot extrusion of AA2017-10%SiC¬p composite during deformation process and effect of deformation parameters on mechanical properties have been investigated. At the first step, hot compression tests have been carried out to obtain the flow behavior of the material at different temperatures and strain rates. The activation energy of hot deformation was calculated 296 Kj/mol. In the next step, by using a finite element model in ABAQUS software and the results of uniaxial hot compression test behavior of AA2017 and AA2017-10%SiC¬p during hot and warm extrusion have been investigated. By using it temperature gradient and velocity field and strain distribution were predicted. In the... 

Keratoconus is a progressive corneal illness that appears due to reduced thickness of cornea in some area. Normal cornea has semi sphere shape with uniform thickness from center of cornea to the limbus. However, keratoconic cornea’s shape becomes conic. One of the treatments in moderate state of keratoconus is implantation of IntraStromal Corneal Ring Segments( ICRS). Ring Segments are made of PMMA and inserted in 0/7- 0/8 of depth of cornea.In this study, before surgery data from 3 patient’s cornea images were prepared in order to 3D modeling of cornea, for importing to FEM software( ABAQUS). Material properties of cornea is considered hyperelastic second-order Ogden Model; elastic...