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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the thermomechanical behavior of stainless steel AISI 304L during rolling at elevated temperatures. Design/methodology/approach: Two-dimensional finite element analysis together with the upperbound solution were used for predicting temperature field and required power in warm and hot rolling operations. The required power and heat of deformation were estimated employing an upper-bound solution based on cylindrical velocity field and at the same time, temperature distributions within the rolling steel and the work rolls were determined by means of a thermal finite element analysis. To consider the effect of flow stress and its dependence on... 

In this work, microstructural evolutions and mechanical properties of AISI 304L stainless steel were studied after rolling operations at elevated temperatures. Rolling experiments were conducted under warm and hot rolling conditions in the range of 600-1000 °C employing different reductions. Then, the developed microstructures and the mechanical properties of the steel were evaluated by means of uniaxial tensile testing, metallographic observations, and x-ray diffraction method. Besides, two-dimensional finite element analysis coupled with artificial neural network modeling was developed to assess thermo-mechanical behavior of the steel during and after rolling. The results show that... 

In this paper the performance of light weight K-braced cold formed steel (CFS) shear panels under cyclic loading is experimentally evaluated. It is generally known that the brace-stud connection details has an important effect on the performance of the braced CFS shear panels in terms of lateral stiffness, energy dissipation, and ductility factor. In this study, four full-scale, 2.4 m × 2.4 m, braced CFS shear panels made of C-sections were tested. It was observed that proper modification of the currently utilized braced to stud connections in K-braced, CFS shear panels could enhance their performance considerably by increasing their ultimate shear resistance up to 7 folds. Furthermore,... 

One of the main factors affecting membrane fouling in MBRs is operational conditions. In this study the influence of aeration rate, filtration mode, and SRT on hollow fiber membrane fouling was investigated using a triple fouling layers perspective. The sludge microbial population distribution was also determined by PCR method. Through various applied operational scenarios the optimal conditions were: aeration rate of 15 LPM; relaxation mode with 40s duration and 8 min. interval; and SRT of 30 days. The similarity between SMP variations in triple fouling layers with its corresponding hydraulic resistance confirmed the effect of SMP on membrane fouling. Among three fouling fractions, the... 

In this study, the behavior of cold-form steel (CFS) frames equipped with various configurations of steel sheathing, and K-shaped braces are experimentally investigated. Low lateral resistance is a major problem with the CFS shear walls. Despite their advantages, such as being lightweight, ease of fabrication, and an environmentally friendly system, their lack of adequate lateral strength prevents engineers from widely using them, especially in areas with medium to high seismicity or mid-rise buildings. In this regard, a total of seven full-scale specimens with different configurations of steel sheathing and k-braced, with and without cladding, were tested to investigate their seismic...