Engineering Proceedings, Volume 43, 2023

Joint strength was measured as a mechanical property of spot-welded joints of casting and wrought aluminum alloys. It was confirmed that the joints of casting alloys, wrought alloys and combinations of casting and wrought alloys exhibited different j...

In Sweden, steel bridges are the most common solution regarding prefabricated short-span (15–35 m) pedestrian bridges. The most common bridge type for this application is a carbon steel truss bridge with an orthotropic deck consisting of a 10&n...

Healthcare-associated infections are serious public health problem. Besides antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral therapies, one potential strategy for breaking the chain of infection transmission is via the installation of antibacterial surfaces....

Bobbin tool friction stir welding (BT-FSW), or self-reacting tool friction stir welding (SR-FSW), refers to a solid-state welding process which that uses two opposing rotating shoulders (top and lower of the workpiece) connected with a fully penetrat...

Civil engineering structures are often loaded cyclically in addition to static loading. For the design of cyclic-loaded aluminum structures, EN 1999-1-3 provides several notch cases for a verification based on the nominal stress concept. These notch...

In this study, weldability and mechanical properties of resistance spot weld bonding were investigated when adhesives with different properties were used. The results show that weldability is improved in resistance spot weld bonding when the adhesive...

Flare bevel groove (FBG) welds are used in truss bridges with square hollow structural section (HSS) members. To reduce costs, joints can be welded without bevelling, but this negatively impacts the fatigue performance of the connection. This approac...

The structural performance of a novel hybrid dowel, made of a densified wood-filled aluminum tube (DWFAT), for structural timber joints was investigated experimentally, for the first time. Three-point bending tests have been conducted on both hybrid...

In this study, a dissimilar material joining of high-strength steel sheet and aluminum alloy using die- and punch-shaped electrodes was investigated. First, when resistance spot welding was performed using die- and punch-shaped electrodes, it is show...

Superplastic aluminum (Al) alloys can be used in the forming processes to fabricate complex geometry components for a wide range of applications in the automobile industry, where light weight and high stiffness are needed. Those alloys exhibit extrem...

Aluminum is a common material in construction and relatively new in infrastructure, such as bridges. One advantage of aluminum is the production of complex geometry extrusions, which optimizes the mass of components. In order to assemble aluminum dec...

The recently developed process of additive manufacturing of aluminum alloys via laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) has the capability to build parts with complex geometries, which can lead to potential benefits in manufacturing industries. The adoption o...

The aim of this work was to study the ultimate behaviour of box-shaped aluminium members subjected to uniform compression. Eight stub column tests have been carried out at the University of Salerno. In particular, four box sections made of 6060 alumi...

Superplastic aluminum forming is a promising manufacturing process for the transportation industry because it allows for the manufacturing of complex body parts from a single sheet of aluminum, reducing the number of pieces and the weight of vehicles...

Traditionally, initial material cost has been the governing factor for material selection in structural construction. However, the growing maintenance cost of existing infrastructure has demanded a long-term vision in material selection and in this r...

Metal-fused filament fabrication (MF3), which is a variation of the conventional fused filament fabrication (FFF), has recently gained interest due to its distinctive process flexibility and rapid prototyping capability to produce metallic parts. Wit...

This is Part 2 of an article about analysis developments for aluminum-thermal barrier beams. It includes: (1) Effective shear modulus. An FEA study determined the effective shear moduli of the cores of simply supported beams. These beams (tested by o...

This article presents an optimal extrusion geometry for fabricating a bridge deck. The profile of the extrusion enables the possibility of welding onto another extrusion through butt joints only. This type of welding joint is optimal in terms of both...

Aluminium alloys exhibit a non-linear stress–strain material response with significant strain-hardening effects. Whereas the latter shall be considered in the design of aluminium elements, they are largely ignored in most design codes, such as...

Two recent developments in the analysis of aluminum-thermal barrier beams are presented in Part 1 of this paper. These beams are used in windows and curtainwalls to support glass lites. The thermal barriers are more flexible than the aluminum faces,...

Rio Tinto is a leading producer of low-carbon primary aluminum due to its efficient processes and hydroelectricity. It has one of the lowest greenhouse gas (GHG) footprints in the world, which is below four tons of CO₂ per ton of primary aluminum. Ne...

Considering the challenges faced when joining multi-materials where welding is not possible, such as with polymers and metal, adhesives can be used to bond them. In this study, two chemically different adhesives, namely epoxy and silicone, were used...

This paper investigates the ultimate resistance of aluminum circular hollow sections (C.H.S.) under simple load cases as affected by local buckling and material strain hardening. Following the development of advanced non-linear shell finite element m...

The 6082 alloy is used to produce DC (direct-chilling) billets for subsequent forging or rolling processes. It is necessary to control the solidification structure in casting billets during the casting process. Based on the previous work, the energy...

To illustrate how the texture evolution of a polycrystalline aluminum alloy is dependent on the deformation path, hot extruded AA6082 plates in T6 conditions were rolled with various deformation modes. Unidirectional and cross-rolling were conducted...

The environmental impact of the construction industry (CI) is no longer a matter of debate. On the other hand, society is in a constant race to build bigger and more audaciously. To mitigate these competing directions, CI is turning to geometry and c...

Hot forming of aluminium sheets enables the forming of complex shapes with high-strength alloys due to increased formability at elevated temperatures. A fast, uniform and accurate heating method is required to meet the narrow solution heat treatment...

The extrusion process imposes a large amount of deformation on the material, resulting in complex changes in microstructure morphology and crystallographic texture, making the predictions of the final mechanical properties very challenging. In this r...

The present research work shows that secondary aluminium alloys, properly sorted and prepared for the casting process, can provide almost 100% of the input for the casting process of 6xxx alloys billets. The 6063 and 6082 alloys were prepared in thre...

Aluminum appears as a promising structural material as it shows many benefits such as a great strength to weight ratio, low maintenance costs, resistance to corrosion, recyclability, etc. Accordingly, characterizing the behavior and resistance of dif...

Due to its high strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance, extrudability, and recyclability, there is a growing demand for the use of aluminum for sustainable bridge constructions, especially for footbridges. Owing to their light weight and live...

The paper summarizes the main results achieved in the context of CEN Mandate M/515 for amending and extending existing Eurocodes with regard to Eurocode 9 (EC9) on Aluminium Structures (EN1999). The revision process led to introducing additional stru...

The auto industry aims to deliver cost-effective, efficient vehicles to meet customer needs. They are utilizing aluminum to lower expenses, enhance durability, and lighten vehicles. Currently, the industry is developing a high-speed blow forming (HSB...

Aluminum has a bright future as a structural material due to its excellent corrosion resistance, durability, lightweight, and complete recyclability. However, it is necessary to fully understand its mechanical behaviour under various loading conditio...

In this study, 220 AA7075-T6 B-pillars were fabricated using a thoroughly instrumented hot-stamping press under varied conditions. Feature engineering work identified nineteen attributes of the hot-stamping process as impacting four characteristics o...

Additive manufacturing is used to produce parts with complex near-net shape geometries. It can also be used to repair parts that have worn out in service using specific processes such as Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) and Directed Energy Depo...

Aluminum alloys provide corrosion resistance, lightweight construction, and functionality through extruded profiles. The creation of heat-affected zones (HAZs), which can reduce load-bearing capacity by up to 50% and complicate K-joint design, makes...

The current study of Al alloys aims to improve their high-temperature mechanical properties by forming intermetallic precipitates with high-temperature stability. Using rare earth elements (RE) to achieve this goal increases the production cost and,...

In this study, the implementation of the PBF-LB/M process into the construction design and building process was investigated. To this purpose, a tensegrity-tower was designed, planned, and built. The nodes between the compression rods and the tension...

This study investigated the effects of annealing on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and electrical conductivity (EC) of AA4043 rods produced through the Properzi CCR process. Annealing was conducted at two temperatures (200 °C and 300...

Canada’s bridge industry is witnessing a momentum for the use of aluminium in pedestrian and vehicular bridges. This paper describes the results of six years of developing tangible innovative aluminium details and structural arrangements. Vario...

Eurocode 8 is currently under revision, and their amended versions will be available in the next few years. One of the major novelties of the second generation of Eurocode 8 is a specific chapter for the seismic design of aluminium buildings (i.e., C...

Nowadays, vehicle electrification is growing at a fast pace due to stringent environmental regulations on carbon emissions in North America. The manufacturing of E-mobility battery components such as enclosures evolves at the same trend and many new...

AA6111 alloys are widely used in the automotive industry owing to their high strength/weight ratio, good corrosion resistance, and reasonable formability. During their manufacture through ingot metallurgy via direct chill (DC) casting, the alloys oft...

Cold gas dynamic spraying is a solid-state processing technique that is particularly attractive for surface coatings, 3D near-net shape additive manufacturing, and component repairs with an advantage of high-deposition efficiency. This technique has...

Aluminum alloys processed using laser powder bed fusion are attracting industrial and research efforts striving to achieve the lightweighting potential and combination of good mechanical and corrosion properties. In this study, border parameter optim...

The use of aluminum in civil engineering applications has increased significantly over the past decades. Aluminum is a durable, lightweight, and recyclable material that can provide alternative structural solutions for building power transmission tow...

This paper presents an experimental investigation of 6061-T6 and 5050-H32 aluminum alloy rods and bars subjected to pure torsional loading. The test plan included five sets of 6061-T6 specimens, with solid circular and rectangular cross-sections, and...

In this study, a numerical prediction methodology used to evaluate the fatigue life of complex riveted aluminum alloy structures subjected to variable amplitude loads is presented. This methodology is based on the combination of experimental fatigue...

The 15th International Aluminium Conference (INALCO 2023) was organized by AluQuébec, the aluminum cluster federating instance for Quebec’s thriving aluminum ecosystem, in collaboration with the Aluminium Research Centre—REGAL [...]