Seismic anisotropy is observed above the core-mantle boundary in regions of slab subduction and near the margins of Large Low Shear Velocity Provinces (LLSVPs). Ferropericlase is believed to be the second most abundant phase in the lower mantle. As i...
Muscovite is a major constituent mineral in the continental crust that exhibits very strong seismic anisotropy. Muscovite alignment in rocks can significantly affect the magnitude and symmetry of seismic anisotropy. In this study, deformation microst...
Deformation modes were studied for Ti3AN (A = Al, In and Tl) by applying strain to the materials using first-principle calculations. The states of the bonds changed during the deformation process, and the Ti-N bonds remained structurally stable under...
The strength and hydraulic conductivity anisotropy of rock slopes have a great impact on the slope stability. This study took a layered rock slope in Pulang, Southwestern China as a case study. The strength conversion equations of the seriously weath...
The North China Craton (NCC) has experienced strong tectonic deformation and lithospheric thinning since the Cenozoic. To better constrain the geodynamic processes and mechanisms of the lithospheric deformation, we used a linear damped least squares...
Crystal orientation significantly influences deformation during nanopolishing due to crystal anisotropy. In this work, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were employed to examine the process of surface generation and subsurface damage. We conducted...
Optimum mechanical behavior is achieved by means of controlling microstructural anisotropy. The latter is directly related to the crystallographic texture and is considerably affected by thermal and mechanical processes. Therefore, understanding the...
The effect of the deformation route on the microstructural evolution of low CN Fe-20%Cr alloy by ECAP has been investigated, with a focus on the anisotropy of the microstructure. This alloy was pressed at 423 K from one, two and four passes via route...
Evaluation of slope stability under water level fluctuations is an important topic in the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) in China. However, most of the previous studies regarded slope soil as isotropic material, or only considered the influence of anis...
This paper proposes a complex plastic forming process for grade 2 titanium using a combination of severe plastic deformation techniques, equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) and hydrostatic extrusion (HE). The aim of the combination of these methods...
The D″ region of the lower mantle, which lies just above the core–mantle boundary, is distinct from the bulk of the lower mantle in that it exhibits complex seismic heterogeneity and seismic anisotropy. Seismic anisotropy in this region i...
Hydric deformation can contribute to progressive damage in building stones, particularly when moisture-induced strains interact with pre-existing fabric anisotropy and thermally induced microstructural changes. Six Macigno sandstone prisms (20 mm &ti...
Strong magnetic fields and anisotropic stresses can substantially modify the structure and observable properties of compact stars. In this review, we present a unified treatment of magnetically induced anisotropy across neutron stars, hybrid stars, a...
At the center of the Republic of Djibouti, an eroded rift called Asal is located where tectonic and magmatic activities can be observed at the surface. Multiple studies were carried out with different exploration methods, such as structural, geophysi...
The anisotropic microstructure of bone tissue is crucial for appropriate mechanical and biological functions of bone. We recently revealed that the construction of oriented bone matrix is established by osteoblast alignment; there is a quite unique c...
While billiard systems of various shapes have been used as paradigmatic model systems in the fields of nonlinear dynamics and quantum chaos, few studies have investigated anisotropic billiards. Motivated by the tremendous advances in using and contro...
Rolling contact fatigue loading causes the surface material in the top of the rail to severely deform. The microstructure aligns along the shear direction and the mechanical behavior in terms of plastic flow becomes anisotropic. Cracks are initiated...
Granular materials are often used in pavement structures. The influence of anisotropy on the mechanical behaviour of granular materials is very important. The coupled effects of water content and fine content usually lead to more complex anisotropic...
Soil shrink–swell behavior is a common phenomenon in farmland, which usually alters the process of water and solute migration in soil. In this paper, we report on a phenomenological investigation aimed at exploring the impact of drying–we...
In this study, our objective is to investigate the anisotropic deformation behavior and the indentation size effect (ISE) of monocrystalline barium fluoride (BaF2) using nanoindentation experiments with a diamond Berkovich indenter. BaF2 is known for...
Aluminum foams with a functionally graded density have exhibited better impact resistance and a better energy absorbing performance than aluminum foams with a uniform density. Nevertheless, the anisotropic compression behavior caused by the graded de...
Multiroute yield experiments were carried out on extruded ZK60 magnesium alloy samples under 200 °C and strain rate of
In this paper, we introduce a framework to study the tidal deformation of relativistic anisotropic compact stars. Anisotropic stresses are ubiquitous in nature and widely used in modelling compact stellar objects. Tidal deformability of astrophysical...
The deformation and fracturing of coal rock is a crucial part of coal and rock dynamic disasters and is accompanied by variations in the electrical field of the rock. In this study, the self-potential characteristics of coal rock were measured to dyn...
The texture evolution during hot compression of extruded ZK60A-T5 magnesium alloy plate loaded along the extrusion direction (ED) and the normal direction (ND) has been examined with the help of pole figures obtained on specimens deformed in the rang...
The Serre Batholith in Central Calabria (southern Italy) represents the intermediate portion of a continuous cross-section of late Variscan continental crust. The various granitoid units of the batholith were emplaced at depths between 23 and 6 km th...
Thermo-mechanical controlled processing (TMCP) is employed to obtain the required level of mechanical properties of contemporary HSLA steel plates utilized for gas and oil pipeline production. The strength and crack resistance of pipeline steels are...
The commonly used aluminum–copper alloys in industry are mainly rolled plates and extruded or drawn bars. The aluminum–copper alloys’ anisotropy generated in the manufacturing process is unfavorable for subsequent applications. Its...
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are innovative materials best known for their reversible shape and optical property changes in response to external stimuli such as heat, light, and mechanical forces. These unique features position them as promising...
The laser-based fusion of metallic powder allows construction of components with arbitrary complexity. In selective laser melting, the rapid cooling of melt pools in the direction of the component building causes significant anisotropy of the microst...
This study investigates alterations in magnetic anisotropy and the marked asymmetry in Barkhausen noise (MBN) signals after the uniaxial plastic straining of steel S235 obtained from a shipyard and used as standard structural steel in shipbuilding. I...
This investigation studied the effect of reduction sequence during rolling of ferritic stainless steel on texture and anisotropy. A series of thermomechanical processes were performed on the present samples utilizing rolling deformation, with a total...
Fatigue crack growth (FCG) experiments were performed using a low-temperature extruded magnesium alloy AZ31 with texture. Under a constant maximum stress intensity factor (Kmax), the stress ratio R was changed from 0.1 to −1 during the fatigue...
The 2195 Al–Li alloy, as one of the representative third-generation Al–Li alloys, has extensive applications in lightweight aerospace structures. In this paper, the anisotropy in mechanical properties and microstructure evolution of 2195...
In this study, nano-BaTiO3 (BTO) powders were obtained via the solvothermal method at different reaction times and were investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy. The results were compar...
Forming processes influence the mechanical properties of manufactured workpieces in general and by means of forming-induced initial damage in particular. The effect of the latter on performance capability is the underlying research aspect for the inv...
The yield behavior of aluminum alloy 5754-H111 under different stress conditions for three kinds of plastic work is studied using an anisotropic Drucker model. It is found that when the plastic work is 30 MPa, the anisotropic Drucker model has the mo...
An overview is presented on the structural and phase transformations and physical and mechanical properties of those multicomponent copper-based shape memory alloys which demonstrate attractive commercial potential due to their low cost, good shape m...
Hexagonal close-packed (HCP) metals, particularly Zirconium (Zr), Titanium (Ti), and Magnesium (Mg) alloys, have attracted significant attention due to their unique properties and wide-ranging applications in the aerospace, biomedical, and energy ind...
This study develops an analytical model for the plastic bending of anisotropic sheet materials, incorporating strain-hardening effects. The model, experimentally validated with aluminum alloy samples and digital image correlation, accurately predicts...
The evolution of the crystallographic texture after severe plastic deformation (SPD) of the aluminum alloy AA7075, commonly used in the aeronautical and automotive industries, depends on the parameters of the applied deformation process. In this pape...
This study examines the influence of build orientation on the mechanical behavior of 316 stainless steel components fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM). Additively manufactured tensile specimens produced in different build orientations were e...
Thermo-mechanical controlled processing (TMCP) is employed to obtain the required level of mechanical properties of contemporary high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steel plates utilized for gas and oil pipeline production. The strength, deformation behav...
The attractiveness of the boundary element method—the reduction in the problem dimension by one—is lost when solving nonlinear solid mechanics problems. The point collocation method applied to strong-form differential equations is appeali...
In this paper, the experimental methodology for the single-crystal circular plate deformation measurement and subsequent procedure for the quantitation of its mechanical properties are developed. The procedure is based on a new numerical-analytical s...
In this paper, a methodology is presented for obtaining the plastic anisotropy of bulk metallic materials using cross-sectional indentation. This method relies on spherical indentation on the free edge of a specimen, and examining the out-of-plane re...
The microstructure of amphibole peridotites from Åheim, Norway were analyzed to understand the evolution of the lattice-preferred orientation (LPO) of olivine throughout the Scandian Orogeny and its implication for the seismic anisotropy of the subdu...
Olivine, the most abundant mineral in the upper mantle, exhibits elastic anisotropy. Understanding the seismic anisotropy and flow patterns in the upper mantle hinges on the crystallographic preferred orientation (CPO) of olivine. Similarly, hydrous...
Deformation behaviour of rolled AZ31 sheets that were subjected to the accumulative roll bonding was investigated. Substantially refined microstructure of samples was achieved after the first and second pass through the rolling mill. Sheets texture w...
This paper presents research on the influence of material anisotropy caused by the technological process of its manufacturing on the plastic properties of the material. In the experimental study, samples cut from an AISI 304L rolled sheet in the roll...
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