Tie rods play a crucial role in civil engineering, particularly in controlling lateral thrusts in arches and vaults, and enhancing the structural integrity of masonry buildings, both historic and contemporary. Accurately assessing the tensile axial f...
Force changes in axially loaded members can be monitored by quantifying variations in impedance signatures. However, statistical damage metrics, which are not physically related to the axial load, often lead to difficulties in accurately estimating t...
Continuous monitoring of natural human gait in real-life environments is essential in many applications including disease monitoring, rehabilitation, and professional sports. Wearable inertial measurement units are successfully used to measure body k...
Tool wear monitoring (TWM) is of great importance for improving the machining quality and the efficiency of the milling process. Extracting a discriminative tool wear feature is the key to TWM. Cutting force coefficients, which reflect the tool&ndash...
Based on the COMSOL software, body forces substituted into the Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) equations as the source terms instead of the actual blade rows were improved to better predict the compressor performance. Improvements in par...
This study provides a dynamic model for a two-link musculoskeletal chain controlled by single-joint and two-joint muscles. The chain endpoint force, and the axial and shear components of the joint reaction forces, were expressed analytically as a fun...
This study investigated the axial and shear behaviors of a seismic damping isolation unit (SDI) developed to improve the seismic resistance of suspended ceiling structures. To enhance the energy dissipation of the SDI, it was composed of a spring, em...
A series of experiments were carried out for developing a paint coating removal method for high-strength bolted joints in steel bridges. The paint-coated bolted joint specimens were heated to the target temperature of 200 °C by using a sheet-type cer...
This paper presents an efficient shape-based three-axial force and stiffness estimator for active catheters commonly implemented in cardiac ablation. The force-sensing capability provides important feedback for catheterization procedures including re...
The longitudinal joints in shield tunnels connect the segments in a ring and can predominantly influence the mechanical behavior of the lining. The axial force environment influences the flexural capacity of longitudinal joints in shield tunnels and...
This paper is devoted to investigating numerically, by finite element analysis (FEA), and analytically the influences and effects of laser processing of the surface of thin-plate, low-carbon structural steel. The plate mechanical properties—axi...
A biaxial compression Hopkinson bar set-up bas been designed. It consists in a projectile, an input bar and two co-axial output bars. After the projectile impact on the input bar, the internal output bar measures the axial loading of the cross sample...
The anchoring quality of bolts is related to roadway safety and the surrounding rock stability. Due to the limitations of conventional monitoring methods in capturing strain, there still exists a gap in the real-time perception of the mechanical prop...
The axial force transfer ratio of steel–concrete joints in hybrid box girder bridges is crucial for bridge design. However, the current standard oversimplifies the transfer ratio distribution coefficients, and both model tests and finite elemen...
In this paper, a numerical investigation was carried out on the performances of a designed axial flow pump for a large cavitation tunnel. From this, the flow characteristics, force, and torque performance of the axial flow pump were investigated, and...
This paper is a continuation of the research and analysis to estimate hyperelastic material constants when only uniaxial test data are available. The FEM simulation was expanded and the results obtained from three-dimensional and plane strain expansi...
The electrical machine core is subjected to mechanical stresses during manufacturing processes. These stresses include radial, circumferential and axial components that may have significant influence on the magnetic properties and it further leads to...
Incremental sheet forming (ISF) is gaining attention as a low cost prototyping and small batch production solution to obtain 3D components. In ISF, the forming force is key to define an adequate setup, avoiding damage and reducing wear, as well as to...
Vibrating micro- and nanomechanical mass sensors are capable of quantitatively determining attached mass from only the first three (two) measured cantilever (suspended) resonant frequencies. However, in aqueous solutions that are relevant to most bio...
The purpose of this paper is investigating the characteristics of dynamic contact and dynamic stiffness of the single nut ball screw pair (SNBSP). Then a new sensorless method is proposed to extract the SNBSP dynamic contact stiffness of a mass produ...
Small diameter (42 mm) medium density polyethylene (MDPE) pipes are widely used in the gas distribution system in Canada and other countries. They are sometimes exposed to ground movements resulting from landslides or earthquakes. The current design...
Under most processing conditions, the milling force is expected to be stable and not to fluctuate, in order to improve the processing quality. This study focuses on analyzing the force fluctuation characteristics under conditions of different process...
The construction of large-diameter shield tunnels underwater involves complex variations in water and earth load outside the tunnel segment, as well as intricate mechanical responses. This study analyzes the variation laws of external loads, axial fo...
Multiaxial testing of the small intestinal wall is critical for understanding its biomechanical properties and defining material models, but limited data and material models are available. The aim of the present study was to develop a microstructure-...
This paper focuses on investigating the structural behavior of members and connections that are part of moment frames under the combined effect of bending moment and thermally induced axial force during a compartment-fire event. The finite-element an...
The paper presents an original method for estimating the shrink sleeve label compressive force on packaging. One of the most popular methods of measuring deformations was used, i.e., the electrical resistance strain gauge measurement. It was assumed...
The estimate of internal prestressing in concrete beams is essential for the assessment of their structural reliability. Many scholars have tackled multiple and diverse methods to estimate the measurable effects of prestressing. Among them, many expe...
Emerging microelectromechanical system (MEMS)-based sensors become much more applicable for on-body measurement purposes lately. Especially, the development of a finger tip-sized tri-axial force sensor gives the opportunity to measure interaction for...
Concrete columns are considered critical elements with respect to the stability of buildings during earthquakes. To improve the accuracy of column damage and collapse risk estimates using numerical simulations, it is important to develop a methodolog...
In rehabilitation procedures related to the lower limbs, gait monitoring is an important source of information for the therapist. However, many of the approaches proposed in the literature require the use of uncomfortable and invasive devices. In thi...
The paper presents an analysis of local and global forces acting on the ferromagnetic material of a modulator in a co-axial magnetic gear, taking several design variants and the impact of loading into account. The analyses include a modulator with co...
This paper’s objective is to provide simple design relations for the reinforced concrete slabs by a hybrid reinforcing of uniaxial or triaxial geogrids in addition to steel rebars. We hope this can provide guidance for further researchers to estimate...
Skin physiopathological conditions have a strong influence on its biomechanical properties. However, it remains difficult to accurately assess the surface stiffness of soft tissues. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performances of an impact-...
The purpose of this study is to propose a practical formula for estimating the maximum load bearing capacity of partially concrete-filled steel tubes (PCFST) without using complicated numerical analysis and estimation procedures. This study focused o...
For a guarantee of perpendicularity and stiffness in piles in Karst areas, full rotary cast-in-place piles are often utilized, steel pipes are rotarily driven into a stratum, and inner-steel pile casing is positioned. With the engineering background...
A method is presented to predict the complete stress-strain curves of concrete subjected to triaxial stresses, which were caused by axial load and lateral force. The stress can be induced due to the confinement action inside a special-shaped steel tu...
Vernier permanent-magnet machines have been attracted more and more attention because of their high torque density. In this paper, the sensorless control strategy of the novel axially magnetized Vernier permanent-magnet (AMVPM) machine is presented....
The biomechanics of a golf swing have been of interest to golfers, instructors, and biomechanists. In addition to the complexity of the three-dimensional (3D) dynamics of multi-segments of body, the closed-chain body posture as a result of both hands...
This paper proposes an experimental and numerical study to reduce the generated axial force (GAF) in a tripod constant velocity joint (CVJ). Based on the GAF model developed through kinematic and frictional analysis on the tripod CVJ, the key paramet...
The axial modulus ESMA(κ) of FeMnSi-based shape memory alloys (FeMnSi-SMAs) is a parameter introduced in this study to characterize the relationship between stress and strain behavior at the early stage of tensile loading. ESMA(κ) can be used to corr...
Custom implants used for pelvic reconstruction in pelvic sarcoma surgery face a high complication rate due to mechanical failures of fixation screws. Consequently, patient-specific finite element (FE) models have been employed to analyze custom pelvi...
There is little known about kinetic changes in anterior cruciate ligament deficiency (ACLD) combined with meniscal tears during jogging. Therefore, 29 male patients with injured ACLs and 15 healthy male volunteers were recruited for this study to inv...
Optimization of cutting parameters in micro-milling is an important measure to improve surface quality and machining efficiency of the workpiece. Investigation of micro-milling forces prediction plays a positive role in improving machining capacity....
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) has been causing severe agricultural damage worldwide since its recent discovery. While related to tobacco mosaic virus, its properties and infection mechanisms are poorly understood. To uncover their structur...
This paper investigates the sensor-based monitoring feasibility of a bottom-set gillnet through time-domain dynamic simulations for various current and wave conditions and failure scenarios. The dimension and design parameters of the bottom-set gilln...
This paper investigates the response characteristics of a stow net under wave and current excitations, as well as the feasibility of its monitoring system to check net functionality and prevent loss of fishing gears. The stow-net model is based on on...
Extensile fluidic artificial muscles (EFAMs) are soft actuators known for their large ranges of extension, low weight, and blocked forces comparable to those of pneumatic cylinders. EFAMs have yet to be studied in a way that thoroughly focuses on the...
With rapid technological development over recent years, the use of wearable athlete monitoring devices has substantially gained popularity. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to examine the impact of the anatomical placement of an acceleromet...
Currently, there is a lot of interest in smart sensors and integrated composite materials in various industries such as construction, aviation, automobile, medical, information technology, communication, and manufacturing. Here, a new conceptual desi...
Currently, the actuator disk theory (ADT) and the rotating annular stream-tube theory (RAST), both of which predicate on the axial momentum and generalized momentum theories, among others, are commonly used in investigating the aerodynamic characteri...
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