To investigate the influence of shape effects on the tensile strength of rocks, splitting tests were conducted on disc specimens with the same thickness-to-diameter ratio but different diameters using physical similarity simulation and numerical simu...
The use of (bio)degradable polymers, especially in medical applications, requires a proper understanding of their properties and behavior in various environments. Structural elements made of such polymers may be exposed to changing environmental cond...
Synthetic tough hydrogels have received attention because they could mimic the mechanical properties of natural hydrogels, such as muscle, ligament, tendon, and cartilage. Many recent studies suggest various approaches to enhance the mechanical prope...
The benefits of additive manufacturing (AM, i.e., 3D printing) have made it one of the most widely used and favored production techniques across a variety of industries. In the current study, the influence of geometry and thermal aging on the mechani...
To evaluate the effects of three different 3D printers, two clear aligner resins, two specimen thicknesses, two lengths, and two geometric designs on the tensile strength and elastic modulus of directly printed clear aligners. Specimens were produced...
Purpose: To compare the mechanical properties and fracture behaviour of laser-sintered/3D-printed cobalt chromium (LS CoCr) with soft-milled cobalt chromium (SM CoCr) to assess their suitability for use in high-stress areas in the oral cavity. Materi...
In this study, specimens cured with an epoxy adhesive were subjected to fatigue tests, which were conducted under air and water atmospheres at room temperature, because few studies have been conducted on the deformation behavior versus time (number o...
Three-dimensional printing has become incorporated into various aspects of everyday life, including dentistry. Novel materials are being introduced rapidly. One such material is Dental LT Clear by Formlabs, a resin used for manufacturing occlusal spl...
Due to the wide scope of applications of additive manufacturing (AM) in making final products, the mechanical strength of AM parts has become very important. Therefore, different tests are being developed to determine the structural integrity of thre...
This study investigates the mixed-mode I/II fracture behavior of O-notched diagonally loaded square plate (DLSP) samples containing an edge crack within the O-notch. This investigation aims to explore the combined effects of loading rate and mode mix...
Geocells are commonly adopted in various engineering constructions, such as railways and ports. Currently, the reinforcement effects and mechanisms of geocells in engineering is being widely studied, while limited studies have been performed on the m...
Currently, 3D print is becoming more common in all branches of medicine, including dentistry. Some novel resins, such as BioMed Amber (Formlabs), are used and incorporated to more advanced techniques. The aims of the study were to check whether or no...
The fatigue behavior of a filled non-crystallizing elastomer was investigated on axisymmetric dumbbell specimens. By plotting relevant Wöhler curves, a power law behavior was found. In addition, temperature increases due to heat build-up were mo...
This research examines the influence of an embedded steel reinforcing bar and micro steel fibers on the tensile and electrical properties of polyethylene (PE) fibers reinforced cement composite dumbbell-shaped specimens with multi-walled carbon nanot...
The notch effect of semicrystalline PVDF was investigated using U- and V-notch geometries with different depths, and tensile tests were performed at 23 °C using the DIC technique and FEA. Both unnotched and notched dumbbell-shaped specimens were...
This study aimed to evaluate the airborne-particle abrasion surface treatment effects on the tensile bond strength (TBS) between resilient denture liner and CAD/CAM or conventional heat polymerized poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) acrylic denture re...
Using traditional methods to fabricate geometrically complicated items was challenging, but Additive Manufacturing (AM) has made it possible. Although AM (3D printing) was first developed to produce prototypes, in recent years it has also been utiliz...
Hot-water bottles are widely used domestic heat sources, but seam and neck failures can cause scald injuries, and quantitative evidence supporting replacement guidance remains limited. This study compared the tensile behaviour of unused, dry-stored h...
For a long service time, fatigue has been a typical problem that mechanical sealing materials face. How does it relate to tribological performance? In this study, filled and unfilled thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) were investigated. Dumbbell and...
Although a cobalt–chromium (Co–Cr) blank in a pre-sintered state has been developed, there are few data on the optimal temperature for the alloy in terms of the desired mechanical properties. A metal block (Soft Metal, LHK, Chilgok, Korea...
This study compared the microstructures and mechanical properties of nickel–chromium–molybdenum (Ni–Cr–Mo) alloys prepared from a single alloy with an identical composition using two new digital processes (selective laser melting (SLM) and soft metal...
The literature suggests that the yield strain of cortical bone is invariant to its stiffness (elastic modulus) and strength (yield stress). However, data about intra-individual variations, e.g., the influence of different collagen/mineral organisatio...
The microstructures and mechanical properties of cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloys produced by three CAD/CAM-based processing techniques were investigated in comparison with those produced by the traditional casting technique. Four groups of disc- (micr...
Nanocomposite materials were prepared by compounding polypropylene (PP) with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles, using a twin-screw extruder. The compound was molded by injection molding to form dumbbell-shaped specimens. The influence of ZnO nanoparticl...
Syntactic steel foams (SSFs) were prepared by low-pressure infiltration of molten ASTM CF-8 cast austenitic stainless steel into randomly and densely packed Al2O3 hollow spheres. The microstructure of the SSFs was characterized by scanning electron m...
The aim of this study is to compare the marginal seal and tensile bond strength (TBS) of prostheses fixed to enamel-dentin using different adhesive systems. Resin-composite inlays directly fabricated from Class V cavities of extracted human molars/pr...
Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) is a polymer material that has high ductility, good biocompatibility and excellent abrasion resistance. These properties open a pathway to manufacturing functional TPU parts for applications in various fields such as...
This study proposes a strengthening technique comprising a combination of high-strength steel wire mesh and ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) to address the challenge of the insufficient bearing capacity of existing structures. The tensile perfo...
The fill mining method has become more widely used due to its advantages of a high resource recovery rate, reliability and safety, and reduced surface tailings storage. However, the mechanical properties of the cemented fillings in fill mining are si...
The authors developed two types of block systems consisting only of main block and key block without joint mortar to improve the seismic performances and to enhance the workability. Two types of block systems have different key block shapes: one is t...
The main aim of the present study was to determine the behavior of the specimens from Ecovio, in the form of dumbbell-shaped samples and films, during degradation in selected cosmetic ingredients such as water and paraffin. The (bio)degradation test...
This study investigated the effects of shrinkage compensation on the tensile and cracking responses of strain-hardening cement composite (SHCC) by adding calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA)-based expansive additive (EXA) to the mixture. Such responses are c...
This paper deals with flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) slabs with a carbon textile reinforced concrete (TRC) system. The surface coating treatment was applied to a carbon grid-type textile to increase the bond strength. Short fibers...
In this research, we investigated the influence of the sintering temperature on the physical and mechanical properties of micro-sized bi-material components of 17-4PH stainless steel and 3 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia fabricated using a two-compon...
Short fibre-reinforced polymers (SFRPs) are increasingly used in structural applications where mechanical integrity under complex loading is critical. However, conventional modelling approaches often fail to accurately predict mechanical behaviour in...
This work investigated low shrinkage curing techniques and characterization of unsaturated polyester (UPE-8340) and vinyl ester (VE-922) reinforced composite. The reinforced polymeric composite was composed using various amounts (0.1 vol.% to 0.5 vol...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the mechanical properties and degree of conversion of a novel 3D-printing model resin and compare it to eight commercially available model resins. An experimental resin formulated by our proprietary resin technol...
In the field of engineering, the annual economic loss caused by material fatigue failure reaches 4% of the total economic output. The deep understanding of rubber fatigue failure can help develop and prepare rubber composites with high durability. Th...
This study examined the effects of 3 mol % yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (3Y-TZP) ceramic surface treatments on the tensile bond strength and surface characteristics of enamel. To measure the tensile bond strength, the 3Y-TZP and...
Strain-hardening cementitious composite (SHCC) has the obvious advantages of excellent material properties such as its high tensile and compressive strengths, high tensile strain capacity, and excellent durability against multi-cracking performance w...
By using the joined or welded materials of dissimilar metals, the characteristics and performance of products and parts can be improved. The combination of copper and aluminum is difficult to weld. In this study, the impact joining of copper C1100 an...
Three-dimensional printing—especially with fused deposition modeling (FDM)—is widely used in the medical field as it enables customization. FDM is versatile owing to the availability of various materials, but selecting the appropriate mat...
Polyethylene (PE) pipes are widely employed in urban gas and water conveyance systems due to their excellent corrosion resistance, cost efficiency, and long service life. However, creep-induced delayed failure remains a critical threat to long-term o...
Local fiber alignment in fiber-reinforced thermoplastics is governed by complex flows during the molding process. As fiber-induced material anisotropy leads to non-homogeneous effective mechanical properties, accurate prediction of the final orientat...
Tires are often in service under dynamic conditions. Realizing the high-precision prediction of the mechanical response of rubber materials under cyclic loading can provide guidance for the design of high-performance tires. In this work, the tensile...
Fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) have great potential in shipbuilding. As a new type of material, basalt-fiber-reinforced polymer (BFRP) has received increasing attention due to its good economic and environmental performance. In this paper, BFRP sin...
Soft actuators are increasingly being used in robotics and biomedical applications. They use hyperelastic materials, such as silicone rubber, to generate large reversible deformations. However, it is not easy to model the mechanical behavior of silic...
The depletion of conventional materials and their adverse environmental impacts have prompted a shift toward sustainable alternatives in composite materials engineering. In pursuit of this objective, this study investigated the mechanical properties...
Facing increasingly serious resource crises, energy conservation is becoming the development trend of various delivery vehicles, and lightweight is an important way to achieve energy conservation. In this paper, the basalt fiber-reinforced resin comp...
Filling-to-packing switchover (also called V/P switchover) is critical for assuring injection molding quality. An improper V/P switchover setting may result in various defects of injection-molded parts, such as excessive residual stress, flash, short...
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