In this paper, we present a new attempt to lay ballastless tracks on long-span cable-stayed bridges on high-speed railways. The arrangements of ballastless tracks laid on cable-stayed bridges can be divided into two conditions: (i) across the cable s...
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is gaining importance as an alternative and complementary technology to conventional manufacturing processes. Among AM technologies, the Atomic Diffusion Additive Manufacturing (ADAM) technology is a novel extrusion-based...
The choice of the proper restorative material is essential for the long-term success of implant-supported rehabilitations. This study aimed to analyze and compare the mechanical properties of four different types of commercial abutment materials for...
Using nanoindentation technology to analyze the hardness and elastic modulus distributions of the local microzones within materials, it can be determined that the case-carburized specimen is a composite of the carburized case and the pseudo-carburize...
Waste tyre rubber (TR) from end-of-life tyres poses a major environmental challenge. Therefore, recycling this waste into useful applications contributes to sustainable waste management strategies and supports a circular economy. Rubber possesses pro...
Fatigue is a dominant failure mechanism of several engineering components. One technique for increasing the fatigue life is by inducing surface residual stress to inhibit crack initiation. In this review, a microstructural study under various bulk (s...
Taking a typical carburized alloy steel for heavy-duty gears as the research object, this work regulates carburizing–quenching and tempering processes to conduct a layer-by-layer analysis of gradient-distributed microstructures and mechanical p...
With the increasing demand for drag reduction, energy consumption reduction, and low weight in civil aircraft, high-precision microgroove preparation technology is being developed internationally to reduce wall friction resistance and save energy. Co...
This review paper investigates the comprehensive impact of various nanomaterials on the mechanical properties and durability of pavement-quality concrete (PQC) with a specific focus on compressive strength, flexural strength, split tensile strength,...
In general, distortion has significant effects on the assembly process of welded structures and remarkable influences on the strength of the welds. Therefore, this work focuses on the effect of angular welding distortion on fatigue strength to improv...
The heat treatment process is a vital step for manufacturing high-speed railway spring fasteners. In this study, orthogonal experiments were carried out to obtain reliable optimised heat treatment parameters through a streamlined number of experiment...
The demand for titanium alloy has been increasing in various industries, including aerospace, marine, and biomedical fields, as they fulfilled the need for lightweight, high-strength, and corrosion-resistant material for modern manufacturing. However...
Hastelloy N alloy is an excellent oxidation and corrosion-resistant material, which is selected as the shell material for the main vessel of molten salt reactors (MSRs). In this work, we conducted double-sided gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) on 4 mm...
Metallic shear panel dampers (SPDs) have been widely adopted in seismic engineering. In this study, axial and torsional specimens of four types of metallic damping materials, including three conventional metallic steels as well as low yield strength...
Filling-type large-size cement-stabilized macadam (F-LSBC) is a promising base material for mitigating reflection cracking in semi-rigid pavements. However, its engineering application is hindered by the challenge of balancing strength, crack resista...
High-performance concrete (HPC) is a topic of current research and construction projects, due to its outstanding compressive strength and durability. In particular, its behaviour under high-cycle fatigue loading is the focus of current investigations...
This study aimed to explore failure mechanisms of carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP)–aluminium (Al) single-lap adhesive joints which CFRP adherends had different stacking sequences. These results showed that fatigue performance of CFRP decr...
Localized diaphragm (transversal plate) deformation and buckling were identified at the arc notch region during structural inspections of an operational steel bridge. To evaluate the potential structural consequences, alterations in the fatigue perfo...
A key aspect of sustainable pavement construction is the use of environmentally-friendly designed pavement materials. These materials are characterized by the fact that they are renewable raw materials, require a low amount of energy during productio...
Mandible defects are conventionally reconstructed using titanium plates. However, titanium causes metallic artifacts which impair radiological imaging. This study aims at evaluating mechanical fatigue of radiolucent fiber-reinforced polyetheretherket...
For underwater vehicles navigating in Arctic Sea ice-covered waters, fatigue damage is a crucial issue. Many scholars have conducted low-temperature fatigue analysis on low-temperature materials and substrate platforms for ships, and the results show...
This study explores the mechanisms underlying the enhanced anti-wear and thermal fatigue performance of laser-treated bionic brake drums, aiming to extend their service life and improve design quality. Bionic brake drums treated with laser patterns&m...
Adhesive strength of the coating significantly affects the lifetime of the coating. However, it is still inevitable for the coating, even with strong adhesive strength, to peel off from the substrate after working for a while. In this work, fatigue a...
Since the inelastic strain development plays an important role in the low-cycle fatigue (LCF) of High-Performance Polymers (HPPs), the goal of the research was to study the effect of an amorphous polymer matrix type on the resistance to cyclic loadin...
To overcome the shortcomings of traditional wet styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) modification technology, such as its high energy consumption and thermal decomposition, a warm mix and fast-melting SBS modifier was developed. Based on the theory of rhe...
The paper describes the influence of the friction stir welding travel speed on the mechanical properties of the butt joints of copper plates. The results of static and fatigue tests of the base material (Cu-ETP R220) and welded specimens produced at...
The CRTS III (China Railway Track System Type III)-girder is susceptible to fatigue damage under high-frequency train loads. However, existing research lacks sufficient focus on the CRTS III-girder and the transverse wheel–rail forces encounter...
This study aimed to determine the effects of diets chronically supplemented with branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) on the fatigue mechanisms of trained rats. Thirty-six adult Wistar rats were trained for six weeks. The training protocol consisted of...
Task interruptions and fatigue in high-risk environments such as coal mining significantly affect the safety behavior of coal mine tunneling machine operators. Understanding the cognitive mechanisms underlying unsafe behaviors is crucial for improvin...
Rigid polyurethane-based foam is an ideal choice for sandwich-panel-filling materials due to its high strength, low thermal conductivity, high adhesion, and high chemical resistivity. Since sandwich panel materials often face cyclic mechanical loads...
Fatigue performance is one of the most important properties that affect the service life of asphalt mixture. Many fatigue test methods have been developed to evaluate the fatigue performance in the lab. Although these methods have contributed a lot t...
The article deals with the analysis of the mechanical behavior at different temperatures, uniaxial creep and uniaxial fatigue of martensitic steel X46Cr13 (1.4034, AISI 420). For the purpose of considering the aforementioned mechanical behavior, as w...
In order to obtain the optimum fatigue performance, 35CrMo steel was processed by different heat treatment procedures. The microstructure, tensile properties, fatigue properties, and fatigue cracking mechanisms were compared and analyzed. The results...
Shot peening is a well-known surface treatment method used for fatigue life improvement of cyclically loaded structural components. Since three main variables are considered in the peening process (peening intensity, coverage and peening media type),...
Exercise-induced fatigue can degrade athletic performance and increase injury risk, yet traditional fatigue assessments often rely on subjective measures. This study proposes an objective fatigue recognition approach using high-fidelity motion captur...
In laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF), most powders are not melted in the chamber and collected after the printing process. Powder reuse is appreciable without sacrificing the mechanical properties of target components. To understand the influences of p...
The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of fatigue and tension on the physical characteristics and abilities of air traffic controllers (ATCOs) and determine their influence mechanisms. A simulated experiment was designed to evaluate the...
In this study, tensile and fatigue tests were performed and analyzed to evaluate an influence of fabrication method on mechanical characteristics of copper thin film which widely used in flexible printed circuit board (FPCB). In general, manufacturin...
As industrial development drives the increasing demand for steel, accurate estimation of the material’s fatigue strength has become crucial. Fatigue strength, a critical mechanical property of steel, is a primary factor in component failure wit...
Mental fatigue is an important factor affecting athletes’ performance. Explaining the effects of mental fatigue on sports performance from a theoretical point of view can help us deeply understand the interconnection between mental fatigue and...
Composites are macroscopic combinations of chemically dissimilar materials preferred for new high-tech applications where mechanical performance is an area of interest. Mechanical apprehensions chiefly include tensile, creep, and fatigue loadings; ea...
Thermal fatigue cracks occurring in pipes in nuclear power plants pose a high degree of risk. Thermal fatigue cracks are generated when the thermal fatigue load caused by local temperature gradients is repeatedly applied. The flaws are mainly found i...
The fatigue weak area of aluminum alloy for a friction stir-welded joint is investigated based on the hardness profile, the residual stress measurement and the simulation analysis of fatigue property. The maximum residual stresses appeared at the hea...
A set of bearing balls, fabricated with grade 100Cr6 bearing steel, was subjected either to ordinary quenching and tempering final heat treatment (leading to a mainly tempered martensitic microstructure) or to an alternative heat treatment (leading t...
Cold dwell fatigue is a well-known problem in the titanium components of aircraft engines. The high temperature and low dwell stress of in-service conditions have been reported to give rise to dwell fatigue resistance through a thermal-mechanical all...
Continuous and interrupted low cycle fatigue tests were conducted on nuclear-grade S30408 stainless steel under different stress conditions at room temperature. Vickers hardness testing and microstructure characterization were performed on the fatigu...
The study of fatigue behaviors for nickel-base superalloys is very significant because fatigue damage results in serious consequences. In this paper, two kinds of heat treatment procedures (Pro.I and Pro.II) were taken to investigate the effect of he...
Mental fatigue has been studied extensively in relation to its impact on aerobic-, strength-, and motor-based tasks, but anaerobic power-based tasks have received limited attention. Interdisciplinary research investigating the underlying mechanisms b...
The fatigue performance of steel–concrete composite beams is crucial for ensuring structural safety. To account for the member’s multiaxial stress state, this study employed the critical surface method, using fatigue damage parameters as...
As brazed stainless steel components in service often have to withstand cyclic loads in corrosive environments, the corrosion fatigue properties of brazed joints have to be characterised. Application-relevant corrosion fatigue tests in corrosive medi...
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