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- 1Al-Hussein, Mohamed (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Bindiganavile, Vivek (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Boluk, Yaman (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Liu, Wei Victor (School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering)
- 1Noguez, Carlos Cruz (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Panesar, Daman (Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering - University of Toronto)
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The effects of defects on the uniaxial compressive strength and failure of an advanced ceramic
Download2016
Ramesh, K., Farbaniec, Lukasz, Hogan, James D., Sano, Tomoko, Shaeffer, Matthew
This study investigates the effects of the processing-induced defect population on the dynamic compressive strength and failure of a hot-pressed boron carbide. Quantitative microscopic analysis was used to determine the distributions of three types of processing-induced inhomogeneities: aluminum...
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Quantification of damage and its effects on the compressive strength of an advanced ceramic
Download2019-01-03
Krimsky, Erez, Ramesh, K.T., Bratcher, M., Foster, M., Hogan, James D.
An understanding of the dynamic failure of damaged ceramics is important in protection applications, where the interaction of the projectile with cracked material is a contributing factor in the overall system performance. In this paper, we investigate the effects of pre-existing internal cracks...
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On the Rate-dependency of Mechanical Properties and Failure Mechanisms of a (γ + α2) - TiAl/Ti3Al-Al2O3 Cermet
Download2020-07-01
Li, Haoyang, Motamedi, Pouyan, Hogan, James D.
This study investigated the rate-dependent mechanical properties and failure of a self-propagating high-temperature synthesized TiAl/Ti3Al-Al2O3 cermet using mechanical testing and advanced microscopy. Quasi-static and dynamic uniaxial compression tests coupled with high-speed imaging and digital...
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2016
Farbaniec, Lukasz, Daphalapurkar, Nitin, Ramesh, K.T., Hogan, James
Dynamic brittle fragmentation is typically described using analytical and computational approaches for tensile stress-states. However, most fragmentation applications (e.g., impact, blast) involve very large initial compressive stresses and deformations. In this study, the compressive...
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Micro-hardness and strain-rate-dependent compressive response of an ultra-light-weight Mg-Li-Al alloy
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Li, Haoyang, Shao, Chenwei, Rojas, David Funes, Ponga, Mauricio, Hogan, James D.
A study on the microstructure and composition, micro-hardness and strain-rate-dependent compressive behaviors, and the associated failure mechanisms of an ultra-light-weight Mg-Li-Al alloy were conducted. X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy showed a multi-phase material with...
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Fall 2019
The most common detrimental processes that lead to reduction in durability in reinforced concrete elements are shrinkage, sulphate attack and chloride attack. Shrinkage is a dimensional instability chiefly caused by a loss of moisture in the hydrating cement paste. Soluble sulphate ions take part...
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2019-03-18
Li, H.Y., Motamedi, P., Hogan, James D.
This study investigates the micro/nanostructural features and mechanical responses of a novel TiAl/Ti3Al/Al2O3 cermet fabricated by self-propagation high-temperature synthesis. The microscopic diagnosis was used to examine the material composition, phase distribution, and elemental concentration...