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Fall 2017
In a recent construction project, a platform structure made up of 350W and 300W steel underwent a double dip galvanizing process. Prior to the galvanizing process, the platform was fabricated to completion, which included numerous welds throughout the design. After galvanizing, cracks were found...
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Fall 2023
Water walls play a crucial role in the operation of refineries, industrial plants, and power plants. However, the repeated start-ups and shutdowns of boilers lead to in- phase thermo-mechanical fatigue failure of the water walls with fatigue cracks often initiating from pre-existing weld defects....
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Effects of Cyclical Load Conditions on Wear Rate and Wear Scar in a Modified ASTM G65 Abrasion Test
DownloadSpring 2016
Wear is an incredibly complicated phenomenon that can occur in many different forms, through a number of modes, facilitated by a variety of mechanisms. Surface mining operations are particularly afflicted by abrasive wear; principally during the excavation process. Shovel geometry has been...