Technical Papers and Presentations

Numerical stress singularities (SS) and "true" stress concentration (SC) are regularly encountered in structural analysis and need to be acknowledged with care, such to obtain sustainable models. By following Tony ABBEY's interesting and free Talk-Events over the last months (https:/ ... Read More

In automotive and construction markets, the quest for high strength to weight ratio components is continuously increasing. Therefore, reducing the rejection level of the heat treated advanced high strength steel (AHSS) strips is an active research area. In this study , the evolution of ... Read More

Within the ENHANCE European project, hybrid energy harvesters have to be designed and developed to supply small and autonomous sensors in automobiles. The focus of this work is particularly related to the harvesting of energy from the vibration of the vehicle and from the high ... Read More

Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) can be used to create topologically complex designs that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to produce using traditional methods. However, non-destructive inspection and testing of these structures is made difficult by the presence of internal or ... Read More

Shroud is used to provide protection against dirt or foreign substance gathering on cable gland assembly. Mostly they provide mechanical impact resistance and serve as additional protection. The existing shroud is made up of Polyvinylchloride which is inherently a self-extinguishing ... Read More

Cable gland is a strain relieving device, designed to attach and secure the end of an electrical cable to the equipment. In the event of short-circuit, large current shall pass through cable’s armour to the ground, keeping cable gland and equipment safe. Current weight of industrial ... Read More

Resistance-sintering can be used in a powder metallurgy process as the heating step to consolidate a metallic compact previously obtained by pressing a powder-alloy. This fast-sintering process consolidates electrically conductive powders by simultaneous application of pressure and ... Read More

Periodical architected structures comprising reticulated beams or trusses have proven capable of controlling wave propagation at different frequency scales. Moreover, recent progress in 3D printing techniques has paved the way to their actionable application in various fields, i.e., ... Read More

Peristaltic pumps are used during pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, for filling, filtration and mixing operations. Goal of this work was to develop a computational model of a peristaltic pump used for filling operations, to predict shear stresses and mass flow rates. For this ... Read More

Interfaces (e.g. contacting surfaces) and interphases (e.g. material thin layers) between solids are preferential zones of damage initiation and propagation. Modeling the microcracking phenomenon localized at the interfaces and interphases becomes crucial in many engineering applications ... Read More