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Compression (physics)

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Al-Cu-Fe quasicrystalline coatings and composites studied by mechanical spectroscopy

Mechanical spectroscopy measurements were performed on two types of materials: decagonal quasicrystalline Al-Cu-Fe-Cr coatings deposited on a mild steel substrate and aluminium or magnesium matrix composites reinforced with icosahedral quasicrystalline Al- ...

EPFL2003

On the mechanical properties of the advanced martensitic steel EUROFER 97

Philippe Spätig, Guillaume Lucas

In an effort to better understand the plasticity of tempered martensitic steels, uniaxial tension and compression tests were carried out. The temperature dependence of both the yield stress and the post-yield stress behavior were compared, and it was shown ...

2002

Mechanical behaviour versus structure of Al63.6Cu24.0Fe12.4

Nadine Baluc, Joël Bonneville, Emmanuelle Giacometti

A series of polyquasicrystalline ingots with the nominal composition Al63.6Cu24.0Fe12.4 has been prepared by conventional drop casting and subsequent annealing at 1088 K for 24 h. Compression specimens prepared from the different ingots have been deformed ...

2002

Contribution of the nucleus to the mechanical properties of endothelial cells

Jean-Jacques Meister

The cell nucleus plays a central role in the response of the endothelium to mechanical forces, possibly by deforming during cellular adaptation. The goal of this work was to precisely quantify the mechanical properties of the nucleus. Individual endothelia ...

Elsevier2002

Biaxial fragmentation of thin silicon oxide coatings on poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Yves Leterrier

Crack patterns of 53 nm and 103 nm thick silicon oxide coatings on poly(ethylene terephthalate) films are analyzed under equibiaxial stress loading, by means of a bulging cell mounted under an optical microscope with stepwise pressurization of film specime ...

Springer, Kluwer Academic Publishers2001

Biaxial fragmentation of thin silicon oxide coatings on polyethylene terephthalate

Yves Leterrier

2001

Mechanical properties of a model of attractive colloidal solutions

Giuseppe Foffi, Francesco Sciortino

We review the nature of glass transitions and the glasses arising from a square-well potential with a narrow and deep well. Our discussion is based on the mode coupling theory (MCT), and the predictions of glasses that we make refer to the â€œidealâ€? glas ...

2001

Static compression is associated with decreased diffusivity of dextrans in cartilage explants

Jean-Jacques Meister, Philippe Kocian

The chondrocytes of adult articular cartilage rely upon transport phenomena within their avascular extracellular matrix for many biological activities. Therefore, changes in matrix structure which influence cytokine transport parameters may be an important ...

Elsevier2001

Dynamics of adhesive rupture between fibroblasts and fibronectin: microplate manipulations and deterministic model

Jean-Jacques Meister

To characterize the dynamics of cell-substrate adhesive rupture, we used a novel micromanipulation technique, in which individual fibroblasts seized on a rigid microplate were placed into contact with a fibronectin-coated flexible microplate, then pulled a ...

Springer Verlag2000

Repair of riveted bridge members damaged by fatigue using CFRP materials

Alain Nussbaumer, Andrea Bassetti

A new technique using prestressed carbon fiber laminates (CFRP – Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers) is being developed to repair fatigue cracks or prevent fatigue cracking on riveted bridge members. High fatigue resistance and high tensile strength of carbo ...

Università degli Studi di Bologna2000

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