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Advances in mechanical engineering research. Volume 2 /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Malach, David E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • ADVANCES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH VOLUME 2
  • ADVANCES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH VOLUME 2
  • Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • FRACTURE MECHANICS OF WOOD AND WOOD-LIKE REINFORCED POLYMERS
  • ABSTRACT
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. THE BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM OF FRACTURE MECHANICS
  • 2.1. Basic Airy Stress Function
  • 2.2. The Elliptical Flat Crack Solution
  • 2.2.1. The Elliptic Hole in an Infinite Region
  • 2.2.2. The Mathematical Flat Crack Solution
  • 2.3. Derivation of the Mixed I- II- Mode Equation
  • 2.4. Remarks Regarding Crack Propagation
  • 2.5. Additional Remarks Regarding the Empirical Confirmation
  • 2.6. References
  • 3. MODE I SOFTENING BEHAVIOUR AND FRACTURE ENERGY
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Compliance and Energy Release Rate
  • 3.3. The Softening Curve
  • 3.4. Fracture Energy as Area Under the Softening Curve
  • 3.5. Empirical Confirmation
  • 3.6. Crack Joining Mechanism
  • 3.7. References
  • 4. DISCUSSION OF THE FRACTURE MECHANICS MODELS APPLIED TO WOOD
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. The Fictitious Crack Models
  • 4.3. Crack Growth Models
  • 4.4. Derivation of the Power Law
  • 4.5. References
  • 5. ENERGY THEORY OF FRACTURE
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Critical Distortional Energy as Fracture Criterion
  • 5.3. Revision of the Critical Energy Release Rate Equation
  • 5.4. References
  • 6. ENERGY APPROACH FOR FRACTURE OF NOTCHED BEAMS
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. Energy Balance
  • 6.3. Experimental Verification
  • 6.4. References
  • 7. ENERGY APPROACH FOR FRACTURE OF JOINTS LOADED PERPENDICULAR TO THE GRAIN
  • 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. Energy Balance
  • 7.3. Experimental Verification
  • 7.4. Design Equation of the Eurocode 5
  • 7.5. References
  • CONCLUSION
  • 9. APPENDIX: WEIBULL SIZE EFFECT IN FRACTURE MECHANICS OF WIDE ANGLE NOTCHED TIMBER BEAMS
  • 9.1. Summary
  • 9.2. Introduction
  • 9.3. Size Effect
  • 9.4. Size Effect of Wide Notched Beams
  • 9.5. Derivation of the Power Law Applied in Section 9.3
  • 9.6. Conclusions Regarding the Size Effect
  • 9.7. References
  • THULIUM-BASED CONTRAST AGENTS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • T1 Contrast Enhancement
  • T2 Contrast Enhancement
  • T2* or Susceptibility Contrast Enhancement
  • CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER (CEST) CONTRAST AGENTS
  • ParaCEST Contrast Agents for MRI
  • LipoCEST Contrast Agents for MRI
  • TEMPERATURE-RESPONSIVE MRI CONTRAST AGENTS
  • Sodium (23Na) Imaging
  • Lithium (7Li) Imaging
  • Fluorine (19F) Imaging
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • THULIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • ATTENUATION IN A FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION LINK
  • OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE ATTENUATION
  • THULIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS FOR OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION
  • RECENT DEVELOPMENT ON THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL WORKS ON S-BAND TDFA
  • TDFA ARCHITECTURES WITH 1050NM PUMPING