Browsing Division of Mechanical Sciences by Title
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Studies On Characterization Of Self Compacting Concrete : Microstructure, Fracture And Fatigue
(2013-09-11)Evolution of concrete is continuously taking place to meet the ever-growing demands of the construction industry. Self compacting concrete (SCC) has emerged as a result of this demand to overcome the scarcity of labour. ... -
Studies On Compacted Stabilised Fly Ash Mixtures And Fly Ash Bricks For Masonry
(2010-04-12)Fly ash is a waste product from thermal power plants where pulverised coal is used for the generation of electricity. Fly ash is being utilised in the blended cements, additive for concrete and manufacturing of concrete ... -
Studies On Corrosion Of Some Structural Materials In Deep Sea Environment
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-12-22)Efficient exploitation and conservation of the oceans poses great technological challenges for scientists and engineers who must develop materials, structures and equipment for use in harsh environment of the oceans. For ... -
Studies On Dissimilar Metal Welding
(2010-07-23)The area of research dealing with joining of dissimilar metals has been active in recent time. Although fusion and non-fusion techniques of joining have been effectively used for manufacturing components, a comprehensive ... -
Studies On Fabrication And Characterisation Of TiO2 Based Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells
(2017-07-10)Photovoltaic cells are a promising solution to the current energy crisis. Among the different photovoltaic cell technologies developed, dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSC) are emerging as viable low-cost alternatives to Si ... -
Studies On Fatigue Crack Propagation In Cementitious Materials : A Dimensional Analysis Approach
(2014-08-19)Crack propagation in structures when subjected to fatigue loading, follows three different phases namely - short crack growth, stable crack growth and unstable crack growth. Accurate fatigue life prediction demands the ... -
Studies on Flexural Behaviour of Fly Ash-Lime-Gypsum Brick Masonry
(2018-08-09)Varieties of masonry units such as burnt clay bricks, stones and concrete products are used for masonry construction. Even though these materials are durable, they are considered as unsustainable options because of the ... -
Studies on Flow Dynamics and Spray Swirl Interactions in Gas Turbine Combustor
Coupling of spray with the coherent structures of a highly turbulent flow has been a long-standing problem especially in the context of liquid fuel delivery systems in gas turbine combustors. The atomizer in a gas turbine ... -
Studies on Fracture and Fatigue Behavior of Cementitious Materials- Effects of Interfacial Transition Zone, Microcracking and Aggregate Bridging
(2018-05-14)The microstructure of concrete contains random features over a wide range of length scales in which each length scale possess a new random composite. The influence of individual material constituents at different scales ... -
Studies on Fracture in Ductile Bulk Metallic Glasses
Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) possess very attractive mechanical properties like high yield strength (~ 2 GPa), high elastic strain limit (2 %), and good corrosion resistance. BMGs display fracture toughness values (in mode ... -
Studies on Friction Stir Welding of Aluminium AA2024 Alloy to Pure Copper
Aluminium-copper joints are widely used in electrical applications due to their unique properties. However, joining of these metals by conventional welding techniques is restricted due to the formation of brittle (bulk ... -
Studies On Friction Stir Welding Of Precipitation Hardenable Aluminium Alloys
(2010-06-10)Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is an emerging solid state welding process. It has been a proven method for welding high strength aluminium alloys which were previously not recommended for conventional fusion welding. Since ... -
Studies On Fuel-Air Stratification And Combustion Modelling In A CNG-Fuelled Engine
(2016-11-19)In-cylinder fuel-air mixing in a compressed natural gas (CNG)-fuelled, single-cylinder, spark-ignited engine is analysed using a transient three-dimensional computational fluid dynamic model built and run using STAR-CD, a ... -
Studies on Glass Fiber-Reinforced Composites for CAE-Driven Design of Impact Safety Countermeasures
(2018-01-29)Man-made materials such as fiber-reinforced composites (FRCs) can be tailored for optimum performance in product design applications in terms of strength and weight. The current work is aimed at studying the behaviors of ... -
Studies On Impinging-Jet Atomizers
(2009-05-06)Characteristics of impinging-jet atomizers in the context of application in liquid propulsion systems are studied in this thesis. A review of past studies on impinging jets revealed the necessity of a correlation in terms ... -
Studies on Internal Reforming Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Renewable energy becomes inevitable for future energy needs. Accordingly, researchers are exploring possible alternatives to conventional fuel based internal combustion engines. In recent years, Bio-fuel (methane/ethanol) ... -
Studies on Metal Hydride Based Multifunctional Coupled Thermal Battery Systems
Thermal energy storage systems (TESS) based on chemisorption/thermochemical reactions have several advantages over conventional thermal storage systems based on sensible and latent heat. The advantages include high energy ...