• Mechanical Activation of Olivine 

      Kleiv, Rolf Arne; Thornhill, Maria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006)
      This paper investigates how mechanical activation of olivine can increase the mineral’s surface reactivity, and illustrates how such technology can give rise to new or improved olivine products. The olivine material used ...
    • Mechanical analysis of drilling riser based on pipe-in-pipe model 

      Wang, Huanhuan; Yang, Jin; Sævik, Svein; Leira, Bernt Johan; Zhang, Dongyufu; Hu, Zhiqiang; Xu, Fei; Wang, Wenxing (Journal article, 2021)
      Due to the presence of a drill string inside drilling risers, the mechanical analysis becomes somewhat challenging which has attracted attention from design engineers and drilling operators. The purpose of this study is ...
    • Mechanical and metallurgical properties of co2 laser beam inconel 625 welded joints 

      Vemanaboina, Harinadh; Gundabattini, Edison; Akella, Suresh; Uma Maheshwar Rao, Maheshwar; Buddu, Ramesh Kumar; Ferro, Paolo; Berto, Filippo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In the frame of the circular economy, welding of Ni-based superalloys has gained increasing importance when applied, for instance, to repairing highly expensive components widely used in strategical sectors, such as the ...
    • Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Carboxymethyl fibers (CMF)/PVA based nanocomposite membranes 

      Niazi, Muhammad Bilal Khan; Jahan, Zaib; Arooj, Ahmed; Uzair, Bushra; Mukhtar, Ahmad; Gregersen, Øyvind Weiby (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Carboxymethyl fibers (CMF) of cellulose are renewable biopolymer and have shown strong reinforcing properties when added to a compatible polymer matrix. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of CMF on ...
    • Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Al2O3-TiC Composite Fabricated by Spark Plasma Sintering Process with Metallic (Ni, Nb) Binders 

      Kumar, Rohit; Chaubey, Anil Kumar; Maity, Tapabrata; Konda Gokuldoss, Prashanth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Al2O3-10TiC composites were fabricated through the powder metallurgical process (mechanical milling combined with spark plasma sintering) with the addition of Ni/Nb as metallic binders. The effect of binder addition (Ni/Nb) ...
    • Mechanical and tribological properties of injection molded zirconia-alumina for orthopedic implants 

      Terrizzi, Anna Rita; Fersini, Maurizio; Contaldi, Vincenzo; Kunjalukkal Padmanabhan, Sanosh; Einarsrud, Mari-Ann; Licciulli, Antonio (Journal article, 2022)
      Ceramics have gained great attention for hip and knee arthroplasty surgical procedures due to their ability to guarantee long-life performance in patients and are considered an alternative to existing metal systems. In ...
    • Mechanical behavior and collagen structure of degenerative mitral valve leaflets and a finite element model of primary mitral regurgitation 

      Sadeghinia, Mohammadjavad; Aguilera, Hans Martin Dahl; Urheim, Stig; Persson, Robert; Ellensen, Vegard Skalstad; Haaverstad, Rune; Holzapfel, Gerhard; Skallerud, Bjørn Helge; Prot, Victorien Emile (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Degenerative mitral valve disease is the main cause of primary mitral regurgitation with two phenotypes: fibroelastic deficiency (FED) often with localized myxomatous degeneration and diffuse myxomatous degeneration or ...
    • Mechanical behavior of gas metal arc AA6082-T6 weldments 

      Leoni, Francesco; Sandnes, Lise; Grong, Øystein; Berto, Filippo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      A series of experiments have been conducted to determine the mechanical properties of AA6082-T6 plates which have been joined by means of the Gas Metal Arc technique. Hardness Vickers tests, bending tests, tensile tests, ...
    • Mechanical behavior of metallic fiber-reinforced adhesive under dynamic loading 

      Razavi, Seyed Mohammad Javad; Bale, Emil Scott; Berto, Filippo; Bertolin, Chiara (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The mechanical behavior of metallic fiber reinforced adhesively bonded Single Lap Joints (SLJ) under dynamic loading has been studied. The effect of different fiber spacing along the joint width on the strength of SLJs was ...
    • Mechanical behavior of selective laser melted 316L stainless steel 

      Suryawanshi, Jyoti; Konda Gokuldoss, Prashanth; Ramamurty, U (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The tensile, fracture, and fatigue crack growth properties of 316L stainless steel (SS) produced using the selective laser melting (SLM) technique were evaluated and compared with those of conventionally manufactured (CM) ...
    • Mechanical characterization of aluminum alloys for arctic structures application 

      Viespoli, Luigi Mario; Midling, Ole Terje; Alvaro, Antonio; Nyhus, Bård; Berto, Filippo (Journal article, 2020)
      Due to its low specific mass, mechanical resistance comparable to that of mild structural steels, the low maintenance cost and good corrosion resistance, aluminum alloys are well suited for the production of offshore ...
    • Mechanical characterization of composite coatings formed by reactive detonation spraying of titanium 

      Panin, Sergey; Vlasov, Ilya; Dudina, Dina; Ulianitsky, Vladimir; Stankevich, Roman; Batraev, Igor; Berto, Filippo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The structure and mechanical properties of the coatings formed by reactive detonation spraying of titanium in a wide range of spraying conditions were studied. The variable deposition parameters were the nature of the ...
    • Mechanical Confinement and DDR1 Signaling Synergize to Regulate Collagen-Induced Apoptosis in Rhabdomyosarcoma Cells 

      Gonzalez-Molina, Jordi; Kirchhof, Katharina Miria; Rathod, Bhavik; Moyano-Galceran, Lidia; Calvo-Noriega, Maria; Kokaraki, Georgia; Bjørkøy, Astrid; Ehnman, Monika; Carlson, Joseph W.; Lehti, Kaisa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    • Mechanical design and multifunctional applications of chiral mechanical metamaterials: A review 

      Wu, Wenwang; Hu, Wenxia; Qian, Guian; Liao, Haitao; Xu, Xiaoying; Berto, Filippo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Rational design of artificial micro-structured metamaterials with advanced mechanical and physical properties that are not accessible in nature materials is challenging and important. In our paper, mechanical designs of ...
    • Mechanical design optimization of a 6DOF serial manipulator using genetic algorithm 

      Bjørlykhaug, Emil; Egeland, Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Robots are becoming increasingly more common in the industry. In order to expand the use of robotic manipulators to complex tasks, a higher degree of tailoring of robots may be required. Tailoring of the mechanical design ...
    • Mechanical energetics and dynamics of uphill double-poling on roller-skis at different incline-speed combinations 

      Danielsen, Jørgen; Sandbakk, Øyvind; McGhie, David; Ettema, Gertjan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of different incline-speed combinations, at equal external power outputs, on the mechanics and energetics of the double-poling (DP) technique in cross-country ...
    • Mechanical energy and propulsion mechanics in roller-skiing double-poling at increasing speeds 

      Danielsen, Jørgen; Sandbakk, Øyvind; McGhie, David Caley Ruud; Ettema, Gertjan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Objectives The aim of this study was to examine the effect of speed on mechanical energy fluctuations and propulsion mechanics in the double-poling (DP) technique of cross-country skiing. Methods Kinematics and dynamics ...
    • Mechanical genders: how do humans gender robots? 

      Søraa, Roger Andre (Journal article, 2017)
      This paper discusses the concept of ‘mechanical genders’ by using robots as a case. Different aspects of robotic gender, or the lack of it are described, showing how some robots have an ‘anything is fine’ gender, where the ...
    • Mechanical instability of monocrystalline and polycrystalline methane hydrates 

      Wu, Jianyang; Ning, Fulong; Trinh, Thuat; Kjelstrup, Signe; Vlugt, Thijs J.H.; He, Jianying; Skallerud, Bjørn Helge; Zhang, Zhiliang (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Despite observations of massive methane release and geohazards associated with gas hydrate instability in nature, as well as ductile flow accompanying hydrate dissociation in artificial polycrystalline methane hydrates ...
    • Mechanical modeling of the polymeric coating on a subsea pipeline 

      Vestrum, Ole; Langseth, Magnus; Børvik, Tore (Chapter, 2019)
      Offshore pipelines may be exposed to a range of extreme loading situations during operation on the seabed such as impact by trawl gear or anchors. While not primarily being designed for it, thermal insulating polymeric ...