• The mechanical testing and performance analysis of polymer-fibre composites prepared through the additive manufacturing 

      Shanmugam, Vigneshwaran; Rajendran, Deepak Joel Johnson; Babu, Karthik; Rajendran, Sundarakannan; Veerasimman, Arumugaprabu; Marimuthu, Uthayakumar; Singh, Sunpreet; Das, Oisik; Neisiany, Rasoul Esmaeely; Hedenqvist, Mikael S.; Berto, Filippo; Ramakrishna, Seeram (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The development of fibre composites in recent years has been remarkably strong, owing to their high performance and durability. Various advancements in fibre composites are emerging because of their increased use in a ...
    • Mechanical testing of gas metal arc AA6082-T6 weldments 

      Leoni, Francesco; Sandnes, Lise; Grong, Øystein; Berto, Filippo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Tensile, fatigue, bending, Charpy, and microhardness tests were carried out both on the AA6082-T6 parent material and on the gas metal arc weldments. The results of Charpy tests revealed higher energy absorption values for ...
    • Mechanical Twinning is a Correlated Dynamic Process 

      Vinogradov, Alexey; Agletdinov, E; Merson, D (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Plastic deformation and fracture of materials is accompanied by generation of elastic wave transients known as acoustic emissions (AE). A novel complex methodology combining the statistical analysis of distributions of ...
    • Mechanical wave velocities in left ventricular walls – in healthy subjects and patients with aortic stenosis 

      Espeland, Torvald; Wigen, Morten Smedsrud; Dalen, Håvard; Berg, Erik Andreas Rye; Hammer, Tommy Arild; Salles, Sebastien Andre Roger; Løvstakken, Lasse; Amundsen, Brage H.; Aakhus, Svend (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Mechanical wave velocity (MWV) measurement is a promising method for evaluating myocardial stiffness, because these velocities are higher in patients with myocardial disease. Objectives Using high frame ...
    • Mechanical, thermal and swelling properties of cellulose nanocrystals/PVA nanocomposites membranes 

      Jahan, Zaib; Niazi, Muhammad Bilal Khan; Gregersen, Øyvind Weiby (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) have strong reinforcing properties when incorporated in a compatible polymer matrix. The study was conducted to investigate the effect of addition of different proportions of CNC on the mechanical, ...
    • Mechanics of Pickering Drops Probed by Electric Field Induced Stress 

      mikkelsen, alexander; Dommersnes, Paul Gunnar; Rozynek, Zbigniew Jerzy; Gholamipour-Shiraz, Azarmidokht; Carvalho, Marcio; Fossum, Jon Otto (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Fluid drops coated with particles, so-called Pickering drops, play an important role in emulsion and capsule applications. In this context, knowledge of mechanical properties and stability of Pickering drops are essential. ...
    • Mechanics of Porcine Heart Valves’ Strut Chordae Tendineae Investigated as a Leaflet–Chordae–Papillary Muscle Entity 

      Ross, Colton; Laurence, Devin; Hsu, Ming-Chen; Baumwart, Ryan; Zhao, Yan; Mir, Arshid; Burkhart, Harold; Holzapfel, Gerhard; Wu, Yi; Lee, Chung-Hao (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Proper blood flow through the atrioventricular heart valves (AHVs) relies on the holistic function of the valve and subvalvular structures, and a failure of any component can lead to life-threatening heart disease. A ...
    • Mechanism behind the Inhibiting Effect of CO2 on the Oxidation of Al−Mg Alloys 

      Smith, Nicholas Albert; Gleeson, Brian; wissam, saidi; Kvithyld, Anne; Tranell, Gabriella (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Al–Mg alloys are known to suffer from problematic oxidation during melting, refining, and casting. The use of a CO2/air cover gas is known to minimize this oxidation; however, a mechanistic understanding of the beneficial ...
    • Mechanism of proton transport in water clusters and the effect of electric fields: A DFT study 

      Vu, Nam H.; Dong, Hieu C.; Nguyen, My V.; Hoang, Dzung; Trinh, Thuat; Phan, Thang Bach (Journal article, 2021)
      Proton transport inside metal organics frameworks (MOFs) plays an important role to understand and develop a new type of material for a high conductivity application. One of the possible pathways of this process is via ...
    • The mechanism of switching direction of swirling sloshing waves 

      Chen, Bang-Fuh; Wu, Chih-Hua; Faltinsen, Odd Magnus (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    • Mechanism of the potential-triggered surface transformation of germanium in acidic medium studied by ATR-IR spectroscopy 

      Nayak, Simantini; Erbe, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      In acidic solution, germanium surfaces undergo a transformation to hydrogen-terminated surfaces at sufficiently negative electrode potentials. Herein, we used in situ and operando attenuated total reflection infrared ...
    • Mechanism of unconfined dust explosions: Turbulent clustering and radiation-induced ignition 

      Liberman, Michael A.; Kleeorin, Nathan; Rogachevskii, Igor; Haugen, Nils Erland L (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      It is known that unconfined dust explosions typically start off with a relatively weak primary flame followed by a severe secondary explosion. We show that clustering of dust particles in a temperature stratified turbulent ...
    • Mechanism of Yellowing: Carbonyl Formation during Hygrothermal Aging in a Common Amine Epoxy 

      Krauklis, Andrejs; Echtermeyer, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Epoxies are often exposed to water due to rain and humid air environments. Epoxy yellows during its service time under these conditions, even when protected from UV radiation. The material’s color is not regained upon ...
    • Mechanisms and Kinetics of Boron Removal from Silicon by Humidified Hydrogen 

      Safarian, Jafar; Tang, Kai; Olsen, Jan Erik; Andersson, Stefan; Tranell, Gabriella; Hildal, Kjetil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The removal of boron from silicon by top blowing of humidified hydrogen has been studied in the present work through experimental work, thermodynamic calculations, computational fluid dynamic modeling, and quantum chemistry ...
    • Mechanisms and Reaction Pathways in MEA Degradation; A Computational Study 

      Gupta, Mayuri; Vevelstad, Solrun Johanne; Svendsen, Hallvard Fjøsne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The mechanistic details on formation of HEGly and HEPO in MEA degradation are studied using the ab initio and density functional theory methods. The energetics of various pathways leading to formation of HEGly and HEPO are ...
    • Mechanisms and trainability of peripheral fatigue in grappling 

      Øvretveit, Karsten; Laginestra, Fabio Giuseppe (Journal article, 2021)
      Grappling is an ancient form of unarmed combat that has evolved into several distinct combat sports, such as wrestling, judo, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Despite different styles and rulesets, these sports share several ...
    • Mechanisms controlling human head stabilization during random rotational perturbations in the horizontal plane revisited 

      Stensdotter, Ann-Katrin; Pedersen, Morten Dinhoff; Meisingset, Ingebrigt; Vasseljen, Ottar; Stavdahl, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      This study repeats the experimental protocol for investigation of head stabilization in healthy humans, described by Keshner and Peterson (1995) but with a modification of the analysis. Head movements were considered with ...
    • Mechanisms for Manufacturing Systems 

      Holtskog, Halvor; Ringen, Geir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Production systems have continuously evolved since early attempts to standardise parts, processes and work modes to enhance mass production. This was further refined by the Japanese automotive industry, which has been the ...
    • Mechanisms for texture in BaTiO3 thin films from aqueous chemical solution deposition 

      Bakken, Kristine; Blichfeld, Anders Bank; Chernyshov, Dmitry; Grande, Tor; Glaum, Julia; Einarsrud, Mari-Ann (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      The prototype piezoelectric material BaTiO3 is widely used in e.g., capacitators. Chemical solution deposition (CSD) of BaTiO3 films is a simple and environmentally friendly processing route, but insight in the crystallization ...
    • Mechanisms Generating Dichotomies in the Life Strategies of Heterotrophic Marine Prokaryotes 

      Thingstad, T. Frede; Øvreås, Lise; Vadstein, Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Understanding the mechanisms that generate and maintain diversity in marine prokaryotic communities is one of the main challenges for contemporary marine microbiology. We here review how observational, experimental, and ...