Analyzing the structural integrity of ferritic steel structures subjected to large temperature variations requires the collection of the fracture toughness (KJc) of ferritic steels in the ductile-to-brittle transition region. Consequently, predicting KJc from minimal testing has been of interest for a long time. In this study, a Windows-ready KJc p...
The rheological model for yield stress exhibiting fluid and the basic laws for fluid flow and transport of heat and mass are used for the formulation of problems associated with the enhancement of heat and mass due to dispersion of nanoparticles in Casson. The heat and mass transfer obey non-Fourier’s laws and the generalized Fick’s law, respective...
The utilization of greens resources is a grand challenge for this century. A lot of efforts are paid to substitute toxic ingredients of the conventional drilling mud system with nontoxic natural materials. In this paper, the effect of the natural polymer chitosan on the rheology and stability of sodium-bentonite drilling mud was investigated in the...
Alkali-activated cement (AAC) is an alternative cement that has been increasingly studied over the past decades mainly because of its environmental benefits. However, most studies are on heat-cured AACs and are focused on mechanical properties. There is a lack of research on the fresh properties of ambient-cured AAC systems. This study investigates...
The objective of the present study was to investigate the mechanical indices of hoof horn and their association with length measurements and lesion score. The feet of 185 culled sows from three Greek farms (A: 57 sows / B: 64 sows / C: 64 sows) were used. A slice from the dorsal wall of each claw was used to assess by a three-point bending test the...
When dealing with natural geo–hazards, it is important to understand the influence of sediment sorting on debris flows. The presence of coarse fraction is one of the aspects which affects the rheological behaviour of natural viscous granular fluid mixtures. In this paper, experiments on reconstituted debris flow mixtures with different coarse–to–fi...
Belite-Ye'elimite-Ferrite (BYF) cements have been recently developed in order to substitute ordinary Portland cement (OPC), as they release up to 30 % less CO2 and their performances tend to be similar. This work aims to give a first insight and understanding on the influence of a lignosulfonate plasticizer (LS) on the hydration and the properties ...
Since both the yield stress and bleeding originate from the network of interacting cement particles, their correlation seems to be possible. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the existence of this correlation by varying solid volume fraction of cement paste. The static yield stress measurements were carried out using a traditional rheolog...
In this work, the factors controlling the fresh state properties of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) are assessed and compared to Portland and binary cements, extending the scope of previous research by combining rheological measurements with setting time determination and the evaluation of plastic shrinkage by a novel method. Yield stress and ...
