The objective of this paper is to study the feasibility of detection and characterization of damage in glass fiber composite laminated plates using S0 Lamb waves. The characterization of this waves is first clarified experimentally by plotting these dispersion curves and their at…
The investigation presented in this paper focuses on the effect of surface texture on the adhesion of a paint coating as well as the influence of shot peening regime parameters on the surface isotropy indicator "Str" and on the fractal dimension "Df". The tests have been organize…
Considering corrosion rate during the remaining life assessment of aging pipelines is fundamental to calculate the interval between two consecutive inspections. A total of 798 internal and external corrosion defects have been detected, using the Magnetic Flux Leakage intelligent …
Multilayer thin coatings (~3 µm in thickness) were deposited using reactive radio frequency magnetron sputteringon Ti-6Al-4 V substrate for biomaterial applications. Films are a combination of hard zirconium nitride with pure tantalum, used to manage interfacial stress and to avo…
This work investigated the tribological performance of (Ta/ZrN)n multilayer coatings against ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) material. Three multilayer coatings with different designs were deposited on Ti-6Al-4V substrate and subjected to wear testing under lubric…
Degradations of implants during their service life lead to rejection because of corrosion and wear-related problems, i.e., toxicions and wear particles released into the human body. In this case, tribocorrosion tests are appropriate ways to investigate thesynergistic effect of th…
The aim of this work is to study the effect of solid particle impact erosion parameters of sand on the isotropy parameter "Std" which presents the direction of surface texture. The experimental methodology adopted for this experimental work is the Box Behnken plan with three fact…
Friction and wear phenomena alter the behavior of the material surface, where certain relevant parameters which characterizethe surface are influenced. Therefore, the objective of this work is to identify the parameters most influencing the frictioncoefficient (f), the wear rate …
Hydroxyapatite (HA, (Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2) is a widely studied bioceramic due to its biocompatibility, bioactivity, and chemical similarity to the mineral component of bone. Generally, hydroxyapatite can be made from several natural and synthetic sources. The objective of this study i…
In this study, ab initio calculations based on Pseudo-Potential Density Functional Theory (PP-DFT) method arecarried out in order to highlight the partial substitution effect of Rare Earth (RE) elements in the well-known 211-MAX phase of Ti<sub>2</sub>AlC. The considered elements…
