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Vercruysse, Florian (author), Claeys, Lisa (author), Depover, Tom (author), Verleysen, Patricia (author), Petrov, R.H. (author), Verbeken, Kim (author)In the present study, the effect of Niobium (Nb) on the hydrogen embrittlement resistance of Quenched and Partitioning (Q&P) steel is investigated. For this purpose, the hydrogen uptake level and its impact on the mechanical properties of a Nb-free and a 0.024 wt% Nb Q&P steel are thoroughly analysed. The hydrogen trapping capacity is...journal article 2022
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Yan, R. (author), Xin, Haohui (author), Yang, Fei (author), El Bamby, H. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Mela, Kristo (author)The heat-affected zone (HAZ) is an unmelted region of a welded joint that has changed in material properties because of high temperatures during the welding process. HAZ has a lower strength than the base (parent) material (BM) and the weld metal (WM). The lower material strength is more significant if BM is made of high strength steel and...journal article 2022
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Kim, Seon Hu (author), Lee, Cheol Ho (author), Han, Sang Hui (author), Wardenier, J. (author)In this study, existing deformation limits are first re-examined to investigate if they can be rationally extended to high strength steel circular hollow section (CHS) joints that are subjected to in-plane bending (IPB) moment. It is pointed out that existing deformation limits, which have been developed and validated primarily for mild steel...journal article 2022
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Shah, V. (author), Sedighiani, K. (author), van Dokkum, J.S. (author), Bos, C. (author), Roters, F. (author), Diehl, M. (author)Predicting microstructure and (micro-)texture evolution during thermo-mechanical processing requires the combined simulation of plastic deformation and recrystallization. Here, a simulation approach based on the coupling of a full-field dislocation density based crystal plasticity model and a cellular automaton model is presented. A...journal article 2022
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Dhara, S. (author), van Bohemen, Stefan M.C. (author), Santofimia, Maria Jesus (author)The development of the quenching and partitioning (Q&P) process has prompted an interest in the process of isothermal transformation in presence of a pre-existing phase such as martensite. The presence of prior martensite is known to accelerate the overall kinetics of bainite formation, both in the 1-step and 2-step Q&P process. The...review 2022
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Prem, Prabhat R. (author), Šavija, B. (author)A precise prediction of the ultimate bond strength between rebar and surrounding concrete plays a major role in structural design, as it effects the load-carrying capacity and serviceability of a member significantly. In the present study, Gaussian models are employed for modelling bond strength of ribbed steel bars embedded in concrete....journal article 2022
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Li, Yuanyuan (author), Li, Jun (author), Li, Chao (author), Chen, Anqi (author), Bai, Tao (author), Tang, Shimin (author), Wu, Shaopeng (author), Gao, Y. (author), Zhu, Hongbin (author), Feng, Jianlin (author)A self-compacting steel slag epoxy resin concrete (SERC) was designed with steel slag as aggregate and epoxy resin as binder for rapid repair of road expansion joints and pavement. At the same time, a group of self-compacting basalt epoxy resin concrete (BERC) with basalt as coarse aggregate and limestone as fine aggregate was set up as the...journal article 2022
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Olivier, G. (author), Csillag, Fruzsina (author), Tromp, Liesbeth (author), Veltkamp, Martijn (author), Pavlovic, M. (author)Due to the low weight and excellent durability of composite materials, Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) decks mounted on steel superstructures are becoming all the more common in engineering practice. Bolted joints are generally used to facilitate connections between an FRP deck and steel girders in road bridges. The connections are subjected...conference paper 2022
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Abraham Mathews, J. (author), Sietsma, J. (author), Petrov, R.H. (author), Santofimia, Maria Jesus (author)Bainite to austenite reversal is one of the grain refinement techniques employed in carburized steels. However, chemical segregation influences the homogeneity of the bainitic structure, which is seminal to exploit the advantages associated with austenite reversal. It is therefore important to understand the influence of chemical segregation...journal article 2022
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Yan, R. (author), Xin, Haohui (author), Mela, Kristo (author), El Bamby, H. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)A welded rectangular hollow section (RHS) X-joint exposed to tension loading has three typical fracture-related failure modes: Punching shear failure (PSF), Brace failure (BF), and Chord side wall failure (CSWF). Prediction of these failure modes by finite element (FE) simulations requires modelling of the material damage. An appropriate...journal article 2022
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Pedrosa, Bruno (author), Buecking, L. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)Injections bolts were initially conceptualized to repair riveted connections in bridges with long service lifetime and now they are widely used in steel and composite structures. Injecting steel-reinforced epoxy resin in bolted connections with oversized holes is a novel approach to enable fast and easy assembly of composite structures while...journal article 2022
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Heng, J. (author), Zheng, Kaifeng (author), Feng, Xiaoyang (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Zhou, Zhixiang (author)This study integrates the fatigue test and numerical prediction to derive a comprehensive probability-stress-life (P-S-N) curve for rib-to-deck (RD) welded joints in orthotropic steel decks. Fatigue tests of RD joints are conducted to measure fatigue strength and crack growth data. Based on the test, a probabilistic fatigue crack growth (PFCG...journal article 2022
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Atreya, V. (author), van Dokkum, J.S. (author), Bos, C. (author), Santofimia, Maria Jesus (author)The volume increase and shape change during austenite to martensite transformation in dual-phase (DP) steels are largely accommodated in the microstructure by the deformation of the surrounding ferrite matrix. Accurate estimation of transformation-induced deformation of ferrite via experiments and modeling is essential for predicting the...journal article 2022
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Skowronek, Adam (author), Cordova-Tapia, Erick (author), Tobajas-Balsera, Pilar (author), Garcia-Mateo, Carlos (author), Jiménez, José A. (author), Petrov, R.H. (author), Grajcar, Adam (author)The novel use of double austempering treatments in a multiphase steel to refine and homogenize the final microstructure and thus improve the material strength have been studied in the 3.3Mn-0.17C-1.6Al-0.23Mo-0.22Si alloy. The microstructural features developed after conventional isothermal austempering treatments at 450 °C and 400 °C were...journal article 2022
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Hosseini, A. (author), Georgakopoulos, E. (author), Dihman, Vinod (author), Hage, Johannes (author), Meijer, Koen (author), Zeilstra, Christiaan (author), Offerman, S.E. (author), Yang, Y. (author)Galvanized steel scrap flow and injection into the HIsarna reactor are investigated using discrete element method (DEM). The scrap particle is fed into the reactor through an inclined chute and hits the slag surface where the zinc content is evaporated and solid particles melt. A DEM model is setup and validated using experimental data...journal article 2022
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Chamakura, J.N. (author), Riemslag, A.C. (author), Reinton, T.E. (author), Popovich, V. (author), Sietsma, J. (author)The reversible behaviour of metals at low applied stresses is more complex than the generally assumed linear behaviour. This is primarily because of the reversible nature of dislocation motion leading to a strain contribution known as anelasticity. This work aims to investigate (a) quantification of dislocation structures in industrial grade...journal article 2022
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Chen, Zhipei (author), Gao, Liang (author), Koleva, D.A. (author)By different testing methods (electrochemical techniques, potential shift monitoring, and Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope), this research evaluates the stray current corrosion of steel rebar in different layouts. The more significant corrosion state is observed when the steel bar is parallel to stray current flow, compared to the...journal article 2022
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Maljaars, Johan (author), Rózsás, Árpád (author), Walters, C.L. (author), Slot, Henk (author)The failure assessment line (FAL) describes the interaction between plastic failure and fracture of flawed steel components subjected to tension or bending. This paper quantifies the model uncertainty of the FAL as provided in the internationally used British Standard BS 7910:2019 by comparing the assessment with the actual failure load of 82...journal article 2022
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Kestens, L.A.I. (author), Nguyen-Minh, Tuan (author), Petrov, R.H. (author)The present paper investigates the role of parent phase topology on a crystallographic variant selection rule. This rule assumes that product phase nuclei appear at certain grain boundaries in the parent structure, such that a specific crystallographic orientation relationship is observed with both parent grains at either side of the grain...journal article 2022
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Anupam, K. (author), Liu, X. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Erkens, S. (author), van Aggelen, M. (author)Membranes of sufficient bonding characteristics could improve the integrity of the multi-layer structures on orthotropic steel deck bridges (OSBDs), enhancing thus the structural response of these systems and, ultimately, their service life. In this research, full-scale experiments were performed at the LINTRACK accelerated pavement testing...journal article 2022