 provision of large, stress-bearing area  excellent fatigue strength  good shock absorption  reduced galvanic corrosion  no need to have access to far-side of adherend to make joint  bonding is possible on dissimilar materials  provision of smooth contours and sections around joint areas  sealing  improved damping which increases structural stiffness  reduction in distortion and metal...

In this paper we define a new problem, the aim of which is to find a set of k dissimilar solutions for a vehicle routing problem (VRP) on a single instance. This problem has several practical applications in the cashin-transit sector and in the transportation of hazardous materials. A min–max mathematical formulation is proposed which requires a maximum similarity threshold between VRP solution...

Laser welding is an advance non-traditional and high energy beam welding technique for dissimilar material, which is being increasingly used in industries like automobile, nuclear reactors, aerospace etc. Again it is a very tough task to joining dissimilar materials due to their properties variation. In this present work two dissimilar metals such as copper and AISI 304 stainless steel are take...

A vibration-damping steel panel is used for lightweight vehicles to block any noise subjected the passenger cabin replacing heavy fiber-based insulators. Conventional weld joining methods often encounter problems due presence of viscoelastic compounds reducing joint quality and making process unproductive. In this work, we present experimental results that show self-piercing riveting (SPR) can ...