Abstract. The growing market for fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (FRTP) requires new flexible production processes prototype and small series production, as conventional forming techniques involving molds are not cost efficient in these cases. Inspired by incremental sheet metal (ISF), an alternative manufacturing the of FRTP with just two robot guided standard tools is outlined. To maintain a ...

In view of application to debris flow/rockfall barrier system, several types steel wire mesh were selected verify their basic behaviour under impact load free fall weight at the controlled testing environment an in-house facility capable dropping a heavy on approximately 1-meter square panel made such material. Out 3 tested, high-performance chain link endured highest energy, while newly develo...

External reinforcement has been suggested for autologous vein grafts to address the mismatch of mechanical properties and fluid dynamics of graft and host vessel, a main factor for graft failure. A finite-element tool was developed to investigate the mechanical behaviour, in particular radial compliance, of knitted Nitinol meshes (internal diameter: 3.34 mm) with two different knit designs (eve...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the therapeutic effects of a preformed assembly of nickel-titanium (NiTi) and stainless steel (SS) archwires (preformed C-wire) combined with temporary skeletal anchorage devices (TSADs) as the sole source of anchorage and to compare these effects with those of a SS version of C-wire (conventional C-wire) for en-masse retraction. METHODS Thirty-one adult female patients ...

A series of structural tests were conducted to examine the seismic performance masonry infills strengthened with particular materials on infilled reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures. Six 1:4 scaled-down RC specimens had been prepared, including one brick-infilled without strengthening and five brick innovative materials. The steel wire mesh, chicken hexagonal plastic fiber-reinforced poly...