PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical properties of a new anatomical locking metal block plate by comparing the initial biomechanical stability of three different fixation constructs for open wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO). MATERIALS AND METHODS Sawbones composite tibiae were used to make a 10-mm opening osteotomy model with uniplane technique. The osteotomy w...

The performance of plate anchors in sand, relative to clay, is not well understood, particularly for the more realistic case an inclined load. This paper investigates effect load inclination on horizontal sand through centrifuge tests and numerical finite-element simulations. were performed rectangular loose dense at shallow embedment depths with four different inclinations. experiments showed ...

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to produce scarf joint through explosive welding process (EXW). The scarf weld is a process in which the final bond interface is oblique. With applying the explosive welding technique, this joint can create a metallic bond between similar or dissimilar metals. In this study, chamfered end of aluminum and copper plates were joined explosively and named scar...

In this paper, nonlinear behavior of strengthened steel plate shear walls (SPSWs) by FRP laminates theoretically and numerically has been investigated. In the first part, a new method, “the composite-plate frame Interaction (C-PFI) method”, has been introduced to predict the shear behavior of the composite steel plate shear wall systems (CSPSWs). In the second part, several models of one-story ...

AIM To compare the displacement gap of mandible fracture segments treated with different designs of mini-plates under various loading conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fracture in the body of mandible was bridged with 15 different designs and configuration of titanium mini-plates. Bite forces were applied at 3 locations, ipsilateral fractured side, contra lateral side and incisor site. 3D fin...

existence of cracks in industrial structures is one of the important causes of their failure, especially when they are subjected to important axial compressive forces that might lead to buckling. therefore, it must be considered in stress analysis and designing and loading of such structures. in this paper, the buckling and post-buckling behaviors of stainless-steel cracked plates under axial c...