A computational multiple scattering simulation method was applied to analyze the characteristics of the ultrasonic shear wave that propagates in unidirectional carbon-fiber-reinforced epoxy composites with its polarization direction parallel to the fibers. The numerical simulations were carried out for regular as well as random fiber arrangements and for different fiber volume fractions. The re...

A variety of therapeutic modalities, from implant to conventional Maryland prosthesis, can be used for the replacement of a missing anterior tooth. Whenever a minimal tooth reduction is preferred, a fiber reinforced composite (FRC) prosthesis could be a good alternative to conventional prosthetic techniques, chiefly as temporary restoration before making a final decision on the treatment. The p...

This paper presents an experimental and numerical study of unidirectional carbon fiber composites with a silicone matrix, loaded transversally to the fibers. The experiments show nonlinear behavior with significant strain softening under cyclic loading. The numerical study uses a plane-strain finite element continuum model of the composite material in which the fiber distribution is based on ex...

In this study we consider the density of motor proteins in filament bundles with polarity graded in space. We start with a microscopic model that includes information on motor binding site positions along specific filaments and on their polarities. We assume that filament length is small compared to the characteristic length scale of the bundle polarity pattern. This leads to a separation of sc...

This paper addresses modeling of guided-wave excitation by surface-bonded piezoelectric wafer transducers in multi-layered composite plate structures. Each of the individual layers is assumed to have unidirectional fibers in an epoxy matrix and is modeled as being transversely isotropic. The piezoelectric actuators are modeled as causing shear traction along their edges on the plate surface and...

Abstract— Ironically, despite the growing familiarity with composite materials and ever-increasing range of applications, use of natural fibers as reinforcement in polymeric composites for technical application has been a research subject of scientist. Pineapple leaf fibre (PALF) is one of them that have also good potential as reinforcement in polymer composite. In this present work, an experim...

T his empirical analysis endeavors to trace out the causal nexus between core inflation and economic growth from the perspective of twenty worlds’ leading economy with the help of the nonlinear Granger causality approach by using time series data from 1981 to 2016. Based on nonlinear Granger causality results, it has been found that there is unidirectional casualty running from core ...

This paper defines a new class of unidirectional errors,named t/u-unidirectional errors, which affect at most 1 bits confined to atmost u bytes of the code word. Codes that are capable of detecting, Iocat-ing and correcting N-unidirectional errors are presented. Lower boundson the number of checkbits required for N-unidirectional error detec-tion and location are also presen...

The MPEG-2 Transport Stream (TS) has been widely accepted not only for providing digital TV services, but also as a subnetwork technology for building IP networks. This document describes a Unidirectional Lightweight Encapsulation (ULE) mechanism for the transport of IPv4 and IPv6 Datagrams and other network protocol packets directly over the ISO MPEG-2 Transport Stream as TS Private Data. ULE ...

Unidirectional links in an ad hoc network can result from factors such as heterogeneity of receiver and transmitter hardware, power control or topology control algorithms, or differing sources of interference or jamming. Previously proposed metrics for evaluating the difficulty of a unidirectional scenario are limited in scope and are frequently misleading. To be able to analyze ad hoc network ...