Two crustal-scale shear zone systems, the Storsjön–Edsbyn deformation zone and the Hassela shear zone join in the western part of central Sweden and form an anastomosing pattern of ductile shear zones. Several of these, up to 1 km wide, zones truncate an intrusion previously defined as a component of the major, ca. 1.80–1.77 Ga magmatic suite (the Revsund granitoids) in north central Sweden. Ho...

This study deals with the relation between the microstructure of semi-crystalline polymers and their intrinsic deformation and fracture behaviour. For this purpose, the deformation and failure of well-characterised PET, PE and PP samples have been investigated thoroughly. Compression tests on amorphous and cold crystallised PET showed that the strain hardening remained unchanged, despite the de...

The central Keraf suture recorded complex lithospheric-scale deformation associated with the formation of Neoproterozoic Arabian-Nubian shield and hosts WG03, Central Zone UTM gold deposits, Gabgaba district, NE Sudan. This study aims at (i) unravelling tectonic history by (ii) interpreting spatial genetic relationships between structural setting mineralization. To this end, we coupled field pe...

In this Thesis, I have investigated multifunctional nanostructured Ti-Si-C thin films synthesized by magnetron sputtering in the substrate-temperature range from room temperature to 900 °C. The studies cover high-temperature growth of Ti3SiC2 and Ti4SiC3, low-temperature growth of Ti-Si-C nanocomposites, and Ti-Si-C-based multilayers, as well as their electrical, mechanical, and thermal-stabili...

Introduction: Deciphering the stratigraphy of the Martian North Polar Layered Deposits (NPLD) may provide critical insight into climatic processes on Mars. Detailed layering is exposed within NPLD troughs, the stratigraphy of which can either simply appear straightlying or manifest in a more complex offset pattern (Fig. 1). Here we examine small-scale variations in the stratigraphy of offset tr...

Considering economical reasons and attempting to reduce carbon foot print of concrete structures, there is increasing tendency toward use of high strength reinforcement in seismically active regions. ACI 318-19, Iranian steel rebars standard INSO 3132 and next edition of Iranian national building allow the use of high strength rebars in elements of ductile force resisting systems. Therefore it ...

Scratches are deleterious to precision optics because they can obscure and modulate incident laser light, which will increase the probability of damage to optical components. We here imitated the generation of brittle and ductile scratches during polishing process and endeavored to find out the possible influence of scratches on laser induced damage. Brittle scratches can be induced by spiking ...